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Sri Lanka unemployment at 4.1-pct in Q3 2018
Feb 13, 2019 (LBO) – The number of unemployed persons is estimated as 346,998 during the third quarter 2018 or 4.1 percent, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) said. The overall unemployment rate reported for female is 6.6 percent and it is 2.8 percent for male. Youth unemployment rate (age 15 – 24 years) […]
‘s Access Engineering records Rs.1.6Bn PAT for nine months
Feb 13, 2019 (LBO) – Access Engineering PLC, releasing its interim financial statements for the nine months December, 31 2018 said the company has recorded an impressive after tax profit of 1.66 billion rupees at Group level with a YoY increase of 43 percent. For the quarter ended December 31, 2018 the Group recorded a […]
‘s industrial production up by 1.2-pct in Dec 2018
Feb 13, 2019 (LBO) – The volume of industrial production in Sri Lanka has increased by 1.2 percent in the month of December, 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. Among the manufacturing industries; volume of products of ‘wood and products of wood and cork except furniture’(27.7 percent), ‘Beverages’ (14.0 percent) and ‘Manufacture of […]
Sri Lanka and Thailand to promote bilateral tourism
Given the close cultural and religious ties between Sri Lanka and Thailand, measures are being taken to promote bilateral tourism between the two predominantly Buddhist nations. In order to lay the foundation for this initiative a delegation from Sri Lanka headed by Minister of Tourism Development and Wildlife, John Amaratunga visited Thailand and held a […]
Hayleys records third quarter PBT of Rs.1.7Bn
Feb 12, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lankan multinational, Hayleys PLC, recorded a strong all-round performance in the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18), as the Group turnover rose by 20 percent Year-on-Year( YoY) to 59.7 billion rupees bn, resulting in a sharp 80 percent YoY increase in Group’s Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation ( […]
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 2.2-pct in Jan 2019
Feb 12, 2019 (LBO) – The total number of international tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka during January 2019 was 244,239. In comparison to January 2018, there is a growth of 2.2 percent as the last year January tourist arrivals were 238,924, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority stated in a press release. Last month, the largest source […]
Central Bank clarifies issues on sale of ETI Finance Ltd
Feb 12, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says it has come to the notice of the Bank that some misinformation is circulating pertaining to ETI Finance Ltd (ETIF) disposing its subsidiaries, sub-subsidiaries and investment properties, and the involvement of CBSL therein. With regard to the said transaction, CBSL wishes to clarify the following: […]
Fuel prices increased but no room to increase transport charges: Finance Ministry
Feb 11, 2019 (LBO) – Government today revised the fuel prices and accordingly the prices of one liter of Petrol Octane 92 and the Auto Diesel have been increased by 6 rupees and 4 rupees respectively.The Finance Ministry said according to the latest international market price of crude oil, the price of diesel should have been […]
Mangala wants to change state media into public service media; committee appointed
Feb 11, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera today appointed a committee to look into the possibility of converting current state media institutions into genuine public service media institutions. The seven-member committee is chaired by the former Director of UNESCO’s International Programme for Communication Development, Wijayananda Jayaweera.Other members include Professor […]
BOI signs deal with Bellevue to build tallest building outside Colombo district
Feb 11, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s BOI has signed an agreement with Bellevue Residencies Private Limited to build a mixed development project for a 35-storey Tower and shopping complex.“It will be constructed in Ja-Ela and it is the first time that such a high-rise tower is built outside the city of Colombo,” the BOI […]
Sri Lanka stocks wake up, foreigners active but still net sellers
February 11, 2018 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan stock market has at least for today, awoken from its seemingly endless slumber. The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recorded unusually heavy trading on the day with Rs3.3bn (USmn) worth of trading turnover.Foreigners were unusually active, perhaps as a result of Sri Lanka’s stabilising currency. The Sri Lankan […]
Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka visits Jaffna
Ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka and Maldives, H.E. Thorbjørn Gaustadsæther visited Jaffna to attend the International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA), jointly organized by Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and University of Jaffna. Opening the conference as the Chief Guest, Ambassador Gaustadsæther highlighted the importance of creating […]