Credit Enhancement
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 …
Industry
Air Chase
July 14, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan Engineering, the technical arm of SriLankan Airlines, is actively marketing aircraft maintenance services armed with a …
Positive Trend
July 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's exports in May has surged 25.8 percent driven by a 45.5 percent jump in apparel shipments largely to the United States …
Middleware Spot
July 13, 2007 (LBO) – The open source middleware technology company WSO2 says its products generated wide interest at the SOA World software conference …
IT Literacy
July 13, 2007 (LBO) – India has pledged 13 million rupees to set up 20 computer education outlets called 'Nenasalas' in villages in Sri Lanka. Nenasalas, …
Consolidation
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 …
Money Man
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 …
Standing By
July 12, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's United Motors Lanka Limited has put off plans to diversify into big property developments as the market for high-rise …
Body Check
July 11, 2007 (AFP) - An Etihad Airways plane en route from Indonesia to the United Arab Emirates made an emergency landing in Sri Lanka Wednesday following a …
Fashion Degree
July 11, 2007 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan clothing technology school is launching a degree course in fashion and merchandising in a tie-up with Australia's …
Power Seed
July 11, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is seeking Indian support to develop bio-diesel plants in the island's Puttalam region, north of the capital Colombo, a …
Tax Pain
July 10, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's exporters have warned that delays in tax refunds and disbursements of export cess were hurting overseas marketing …
Living Daylights
July 10, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan airlines will fly only during daytime till mid-September, to ensure that connections are available to other airlines and …
Phone Charges
July 10, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom has said it plans to switch to a time-based tariff structure from a unit-based one as part of a court settlement …
Bug Fighting
July 9, 2007 (LBO) - The United States has given Sri Lanka protective gear, test and decontamination kits to combat an outbreak of bird flu, the US embassy in …
Court Call
July 9, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's telecom regulator has proposed slashing home rentals by 24 percent and call charges by over 8 percent, in a consumer …
Risk Capital
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 …
After Dark
July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Dubai's Emirates Airline said Sunday that night flights to Sri Lanka will resume after the end of a curfew in response to Tamil rebel air …
English Penalty
July 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's television industry aimed at English speakers have sought relief after a penal tax brought by Sinhala teledrama …
Tech Tour
July 06, 2007 (LBO) – A delegation from Sri Lanka's information technology companies will attend the IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) summit in …