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Sri Lanka tea factories clamour for loan concession
March 25, 2009 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Tea Board has received applications from more than 470 tea factories seeking approval to get government concessions on loans, a senior official said.But the tea companies have complained that they have got no funds yet. Tea Board chairman Lalith Hettiarachchi said the manufacturers are seeking support for […]
Sri Lankan shares up on JKH deal
Mar 25, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks ended higher Wednesday, pushed up after a foreign investment fund divested a five percent stake in the island’s biggest conglomerate John Keells Holdings (JKH) to a local insurance company, brokers said. The All Share Price Index gained 0.72 percent (11.75 points) to end at 1,637.23 while the […]
Sri Lanka injects Rs19.4bn through term auction; bill yields plunge
Mar 25, 2009 (LBO) – Yields of treasury bills fell across the board at Wednesday’s auction as the Central Bank injected 19 billion rupees through its new term auction facility on the back of earlier rate cuts, dealers said.The 3-month average auction yield fell 32 basis points to 14.62 percent, the 6-month yield fell 31 […]
Sri Lankan underweight bread fools consumer minister
Mar 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s minister of consumer affairs has admitted being fooled by crafty bakers who sell underweight bread and exploit consumers. Consumer affairs minister Bandula Gunawardena called on bakers to stick to a certain standard when making bread. According to an investigation carried out by the consumer affairs authority most of […]
Emirates launches facility for mobile devices
March 24, 2009 (LBO) – Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, has launched a facility to let customers access their website from mobile devices called Mobile Emirates.com. Visitors to the site may check-in online up to 24 hours before departure, select a favourite seat or request a special meal and check real-time flight status and view […]
Next Forum
Mar 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will host an international telecom forum of network standardization in April together with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Union (CTO), the telecom regulator said. The forum will discuss trends and the future of networks within the context of sharing experiences on the standardization, architecture, […]
Overseas Look
Mar 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Hatton National Bank is looking to start investment banking operations in Bangladesh as part of its venture into overseas markets, a senior official said. HNB had gone into Oman to push remittances through Majan Exchange LLC, which is 40 percent owned by the bank. And it has just […]
Port Moves
March 24, 2009 (LBO) – Two big shipping lines, four Sri Lankan conglomerates, and a Middle East port operator were among the prospective bidders for a new container terminal in Colombo port which met government officials last week. Two shipping lines also took part, Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping line, and APL, another big shipping […]
Sri Lanka shares end weaker
March 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended slightly weaker Tuesday with a single Sampath Bank block of 744,155 shares traded at 65.75 rupees accounting for almost half the day’s turnover, brokers said. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 The All Share Price Index […]
‘s money-spinning IPL seeks new home
NEW DELHI, March 23, 2009 (AFP) – Organisers of the Indian Premier League scrambled on Monday to find an emergency venue for the lucrative cricket tournament after security fears forced them to abandon the event’s home nation.England and South Africa are regarded as the front-runners to host the IPL’s glitzy Twenty20 games from April 10 […]
Sri Lankan Airlines halves flights to India, trims costs
Mar 23, 2009 (LBO) – State-run national carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines, has slashed flights to India from 100 a week to 51, as part of a cost-cutting strategy and re-aligning of services to conserve cash and maximize yields, an official said. In the first quarter of the current financial year starting March 2008, the airline […]
Freeze Order
Mar 23, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has halted the sale of assets of Ceylinco Consolidated, an apex firm of the Ceylinco group, a collapsed credit card firm and the personal assets of the firm’s directors, lawyers said. Depositors’ lawyers, together with Sri Lanka’s attorney general’s office were due to present a repayment […]