Bills & Bonds
Sri Lanka to forge ahead despite external pressures: Ravi
Feb 17, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's finances are improving despite global turmoil, Brexit and higher interest rates in the US, backed by a Fitch Ratings outlook …
Central Bank holds policy interest rates unchanged
Feb 07, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank held key interest rates unchanged on Tuesday with the expectation that inflation will stabilize at mid-single …
Sri Lanka President appoints members to commission on bond issue
Jan 27, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena today appointed a tri-member special presidential commission to inquire into the …
Sri Lanka’s Auditor General acted unprofessionally: Finance Minister
Jan 25, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake today accused the Auditor General of releasing a confidential report to COPE without …
Sri Lanka Central Bank blocks taking out of Perpetual profits: Harsha
Jan 25, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has blocked Perpetual Treasuries from taking out the company profits for any purpose, Deputy Foreign Minister …
JVP calls Speaker to take over controversial bond investigations
Jan 24, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Marxist JVP today demanded that Speaker Karu Jayasuriya takes over the future course of action against the controversial …
Central Bank says internal & external probe on 2015/16 EPF operations
Jan 23, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank said an internal examination is currently underway under the direction of the Monetary Board on transactions …
Sri Lanka President to appoint committee to investigate bond scam
Jan 23, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena said he would appoint a commission to investigate and recommend actions for an alleged bond …
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank to sell USD225mn development bonds
Jan 14, 2017 (LBO) – The Central Bank will issue 225 million US dollar development bonds with a tenor of 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years and 2 months to local …