Going Rural
July 22, 2007 (LBO) - ABC Investments, a new Sri Lankan Islamic investment group, plans to expand their business with branches outside the capital Colombo, …
July 22, 2007 (LBO) - ABC Investments, a new Sri Lankan Islamic investment group, plans to expand their business with branches outside the capital Colombo, …
July 21, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's terror finance sleuths said two former ministers who had made claims about money being paid to Tamil Tigers are yet to …
July 20, 2007 (LBO) – A Sri Lanka-German initiative to give microfinance to tsunami victims had more than doubled its original target helping more than …
July 20, 2007 (LBO) - HNB Assurance, a unit of Hatton National Bank, has tied up with the micro finance arm of Sarvodaya, a non-governmental organization, to …
July 19, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's construction industry is looking for foreign partners to set up a machinery leasing company that would be especially …
July 18, 2007 (LBO) – The financial journal Euromoney has named Commercial Bank as Sri Lanka's best bank in its 2007 survey, the bank said Wednesday. The …
July 17, 2007 (LBO) – DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB) has teamed up with Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) to introduce insurance products to consumers in …
July 17, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's gem and jewellery industry is lobbying for new financial instruments like 'gold loans' to get cost effective funds for …
July 16, 2007 (LBO) –Asiri Hospitals group posted a 312.7 million rupee after tax profit for the year ending in March 31, 2007, up almost by half, …
July 15, 2007 (LBO) – A US government agency is giving credit guarantees to small Sri Lankan businesses to increase their access to loans from a …
July 12, 2007 (LBO) – Asian Finance is planning a merger with its parent company, Lanka Ratings (LRA) said, while confirming a negative outlook on the …
July 12, 2007 (LBO) – The governing board of Sri Lanka's central bank is filling a vacancy with President's Counsel K C Kamalasabayson, the monetary …
July 09, 2007 (LBO) – At a time when the banking system is moving towards Basle II system, Sri Lanka's insurance industry could benefit from the risk …
July 06, 2007 (LBO) – The managers of Sri Lanka's largest private sector retirement fund have responded to criticism that its money is being used to fund …
July 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) says is aggressively chasing the motor insurance sector, an official said. SLIC says its …
July 06, 2007 (LBO) – South Asian countries need to modernise their payments systems to cope with rapidly increasing cross border trade and investment …
July 05, 2007 (LBO) – Senior officials from South Asian central and commercial banks will meet in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo Friday to discuss the …
July 05, 2007 (LBO) – A presidential commission of inquiry probing the collapse of a string of finance companies in Sri Lanka has begun questioning …
July 05, 2007 (LBO) – HSBC has tied up with Singer Sri Lanka, a household durables firm, to use its network of outlets to collects payments for credit …
July 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sampath Bank has completed a debenture issue to raise 250 million rupees, the bank told the Colombo Stock Exchange. The money will …