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May 26, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Nawaloka Hospitals Ltd.'s fortunes swung into the red after providing hefty 284.23 million rupees for its investments in …
May 26, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Nawaloka Hospitals Ltd.'s fortunes swung into the red after providing hefty 284.23 million rupees for its investments in …
May 26 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s top business chamber called for tough disciplinary action following a two day strike by customs officers, which paralysed …
May 25, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's excessive holidays, arbitrary salary increases and the government's reluctance to settle billions to India's main oil …
May 10 (LBO) - Sri Lanka authorities have initiated a major crackdown on illegal foreign labour in the country, starting with workers in foreign owned …
May 08 (LBO) - Ceylinco Healthcare Services is to set up Sri Lanka's first private cancer treatment facility by May next year, to treat even advanced cases of …
More than 50 senior executives of Chinese firms are participating in a business forum in Colombo, as commercial ties between the two countries continue to …
May 02 (LBO) – Indo-Lanka trade talks hit a roadblock last week with dialogue on trade in goods shelved for later this month, though talks on services …
May 02 (LBO) - A tariff cut of up to 70 percent on imports from India under the Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement has been pushed back due to legislative delays. …
DHAKA, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - Health ministers from seven South Asian nations have decided to develop a common strategy to combat bird-flu in the region, a …
GENEVA, Apr. 25 (AFP) - The spectre of failure has returned to haunt the World Trade Organisation, as negotiators prove unable to maintain momentum in the Doha …
Apr.24 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to ask for more shipments of clothes, edible oils and fewer limits on country of rules origins on exports of key items to …
DHAKA, April 21, 2006 (AFP) - South Asian nations have agreed to include services in the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) in a bid to boost regional …
DHAKA, Apr.20 (AFP) - The trade ministers of seven South Asian nations said Thursday they had "fruitful" discussions on barriers still impeding a planned …
Apr. 05 (LBO) – India has slapped a countervailing duty of between US$28-32 per metric tonne on vanaspati oil shipments from Sri Lanka, raising the …
Apr.03 (PTI) - The BBC today announced a re-broadcasting deal with Sri Lanka's state-run radio and said it was looking for possible joint ventures for Hindi …
Apr. 03 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will take up thorny issues like shipments of pepper and vanaspati oil to India, when both sides meet for trade talks in Colombo …
Apr.03 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Hemas Holdings Ltd Monday announced the appointment of Lalith de Mel as the group's chairman. Husein Esufally will continue to …
Mar. 27 (LBO) - Sri Lanka may impose a cess of up to 10 percent on imports to plug a loss in tax revenues, when import tariffs are lowered in April under the …
Mar 23 (LBO) - Sri Lanka passed controversial laws on Tuesday to tax imported movies, dramas, sitcoms and commercials, though tax rates and conditions have not …
Mar 23 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will have to further relax import tariffs on goods like cement from April this year under its trade deal with India, with customs …