Climbing Up
World oil prices hit fresh historic high points on Monday, climbing above 58 dollars a barrel in New York on tight supplies, as OPEC began consultations to …
Blackout
Ceylon Electricity Board has started restoring power to the grid starting from Colombo city after supply to the entire country failed. buy intagra online …
BTT increase canned under central government and trade pressure
Provincial Councils (PC) are packing up plans to increase the Business Turnover Tax (BTT) that was to come into force on April 1. buy lexapro online …
Government is reversing policy by issuing Rs. 38 billion in Rupee Securities
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Treasury Secretary says the country’s risk-averse banking sector has failed to assist entrepreneurs especially in the small and medium sector. buy zithromax …
People Power
People’s Bank said last year’s profits beat targets set in its restructuring plan despite increasing pressure on margins and higher provision for staff …
Regulation Helps
The Chairman of a “big four” accounting firm says Sri Lanka will have to move away from self regulation of the accounting and auditing profession like in …
Darkness @ Noon
Monopoly electricity supplier Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has reported a record loss for last year and said it would face a severe cash crisis this month …
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Sri Lanka has to cut the budget deficit and respond correctly to rising oil prices, in order to avoid another setback to the economy, a top private sector …
Fear of snap election as Sri Lankan president at odds with allies
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga could call a snap election before the end of 2005 because of friction with her Marxist allies over economic reforms …
Doctor Says
Public health experts say ‘the right to health’ is unaffordable for Sri Lanka because the government health service can’t afford to pay damages if more …
We Want More
Sri Lanka's Central Bank is contemplating a move to lift the minimum capital requirement of licensed commercial banks to US$ 20 mn. Sri Lanka's Central Bank is …
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The District Court set a May 3 date to decide on the telco industry’s case against the ICT Agency’s rural telecom licensing process. online pharmacy buy …
Paul Wolfowitz lands top job as World Bank President
The Executive Board of the World Bank confirmed on Friday that former US Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz had landed the top job of Bank …
Looking East
Sri Lanka is hoping to attract more Chinese tourists to the tsunami-hit island with the introduction of direct air services to Beijing, a top official said …
Millennium Challenge Corporation of US asks Sri Lanka to whip its economy into shape
Mar 31, 2005 (LBO) - The Millennium Challenge Corporation has asked Sri Lanka to whip its economic plan into suitable shape to access funds in its US$ 1 bn …
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The Insurance Board of Sri Lanka has posted Lasinee Seresinhe as it new Director General. online pharmacy buy strattera with best prices today in the USA …
Abracadabra
State-run People's Bank is counting on an asset revaluation plus a Rs. 8 bn cash injection from the Asian Development Bank to stay afloat in the coming years. …
Invisible Lines
Three months on from the tsunami, the island's surveyors are finding that their maps dating back to the 1930s are just not enough to assess the damage to the …
Making Growth
The lagging effects of the agriculture sector took a chunk of growth off Sri Lanka’s industrial sector which contributed 36 percent to the country’s GDP …