Category: Economy and Markets
‘s forex reserves US$8.1bn; BOP surplus up with weak credit
May 26, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s balance of payments surplus or the gap between international receipts and payments widened to 828.8 million US dollars, the Central Bank said as weak domestic credit dampened imports. However when credit is weak not all of the inflows are spent, generating excess liquidity in the domestic money markets […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.2-pct
May 26, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up with telco and other index heavy stocks gaining despite low foreign participation, brokers said. Sri Lanka Telecom closed 70 cents higher at 48.80 rupees and Asian Hotels and Properties closed 2.10 rupees higher at 72.10 rupees, contributing most to the index gain. Lion Brewery Ceylon […]
Sri Lanka employment diversity forum by SLASSCOM with all female panel
May 25, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s information technology chamber is has organized a forum on workplace diversity, with a top Microsoft executive and academic to deliver the keynote speech. Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies (SLASSCOM) is hosting the breakfast briefing on Increasing Diversity and Inclusiveness in the Contemporary Workforce on Tuesday […]
Sri Lanka EPF running out of cash as workers age: legislator
May 24, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Employee’s Provident Fund is running out of new cash to repay beneficiaries as the private sector population age rapidly but attempts by the state to deny withdrawals at maturity will be resisted, a legislator said.Withdrawals were 48.7 billion rupees in 2012 and 50.2 billion rupees and the cash […]
‘s data which could be used to expand ruler powers over people flawed: report
LONDON, May 24, 2014 (AFP) – French economist Thomas Piketty’s best-selling book on income inequality is flawed by errors in his data, the Financial Times newspaper said Saturday.An investigation by the British broadsheet found there was little evidence in the 43-year-old’s original sources to underpin his argument that an increasing share of total wealth is […]
Kotagala Plantations raise one billion rupees from Sri Lanka listed debt
May 23, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Kotagala Plantations Plc said it had received orders of over a billion rupees for a stock exchange listed debenture offer. The firm planned to use 250 million rupees to repay an 18 percent term loan, 400 million rupees to settle an overdraft at 15.5 percent and 50 million […]
Sri Lanka stocks close lower
May 23, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 0.16 percent lower with tobacco stocks losing ground despite foreign buying, brokers said. Indo-Malay closed 150.00 rupees lower at 1,700.00 rupees and Shalimar (Malay) closed 98.00 rupees lower at 1,600.00 rupees. Asian Hotels and Properties closed 2.30 rupees lower at 70.00 rupees and Trans Asia Hotels […]
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May 22, 2014 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka’s Singer Finance Lanka Plc’s (SFL) rating by one level to ‘BBB(lka)’ with a ‘stable’ outlook following a cut in the rating of its parent, Singer Sri Lanka Plc. RATING SENSITIVITIES- NATIONAL RATINGS AND SENIOR DEBT A weakening in SFL’s intrinsic strength would only trigger […]
Sri Lanka stocks close higher
May 22, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed higher Thursday with low activity on the bourse, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 0.85 points higher at 6,290.17 up 0.01 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 0.79 points lower at 3,465.05, down 0.02 percent. Turnover was 612.40 million rupees, down from 944.28 […]
Sri Lanka Treasuries yields flat
May 21, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields were flat at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield unchanged at 7.02 percent, data from the state debt office showed.The 3-month yield was unchanged at 6.57 percent. The 6-month yield eased 01 basis point to 6.75 percent. The state debt office offered 11 billion rupees of […]
‘s third coal plant to start test runs
May 21, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s third 300 MegaWatt coal plant is to begin testing in two months and the second plant has just been handed over to state-run Ceylon Electricity Board by its Chinese contractor after initial test runs.The third plant is expected to begin its reliability test runs from June adding another […]
Sri Lanka shares close higher
May 20, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s shares closed 0.04 percent higher Tuesday with index heavy stocks gaining despite net foreign selling, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 2.37 points higher at 6,321.61 up 0.04 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 7.31 points higher at 3,480.10, up 0.21 percent. Turnover was 416.61 […]