Sri Lanka signs articles of agreement for Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
June 29, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka on Monday signed the articles of agreement for the China led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank which is expected to be …
June 29, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka on Monday signed the articles of agreement for the China led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank which is expected to be …
Jun 18, 2015 (LBO) – Six multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered over 28 billion US dollars in financing in 2014 to developing countries and emerging …
June 12, 2015 (LBO) – The World Bank says growth in South Asia is expected to continue at a firm 7.1 percent this year, led by a recovery in India. …
June 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera will visit Japan from 17 to 20 June as a Guest of Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister …
May 19, 2015 (LBO) - Economic growth in Asia and the Pacific is expected to increase only slightly to 5.9 percent in 2015 from 5.8 percent in 2014, a …
Apr 27, 2015 (LBO) – South Asian regional markets need to interact with each other in order to tap in to global economic growth, Chief of the Securities …
Dec 18, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has become the top nation beating India, having highest volume of internet searches for the term ˜sex’, a report released …
NEW DELHI, August 5, 2014 (AFP) - India on Tuesday defended its decision to scuttle a landmark worldwide trade deal, saying it needed to take a tough stand at …
NEW DELHI, July 13, 2014 (AFP) - The maiden budget from India's new right-wing government has promised a return to high growth -- but disappointed some who …
MUMBAI, July 3, 2014 (AFP) - The Bombay Stock Exchange, India's second-biggest financial market, shut down during morning trade Thursday owing to computer …
NEW DELHI, June 30, 2014 (AFP) - France Monday became the first Western power to hold talks in India with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as …
NEW DELHI, June 24, 2014 (AFP) - Annual losses in India's dysfunctional power sector are forecast to rise to billion in 2017 unless the government enacts …
NEW DELHI, June 16, 2014 (AFP) - India's inflation accelerated to a five-month high in May, in a worrying sign for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new …
NEW DELHI, June 14, 2014 (AFP) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday the country must be "self sufficient" in its defence capabilities at a …
KARACHI, June 8, 2014 (AFP) - Heavily armed militants attacked Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi Sunday night, killing at least six …
TOKYO, June 6, 2014 (AFP) - Japan could be the first foreign destination for new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese media reported Friday, …
MUMBAI, June 3, 2014 (AFP) - India's hawkish central bank kept key interest rates unchanged Tuesday at its first meeting to set monetary policy since new …
HYDERABAD, June 2, 2014 (AFP) - Celebrations erupted in southern India to mark the creation of the new state of Telangana on Monday at the culmination of a …
NEW DELHI, May 26, 2014 (AFP) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expected to hold landmark talks with his Pakistani counterpart and announce his new …
GENEVA, April 29, 2014 (AFP) - The UN human rights office on Tuesday voiced concern over moves to revive the death penalty in the Maldives, including for …