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Sri Lanka foreign reserves ease in early June
June 14, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves eased to 7,055 million dollars by early June 2011 from 7,163 million dollars at the end of April, amid recent sales of dollars by the Central Bank, official data showed. Recent sales of dollars have been non-sterilized transactions which have sucked up excess rupee liquidity extinguishing […]
Sri Lanka Treasuries yields steady
June 14, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields were steady at this week’s auction though with only the 3-month yield rising 01 basis point to 7. 12 percent, the government’s debt office said. The 6-month yield was flat at 7.21 percent, and the 12-month yield was also flat at 7. 35 percent. The auction […]
Sri Lanka central bank on gold sales
June 14, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank said it does not sell gold in the domestic market, but only in the international market adding that it was making the statement in response to recent reports. “The Central Bank manages the official international reserves of the country and maintains its foreign currency balances in […]
Sri Lanka policy rates steady
June 14, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank kept policy rates steady in June, saying credit peaked in April and money supply expansion may ease, and international commodity prices are also stabilizing, which will help inflation.Sri Lanka’s 12 month inflation fell to 8.8 percent in May from 9.8 percent in April and remains one […]
Smart Share
June 13, 2011 (LBO) – Korea’s Samsung has taken the lead in Sri Lanka’s ‘smart phone’ and screen phone market, winning a share of between 35 to 40 percent, country manager Shankar Nayaran said. Sri Lankans are estimated to buy around 120,000 phones a month, or about 1. 4 million phones a year, he said. […]
Final Stretch
June 13, 2011 (LBO) – An toll expressway to Sri Lanka’s southern city of Galle is expected be completed by July 2011, but the pricing has not yet been decided, the head of the country’s road agency R W Pemasiri said. He said work on 31.6 kilometer stretch financed by the Japan Bank for International […]
Sri Lanka stock close 0.6-pct lower
June 13, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed 0. 62 percent lower Monday enlivened by an initial public offering debut and speculative trading in Panasian Power, E-channeling, Blue Diamonds, dealers said. Blue Diamonds Jewellery Worldwide closed at 7.70 rupees up 1.10 rupees or 16.67 percent and 39 million shares changing hands. Meanwhile Blue Diamonds […]
Sri Lanka workers against new state-controlled pension fund: poll
June 12, 2011 (LBO) – A poll by Sri Lankan weekly newspaper has found that 82 percent of the respondents were against the creation of a state-controlled pension fund with private sector workers’ money. Sri Lanka’s ruling administration has temporarily withdrawn a bill to create the controversial pension fund, after protests left one worker dead […]
‘ Concern
June 11, 2011 (LBO) – Friday Forum, a Sri Lankans citizen’s group has expressed concern about a recent controversial training scheme for undergraduates, conducted the by the military, where relief was sought also from the country’s highest court. “The decision in the Supreme Court dismissing, without stating reasons, all the petitions against the programme, has […]
Sri Lanka earns Rs22.1bn from food taxes: report
June 12, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has earned 22. 1 billion rupees from taxes imposed on several basic foods imported in to country in 2009, with sugar and milk powder bringing in the most amount of money, a media report said. The Island newspaper said the information was tabled in parliament in response to […]
Services Sales
June 12, 2011 (LBO) – The shipping division of Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence group has won a deal to improve the efficiency of the port of Nacala in Mozambique, building on its reputation elsewhere in Africa, the company said. The deal was made on the strong “reputation it has built as a result of the […]
Sri Lanka Ports Authority loses US$10mn in 2010
June 12, 2011 (LBO) – State-run Sri Lanka Ports Authority has lost 1.1 billion rupees in 2010 partly due foreign exchange losses on Yen loans and a rising wage bill despite revenues rising 19 percent to 28.2 billion rupees, official data showed. The newspaper quoted SLPA additional managing director Norman Weerarathne as saying that 2,398 […]