Category: Economy and Markets
Interview: Sri Lanka wants infrastructure that generate revenue, says Niroshan Perera
Apr 22, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will move ahead with development projects that generate revenue while strengthening accountability of state institutions to Parliament, a government minister said. State Minister for National Policies and Economic Affairs, Niroshan Perera, spoke to Lanka Business Online on several aspects of policy. Projects such as the Mattala airport and […]
Sri Lanka tea sees better demand for high grown small leafs
Apr 20, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea at auction offerings saw good demand all round with better demand for high grown small leaf teas, Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers said in their latest report. “Consequent to the smaller volume on offer coupled with the absence of an auction last week on account of Sinhala/ Tamil […]
PTL Watch: Sri Lanka bond yields tick up on profit taking
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Seylan Bank to sell Rs5bn in listed debt
Apr 20, 2016 (LBO) – Seylan Bank will sell up to five billion rupees in listed debt, the bank said in a statement.buy “The Bank’s board has approved to issue three billion rupees of debt with a further option to sell another two 2 billion rupees,” a stock exchange filing said. The debentures will be issued […]
‘s President opposes planned VAT hike
Apr 19, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena, in a public address on Monday, said he would not support tax increases that burden the people. The Value Added Tax (VAT) rate is scheduled to be increased to 15 percent from May 2nd, according to the Finance Ministry, and will include the telecommunications sector. […]
PTL Watch: Foreign investors on buy side for bonds
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‘s top 10 FDI hotspots: US think tank
Apr 18, 2016 (LBO) – IHS Global Insight, a United States-based think tank, has listed Sri Lanka as one of the top 10 foreign direct investment (FDI) destinations in Asia. The other Southeast Asian countries projected to be the FDI hot spots in the region, are China, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, The Philippines and […]
Central Bank sees monetary policy stance as appropriate
Apr 18, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank, in response to an opinion column, states that its monetary policy stance holding interest rates unchanged on March 29 was appropriate. WA Wijewardena, a former deputy governor, in an article in the Daily FT alleged that the Monetary Board should have tightened monetary policy “based on […]
Sri Lanka to re-impose share transaction levy from 15 April
Apr 12, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will re-impose the share transaction levy at the rate of 0.3 percent from 15 April, 2016, the Colombo Stock Exchange said. The levy would be charged from every buyer and seller on the turnover of every share trading transaction done on the CSE. The share transaction levy was […]
Sri Lanka economy adjusting, may receive USD1-1.25 bln from IMF: CB
Highlights from press conference: * GDP grew 4.8 pct in 2015, vs 4.9 pct 2014 * Sri Lanka may receive around USD 1-1.25 billion IMF support: Governor * USD500 mln renminbi bonds may be issued in coming months: Governor * Worker remittances fell 0.5 pct to USD6.9 bln in 2015 * Official reserves at USD6.2 […]
PTL Watch: Bond yields tick up on some profit taking
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‘s Hilton gets new board
Apr 12, 2016 (LBO) – Krishantha Cooray has been appointed Chairman and Non Executive Director of Hotel Developers Lanka (Hilton Hotel), a statement said. Following Non-Executive Directors too have been appointed: Athula Senanayake, Tehani S. Mathew, Dinouk Colombage, Sonali Liyanamana, Dhanushka R. Samarasinghe and M.Shezmin Manzoor, according to a filing to the Stock Exchange.