China quick to relax travel advisory for Sri Lanka

May 25, 2019 (LBO) – China has relaxed its travel advisory to Sri Lanka with language that says: ‘be cautious’ as opposed to language that says …

Foreign outflow from Sri Lanka government bonds reverses in past week

May 24, 2019 (LBO) – Foreign investors moved back into Sri Lanka government bonds during the past week slightly reversing significant outflows that were …

Only Conservatives can deliver Brexit – Nirj Deva MEP

May 22, 2019 (LBO) – The people of the United Kingdom will go to the polls on Thursday May 23rd to vote for who will be their representatives in the …

Foreigners sell Sri Lanka’s stocks as EPF enters the market

May 17, 2019 (LBO) – Foreign institutional investors were net sellers of Sri Lankan equities for the past three consecutive days as the country’s …

Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake’s pay tops $ 18mn

May 12, 2019 (LBO) – Shemara Wikramanayake, CEO of global investment bank Macquarie, earned over $18mn in the last fiscal year. Her total annual …

Nirj Deva seeking a 5th term in the European Parliament

May 11, 2019 (LBO) – Niranjan Deva Aditya, more commonly known as the Hon. Nirj Deva, is seeking a fifth term in the European Parliament elections …

Foreigners flee Sri Lankan bonds with Rs11bn outflows this week

May 10, 2019 (LBO) – Foreign institutional selling of Sri Lanka’s government bonds picked up pace in the past week with approximately Rs11bn …

Sri Lanka’s rupee weak as foreigners exit bonds after Easter Sunday terror

May 5, 2019 (LBO) – Money has started to flee Sri Lanka’s bond markets in the aftermath of the devastating ISIS inspired Easter Sunday terrorist …

Opinion: One week after Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday terror

April 28, 2019 (LBO) – A nation is in mourning. One week ago today, on Easter Sunday April 21, 2019, Sri Lanka was hit by one of the most sinister acts …

Sri Lanka tourism may be able to weather the Easter Sunday shock

April 27, 2019 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan economy and its tourism sector may be able to withstand the shock from the Easter Sunday terror attacks according …

CSE sees Rs1.5bn net foreign inflow following 4% drop after terror attacks

April 26, 2019 (LBO) – The stock market in Sri Lanka has remained steady following an initial 4% drop in the broader indices after the Easter Sunday …

Foreigners surprisingly buy shares of JKH after Sri Lanka’s Easter terror

April 24, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks seemed to find their footing by the close of today’s trading with the major indices finishing …

Sri Lanka stocks stabilising as PM says some terror suspects still ‘on the run’

April 24, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks opened flat on the second day of trading after the country’s devastating Easter Sunday terror …

Opinion: Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks among the worst modern acts of global terror

April 23, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has been a nation that has endured many a crisis. Death toll’s in Sri Lanka’s civil war, or devastating …

We are Safe – Easter Sunday 2019 in Sri Lanka

April 22, 2019 (LBO) – My family and I are safe. This is the refrain that my household repeatedly speaks, texts, and emails to concerned friends and …

Diplomats wax eloquent at DailyFT Fireside Chat

March 20, 2019 (LBO) – The business community in Colombo on Tuesday evening was geared up for 2019’s fireside chat organised by the DailyFT and the …

Opinion: The Sri Lankan Rupee has bottomed

February 7, 2019 (LBO) – As the year 2018 drew to a close, the Sri Lankan currency was under attack on several fronts. The trajectory and forecasts of …