Category: Economy and Markets
Melstacorp enters into USD20mn joint venture to distribute cement
May 25, 2018 (LBO) – Melstacorp has entered into a joint venture agreement with Pyramid Gama (Private) Limited for importation, processing, packaging, and distribution of cement.The company said in a stock exchange filing that the agreement is effective from 18th May and operations are to be undertaken by a joint venture company in the name of Melsta […]
Listed Sri Lanka hospitals have strong growth prospects: Fitch
May 25, 2018 (LBO) – Listed hospitals in Sri Lanka will continue to grow strongly given growing demand for private health care, although regulatory price controls will constrain profitability, Fitch Ratings said. Long-term demand drivers are intact for private hospital operators, the report on the sector said. “Increasing demand for private healthcare is driven by […]
VAT to be reduced by 2.5-pct by 2020 : Fin Min
May 25, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) by 2.5 percent in 2020 in order to relieve masses of the burden of indirect taxes, Minister MangalaSamraweera said. “It is the poor people who mostly pay taxes to the government by way of indirect taxes. We should relieve them of this […]
Finance Minister appoints Ranel Tissa Wijesinha as new Chairman of SEC
May 24, 2018 (LBO) – Finance and Media Minister has appointed Ranel Tissa Wijesinha as the new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka with effect from today.The other members appointed to the Board of the SEC are as follows: Chandrakumar Ramachandra Jayantha Fernando Arjuna Herath Rajeev Amarasuriya Manjula Hiranya de Silva
Ceylinco Life’s 2017 net profit grows to Rs 9.4 billionCeylinco Life’s 2017 net profit grows to Rs 9.4 billion
(PRESS RELEASE) IRCSL-mandated change in basis of valuation of Life Fund generates one-off surplus of Rs 3.456 billion Ceylinco Life has announced that its net profit for the year ending 31st December 2017 is Rs 9.467 billion, including a one-off surplus of Rs 3.456 billion generated by a change in the basis of the valuation […]
Sri Lanka tea exports up in April 2018, Low grown production down
May 24, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea exports for the month of April 2018 showed a gain of 0.7M/kgs when compared with the same period last year while bulk tea and tea bags show a marginal decrease, a new report shows. “When analyzing the total revenue realized of 17.1 billion rupees for April 2018, […]
Sri Lanka approves BOT system for state buildings
May 24, 2018 (LBO) – The cabinet has approved to construct public buildings under the Build, Own and Transfer (BOT) system by the private sector, a statement said. “The construction and maintenance of large public buildings including schools, universities, hospitals and vocational training centres require substantial public funds,” the cabinet office said in a statement. “…..if […]
Central Bank to create intervention rules for foreign exchange market
May 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank is to introduce several rules, the officials need to follow when they are intervening in the foreign exchange market, Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy said. Speaking at a recent event, Coomaraswamy, however, said Central Bank’s intervention in the forex market will only be limited to smooth […]
Kishu Gomes steps down as CEO of Chevron in Sri Lanka
May 23, 2018 (LBO) – Chevron Lubricants Lanka said that Kishu Gomes will be stepping down as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company effective 22, May 2018. In a stock exchange filling the company said that Rochana Kaul will be replacing Gomes with intimidate effect in an acting capacity. Kaul is General Manager of […]
Fin Min says Sri Lanka economy on stable footing; Challenges MR for TV debate
May 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister challenging former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to an open television debate on the economy said that sound macroeconomic fundamentals exist for stronger growth in the island. Addressing media on Tuesday he said that the islands economy has been strengthened with tax revenue, exports and foreign direct investments growing substantially […]
Sri Lanka Central Bank clarifies on external debt and reserves
May 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central bank issuing a statement has clarified a misleading news item has been disseminated in relation to Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves and external debt servicing. “The contents of the news item portray a misleading picture of the country’s external position,” it said. The full statement follows: External Debt […]
SL – China FTA would result in higher gains for Sri Lankan exports: Study
May 22, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka – China FTA would result in higher gains for Sri Lankan exports compared to products imported from China which are already entering Sri Lanka duty free, a recent study showed. The study carried out by the Economics Research Team of Verité Research, however, noted that the analysis is […]