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‘s massive OBOR hub for Asia bullish on Sri Lanka FTA
Apr 25, 2018 (LBO) – The South East Asian Gateway Province to mainland China’s ambitious One Belt-One Road (OBOR) initiative voiced its impatience to witness the historic Sri Lanka – China FTA’s take-off – so that bigger bilateral trade would become a reality soon. “Currently total bilateral trade between Yunnan and Sri Lanka is only US […]
NTB launch Open API Banking
Apr 25, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank has launched a API Banking Platform enabling clients to integrate the bank’s services directly into their own systems and workflows. An API or Application Programming Interface is simply a set of clearly defined rules of communication that allow client’s systems to efficiently communicate with the Bank’s […]
CSE requests clients of barred broker firms to transfer their stocks
Apr 24, 2018 (LBO) – Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday requested the clients of stockbroker firms whose trading activities have been prohibited due to non-compliance, to transfer their securities portfolios to any other firm if they want.The CSE further revealed that these barred broker firms will only be permitted to resume all trading activities no […]
Sri Lanka inflation slows to 2.8-pct in March, lowest since April 2016
Apr 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s headline inflation measured by National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) has decreased to 2.8 percent in March, lowest since April 2016, from 3.2 percent in February 2018. The country reported 2.2 percent inflation on year-on-year basis in March 2016 and 4.3 percent inflation in April 2016.Statistics Department said the monthly […]
Sri Lanka foreign reserves fall to USD7.3bn in March
Apr 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s official reserves have dropped to 7,309.11 million US dollars in March from 7,914.33 million dollars in February, official Central Bank data showed. Foreign currency reserves were 6,343.17 million dollars and reserves in gold were 894.73 million dollars in March. Reserve position in the IMF was 69.57 million dollars. […]
Capacity building to manage public debt and liability is need of the hour: Eran
Apr 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka as a developing nation needs to focus on building capacity for public debt and liability management as matter of priority, State Minister of Finance said. “We recognize the importance of putting in place policies to reduce debt vulnerabilities and also look forward to hearing the perspectives of the WB and […]
IMF wants fuel pricing formula before June to complete 4th review
Apr 21, 2018 (LBO) – IMF’s Executive Board is expected to consider Sri Lanka’s request for completion of the fourth review in June, subject to cabinet approval for an automatic fuel pricing mechanism.Releasing a statement, the IMF staff mission said the fuel pricing mechanism should be consistent with the Extended Fund Facility supported program of […]
Sri Lanka will ensure resource utilization in sustainable manner: President
Apr 19, 2018 (LBO) – Our Government’s “Blue-Green” economic plan will ensure the full utilization of the ocean and other natural resources of Sri Lanka in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner’, said President Maithripala Sirisena delivering the keynote address at the Commonwealth Business Forum, Wednesday. I call upon everyone present here to join hands […]
Opinion: The Glyphosate Story, CKDu, food security and national economy
Time-tested weed control techniques/tools such as glyphosate,have been removed without scientific proof, affecting our food security and national economy The ban has opened up avenues for business crooks to import the product illegally Glyphosate ban should be lifted and we should continue research on effective and economically viable alternatives By Professor Buddhi Marambe […]
Sri Lanka Govt to ensure continued progress of financial inclusion: Fin Min
Apr 18, 2018 (LBO) – Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera says it is important for the Sri Lankan financial system to have robust access and engagement with the global financial architecture. The challenge for countries like Sri Lanka is how to ensure continued progress of financial inclusion, he said. “One negative fall-out is “de-risking”, the scenario […]
Virtusa says 85-pct businesses plan to invest in digital transformation in 2018
Virtusa Corporation(NASDAQ GS:VRTU), a global provider of digital engineering and IT outsourcing services that accelerate business outcomes for its clients, announced the findings of The Digital Transformation Race Has Begun, a September 2017 study commissioned by Virtusa and conducted by Forrester Consulting, that reflects the digital maturity of firms worldwide. The study evaluates the state of […]
Sri Lanka’s CEB threaten TU action, Says not liable for inconvenience to public
Apr 17, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union (CEBEU), of the state owned electricity supplier Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is to take a trade union action from 20th April against its regulator Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka demanding the approval CEB’s power generation plan. The regulator amended and approved the […]