Category: Economy and Markets
Sri Lanka exports, imports fall; trade gap shrinks in October
Jan 07, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s exports fell 6.0 percent to 847.3 million US dollars in October 2015 from a year earlier while imports fell at a faster 6.4 percent to 1.64 billion US dollars, official data showed. The trade gap fell 6.8 percent to 791.0 million US dollars from a year earlier. The […]
Sri Lanka stocks close at 18-month low
Jan 07, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down at 0.62 percent for a fourth consecutive day with some index heavy and banking stocks making losses, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed lower at 42.38 points at 6,775.27 down 0.62 percent. S&P SL20 closed 26.73 points down at 3,546.45 down […]
George Soros looking at investment opportunities in Sri Lanka
Jan 07, 2016 (LBO) – Global investor George Soros said that his team is in the Island and are looking at investment opportunities. “In addition to my people connected to the Open Society Foundation, my investment person is also in Sri Lanka to look for opportunities,” George Soros, a global investor and Founder Chairman of […]
Anemic EM weigh on global growth, South Asia a bright spot: World Bank
Jan 07, 2016 (LBO)- Weak growth among major emerging markets will weigh on global growth in 2016, but economic activity should still pick up modestly to a 2.9 percent pace, from 2.4 percent growth in 2015, as advanced economies gain speed, according to the World Bank’s January 2016 Global Economic Prospects. The South Asia region, […]
Global equities off to poor start, Brent crude at 11-year low
Jan 07, 2016 (LBO) – Global equity markets are off to their worst start since 2000, with a weaker Chinease yuan sparking concerns about the global economy, as Brent crude fell to a 11-year low of 34.23 dollars a barrel. The MSCI All-Country World Index ended the first three days of 2016 down by 3.3 […]
‘s Treasury bill yields up across the board
Jan 06, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields were up with the 12-month yield rose 12 basis points to 7.42 percent at Wednesday’s auction, as statement said. 6 month bills rose 10 basis points to 6.93 percent while the 3-month yield rising 14 basis points to 6.59 percent, data from the state debt office […]
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.4-pct: Foreign participation 83-pct
Jan 05, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down at 0.43 percent for a third consecutive day with losses in illiquid stocks, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed lower at 27.65 points at 6,817.65 down 0.40 percent. S&P SL20 closed 13.07 points down at 3,573.18 down 0.36 percent. Turnover was […]
Sri Lanka’s Orient Finance to raise Rs1bn through IPO
Jan 06, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s finance sector player Orient Finance is to raise one billion rupees by way of an Initial Public Offering. The company will offer 71.5 million ordinary shares at 15 rupees each, the company said in a stock exchange filing. The finance company formerly known as Bartleet Finance has obtained […]
CSE obtains exchange control approval to list foreign companies
Jan 06, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange has obtained exchange control approval from the Finance Ministry to start listing foreign companies in dollar denominated securities, CSE Chairman Vajira Kulatilaka said. Kulatilaka told LBO that the idea is to make the country a regional hub for financial activities. “This is the first step […]
PTL Watch: Yield curve flat, T-bill yields up at auction
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HNB Grameen shares to be listed in CSE
Jan 06, 2016 (LBO) – Hatton National Bank’s micro finance arm, HNB Grameen, is to list its shares in the Colombo Stock Exchange shortly, Managing Director of HNB, Jonathan Alles said. Alles was speaking at the trade opening ceremony conducted at the CSE yesterday. “In the HNB group, Lanka Ventures, HNB Assurance are listed and […]
Sri Lanka, Pakistan consider currency swap agreement
Jan 06, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and Pakistan will considering entering into a currency swap agreement, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif said speaking in Colombo. The two countries will also look at a joint investment company, he said speaking at the launch of the single country trade exhibition. Sri Lanka has a […]