ADB triples COVID-19 response package to USD20Bn
Apr 14, 2020 (LBO) - The Asia Development Bank (ADB) has tripled the size of its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to US20 billion …
Apr 14, 2020 (LBO) - The Asia Development Bank (ADB) has tripled the size of its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to US20 billion …
Apr 06, 2020 (LBO) - Presided by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a discussion took place at the Presidential Secretariat to review the progress of the COVID-19 …
Apr 03, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of the Central Bank today decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending …
Apr 03, 2020 (LBO) – First Capital Research has reduced its ASPI target to a mere 5,000 for June 2020 as earnings of most companies are likely to be negative …
Mar 31, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to introduce a number of measures to provide flexibility to Licensed …
Mar 31, 2020 (LBO) – Colombo Stock Exchange will remain closed for trading from 01 April 2020 until the curfew is lifted, the exchange said in a notice. CSE …
Kithmina Hewage Over a quarter of the world’s population is currently under movement restrictions. For the first time in recent human history, coronavirus …
Mar 25, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa requests international donor agencies to provide a debt moratorium or debt deferment facility …
Mar 24, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's government has announced a number of relief measures to people undergoing various hardships due to the prevailing situation …
Mar 20, 2020 (LBO) - Trading at the Colombo stock exchange closed at midday as the S&P SL20 index of more liquid stocks fell 11.90 percent or 262.42 points …
Mar 19, 2020 (LBO) - The government has declared a period of work from home for both public and private sectors starting from March 20 to 27, the President's …
Mar 19, 2020 (LBO) – The 6-month debt moratorium announced for businesses will only be applicable to the most adversely affected five sectors of the economy, …
I first heard of the BBK Partnership Sri Lanka in 2015. I first spoke with its co-founder Anandan Arnold in 2018, and finally met him in March 2020 at a …
Mar 17, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank requests financial institutions to refrain from engaging in speculative activity which could lead to panic in …
Mar 13, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa requested the heads of research organizations to find ways and means to uplift a small country like Sri Lanka …
Mar 12, 2020 (LBO) - Trading at Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has been halted temporarily for 30 minutes following the S and P index dropping …
Mar 12, 2020 (LBO) - The Members of the Commission of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) convened a special meeting Thursday to assess …
Mar 11, 2020 (LBO) - Following global markets, the Colombo Bourse took an expected beating Tuesday with both indices tumbling heavily during the initial ten …
Mar 10, 2020 (LBO) - Trading at Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has been halted temporarily following the S and P index dropping below 5 percent, …
To mark this year’s International Women’s day, we're discussing how Sri Lanka can benefit from more women joining the workforce and what can be done to …