SL Fin Min says economy resilient will withstand negative impacts from terror attacks
Apr 25, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Finance Minister says that the islands strong economic fundamentals will be able to support resilience to withstand the …
Economy & Markets
Foreigners surprisingly buy shares of JKH after Sri Lanka’s Easter terror
April 24, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's stocks seemed to find their footing by the close of today's trading with the major indices finishing slightly up on …
Sri Lanka stocks stabilising as PM says some terror suspects still ‘on the run’
April 24, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's stocks opened flat on the second day of trading after the country's devastating Easter Sunday terror attacks. Trading …
Sri Lanka stock market operations to resume from Tuesday
Apr 22, 2019 (LBO) – Colombo Stock Exchange in consultation with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka announced that the trading and related …
Mangala PB Yapa appointed new Chairman of Board of Investments
Apr 11, 2019 (LBO) – Mangala PB Yapa has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, President's Media Division said in a …
Central Bank launches roadmap for sustainable finance in Sri Lanka
Apr 11, 2019 (LBO) – Central Bank of Sri Lanka launched a Roadmap for Sustainable Finance in Sri Lanka on 10 April 2019 at the Sustainable Banking Network …
CB introduces real time notifications for transactions in Govt securities via SMS, Email
Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank which operates and maintains the LankaSecure system has introduced an SMS, Email alert service from 25th March …
Policy rates could be reduced in future if current trends continue: Central Bank
Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) – Monetary Board of the Central Bank today said that they are of the view that, if the current trends in global financial markets, trade …
Sri Lanka Central Bank maintains policy interest rates at current levels
Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) – Monetary Board of Sri Lanka's Central Bank at its meeting held today decided to maintain policy interest rates at their current levels. …
Capital TRUST acquires Taxiyak and launches Taxiya
Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) - Capital TRUST Mobility Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of Capital TRUST Holdings Limited is launching Taxiya, a mobile taxi hailing …
Sri Lanka official reserves improve to USD 7.6 billion by end March
Apr 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves were 7,621.9 million US dollars by the end of March, up from 6,035.16 million US dollars in …
CEB Eng Union points fingers at PUCSL and Snr. Govt officials for power crisis
Apr 04, 2019 (LBO) - The power crisis in the country is mainly due to the timely non approval of the `Least Cost Long-Term Generation Expansion Plan’ …
CEB to appear in Court regarding un-scheduled power cuts
Apr 03, 2019 (LBO) - The Colombo Fort Magistrate Tuesday noticed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to be present in courts on April 9 over its failure to …
Opinion: SL Planters Assosiation on allegations of labour abuse
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) wishes to draw the general public’s attention to serious factual misrepresentations and inaccuracies initially …
50 percent probability for a policy rate cut in April: First Capital Research
Apr 02, 2019 (LBO) – First Capital Research allocates a 50 percent probability for a policy rate cut in Apr 2019 as they are of the view that policy …
Rs.79,000 million loans disbursed under Enterprise SL Program
Apr 01, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Finance Ministry said it had disbursed 79 billion rupees to 46,673 persons under the Enterprise Sri Lanka loan scheme so …
Sri Lanka’s Securities & Exchange Commission files action for insider dealing
Mar 31, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Securities & Exchange Commission has filed an action before the Fort Magistrate’s Court against Dr. Sena Yaddehige, …
Kottawa-Makumbura multimodal transport center opens 31st March
Mar 29, 2019 (LBO) - The Kottawa-Makumbura multimodal transport center, the first of its kind in Sri Lanka providing seamless access for passengers …
How will Brexit impact UK-SL trade: RIU report
Mar 29. 2019 (LBO) - The United Kingdom is one of the major trading partners of Sri Lanka, amounting to over 10 percent of the total annual trade. The trade …
Empowering women with financial independence by closing the investment gap
Mar 29, 2019 (LBO) - As Sri Lankan women join the workforce – particularly in the corporate sector - at a higher rate than ever before, a new opportunity to …