Category: Economy and Markets
Fitch downgrades Melsta Regal Finance; affirms 9 Sri Lankan Finance Companies
July 17, 2018 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings Lanka has downgraded Melsta Regal Finance’s National Long-Term Rating to ‘B(lka)’ from ‘A+(lka)’ and removed the Rating Watch Evolving while assigning a Stable Outlook. The agency has also affirmed the ratings of the following nine finance companies: – Central Finance Company PLC (CF) – LB Finance PLC (LB) […]
Asia Property Awards debuts in Sri Lanka: Honors industry’s growing potential
Jul 17, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s real estate industry was honored at the first PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards which was held at the Shangri-La, Colombo, recently. The awards recognised the real estate sector’s tremendous potential, with the island’s most innovative developers and current developments of the year chosen by an independent panel of experts following […]
CSE to host briefing for potential Empower Board sponsors
Jul 17, 2018 (LBO) – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) recently launched “Empower”, a listing platform fostering capital raising and growth opportunities for Sri Lankan Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs around the country now have at their disposal a range of new capital raising […]
Capital Trust Residencies wins multiple awards at Asia Property Awards 2018
Capital TRUST Residencies (Pvt) Ltd clinched four prestigious awards at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards 2018 held at Shangri-La Hotel Colombo on 12th July 2018.Among them was one of the major awards at the ceremony, the “Best Boutique Developer”. The company’s Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 05 project won “Best Mid End Condo Development (Colombo)” and also […]
National Export Strategy to be launched this week
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to launch a long-awaited National Export Strategy (NES) later this week on the 19th. “The National Export Strategy (NES) is a fantastic opportunity for the private sector and the government to work together but the success of it will depend entirely on the political will of the incumbent […]
Tire maker Michelin acquires Camso
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) – Michelin, a tire company has acquired Camso, an off-the-road (OTR) track and tire company, for US 1.45 billion dollars. The two companies’ off-the-road operations will be combined and create a new division managed in Magog, Quebec (Canada).A press statement claims, “The strategic partnership makes the newly created entity the world leader […]
Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA: Over USD 16Bn investment projects under discussion
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) – Projects with a total investment value of over US 16 billion dollars mainly in manufacturing for exports are the first projects to realize since the Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA was implemented on May 1, 2018, the Board of Investment (BoI) in Sri Lanka said.“Sri Lanka is gearing to reap the benefits […]
‘s international reality sign up Sapphire residences
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Sotheby’s International Realty the global marketing agents for the ultra-prestige residential development Sapphire Residences at Colombo 1 has appointed Charles Phillpot as Sales &Marketing Director. Now living full time in Colombo, Charles Phillpot will lead a team that will promote the Sapphire Residences to the global market. The 132 […]
CEB interdicts DGM Energy Purchases for refusing to pay ACE Embilipitiya
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) – The Deputy General Manager, Energy Purchases of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that the Government should not pay the 100 MW ACE Embilipitiya as it is an illegal power plant. The state utility has extended the agreement with the privately-owned ACE Embilipitiya without a bidding procedure and without the approval […]
CSE to host briefing event for potential Empower Board sponsors
Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently launched “Empower”, a listing platform fostering capital raising and growth opportunities for Sri Lankan Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs around the country now have at their disposal a range of new capital raising methods and entities listing on this platform will be […]
Thai-Sri Lanka FTA talks launched; USD1.5bn mutual trade expected by 2020
July 13, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and Thailand on Friday officially declared the launch of negotiations for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The first round of negotiations was held in Colombo with the blessings of the Thailand Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-Cha who paid an official visit to Sri […]
Colombo stocks up for the week on sluggish turnover, foreign selling continues
July 13, 2018 (LBO) – Colombo stocks finished the week up, snapping the downtrend that persisted for the past several weeks. The All Share Price Index (ASPI) finished the week up .5% and the S&P SL 20 was up .33%. Turnover dipped to low levels near US$1mn a day mid week, before rebounding moderately later […]