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61st LBR LBO Form – “Life After ODEL: A Fireside Chat with Otara Gunewardena” – 23rd March 2015
Topic: Life After ODEL: A Fireside Chat with Otara Gunewardene Date/Time: Monday 23rd March 2015 | 1800 – 2100 Hrs Speaker: Otara Gunewardene Moderator: Sanjeewani Ranasinghe de Silva | Head of Corporate Affairs Brand and Marketing | Standard Chartered Bank Venue: OAK Room, Cinnamon Grand, Colombo [tabs] [tab title=”Description”] Otara Gunewardene is well known for […]
‘s real estate sector shows no sign of a bubble: industry professional
Mar 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s real estate sector is not in danger of reaching a property bubble as it is still growing at a faster pace than the economy and is showing signs of continuing to do so, a real estate professional says. Since 2005 the island real estate market has grown from […]
’s real estate sector shows no sign of a bubble: industry professional
Mar 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s real estate sector is not in danger of reaching a property bubble as it is still growing at a faster pace than the economy and is showing signs of continuing to do so, a real estate professional says.Since 2005 the island real estate market has grown from 7.6 […]
MacBook
Mar 12, 2015 (LBO) – PC giant Apple recently launched its thinnest Mac ever made under the name of ‘MacBook’ despite consumer sentiments growing up against the all in one dynamic port of the new device.The USB-C port which limits input and output signals to a single port became the center of criticism as consumers […]
Corruption Allegations
Mar 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s minister for child development Rosy Senanayake said some bribery and corruption arrests are delayed because it has to be dealt with through the stipulated legal channels.I have taken my grievances to minister John Amarathunga and the prime minister and have clearly explained that we are bound by the […]
Indian fisherman
Mar 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government said in a statement 86 fishermen will be release back to India to correspond with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the island, tomorrow.India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on a three day tour commencing 13th March. His visit will be the first visit […]
Sri Lanka’s deputy minister Harsha De Silva responds to controversial bond issue
Mar 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Policy and Finance, Harsha De Silva commenting on social media said the committee appointed to probe into the recent bond allegations has been given wide range of power and technical support to look into the issue. There has been rising concerns in bond markets over […]
Sri Lanka’s Chamber of Commerce to host a business forum with Indian Prime Minister
Mar 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s premier business chamber is organizing an evening event to host a business forum with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi which will be attended by top business leaders in the island. The visiting Indian Prime Minister will address 400 local businessmen on 13th Friday, in Colombo. Chairman of the […]
Colombo Stock Exchange to host a series of workshops to empower investors
Mar 11, 2015 (LBO) – The Colombo Stock Exchange will host a series of workshops to empower retail investors engaged in the Stock Market by educating them on the most prudent means of investment, the company said.The workshop is aimed at retail investors and conducted in association with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri […]
Sri Lanka’s gem industry calls for increasing export earnings through value addition: EDB
Mar 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s coloured stone industry which is the fourth largest export earner in the island should export more value addition gems to contribute better to the country’s’ export earnings , a senior official at Export Development Board (EDB) said. “We are doing our best to achieve the highest value added […]
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Mar 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state banks have extended the 15 percent senior citizens interest rate scheme for new fixed deposits of up to one million rupees amid quarries from dissatisfied elders. Even though the scheme has been extended, general manager of bank of Ceylon D.M Gunasekara said that banks will consider only […]
Sri Lanka appoints a three member committee to probe Treasury bond allegation
Mar 10, 2015 (LBO) – A three member board was appointed today by the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka to probe the alleged Treasury bond allegation, Prime Minister’s office said in a statement.It also said that the government will take necessary steps according to report of findinhs of this committee.The statement reproduced below :- Urgent […]