Cutting Tape

Cabinet spokesman Prof. G L Peiris announced that a decision to this effect was taken yesterday, allowing private operators re-enter domestic air travel. …

Six Stars

The recent hike, effective from April 1 has put hotels into a separate category, at a rate of up to Rs. 10.90 per unit of electricity.rnrnThis is over and …

Small Solace

ldblquote Both the Government and Central Bank have responded positively to our concerns about the negative effect of Debit Tax dblquote , Primary Dealers …

Looking South

As part of its efforts to deepen the debt market, Ceylinco Shriram Securities Ltd opened its sixth regional office in Matara today. rnrnThe firm is targeting …

Picking Up

The bank said the deficit in January had shrunk to US$ 131 mn from US$ 228 mn in the same month a year ago. rnPresenting its growth-oriented budget last week, …

Squeezing Out

In a letter to the Central Bank, the Primary Dealers Association says the killer tax of 0.1 percent is threatening money market and gilt-edge securities …

Moving On

The reversal comes after the bank raised the reverse repo rate by 10 basis points on Thursday in line with the bank quote s new policy of making regular …