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Blushing Bride?
Sri Lanka’s first listed dotcom is raising cash for expansion, amidst talk of a possible take-over by a company in the medical sector.Sri Lanka’s first listed dotcom is raising cash for expansion, amidst talk of a possible take-over by a company in the medical sector. Each day hundreds of Sri Lankans use www.echannelling.com to make […]
Hurdle One
Newly minted power sector reforms that sailed through Cabinet on Wednesday, may take about a year to implement, and if the government can scrape together enough votes. Newly minted power sector reforms that sailed through Cabinet on Wednesday, may take about a year to implement, and if the government can scrape together enough votes. That […]
‘s the Fuss?
Sri Lanka’s cash strapped Treasury will forego Rs. 7 billion in revenue as the government scraps the value added tax component on diesel with immediate effect, officials said.Sri Lanka’s cash strapped Treasury will forego Rs. 7 billion in revenue as the government scraps the value added tax component on diesel with immediate effect, officials said. […]
Treasury Secretary takes pot shots at Monetary Board’s use of market based instruments
A member of the Monetary Board of Sri Lanka, representing the Treasury has criticized the use of market based monetary policy instruments.Treasury Secretary Dr P B Jayasundera said he had no faith in the efficiency of Sri Lanka’s financial system and said the country was blindly following market based monetary policy instruments. “Despite many financial […]
Malaysia scraps dollar peg, ringgit now under managed float: official
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (AFP) – Malaysia has scrapped the ringgit currency’s seven-year-old peg to the dollar and will move to a managed float, central bank governor Zeti Akhtar said Thursday shortly after China revalued the yuan.KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (AFP) – Malaysia has scrapped the ringgit currency’s seven-year-old peg to the dollar and will […]
China revalues yuan; repegs to basket of currencies
China Thursday revalued its currency for the first time in about a decade, scrapping the peg to the dollar in favour of a basket of currencies.China Thursday revalued its currency for the first time in about a decade, scrapping the peg to the dollar in favour of a basket of currencies. The currency is now […]
‘s use of market based instruments
A member of the Monetary Board of Sri Lanka, representing the Treasury has criticized the use of market based monetary policy instruments.Treasury Secretary Dr P B Jayasundera said he had no faith in the efficiency of Sri Lanka’s financial system and said the country was blindly following market based monetary policy instruments. “Despite many financial […]
Pension Scam
Authorities have bared a massive scam that drained millions from the Sri Lankan government pension system, by submitting falsified documents.Authorities have bared a massive scam that drained millions from the Sri Lankan government pension system, by submitting falsified documents. Officials say in one case, a person purporting to be resident in Canada had claimed two […]
Rating Agency Malaysia takes full control of Lanka Ratings
Rating Agency Malaysia (RAM) has bought out the Ceylinco Consolidated Group to take full control of its Sri Lankan unit Lanka Ratings Agency, officials said Wednesday. Rating Agency Malaysia (RAM) has bought out the Ceylinco Consolidated Group to take full control of its Sri Lankan unit Lanka Ratings Agency, officials said Wednesday. RAM, which has […]
Tourist arrivals still driven by South Asia
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka, from traditional bread and butter markets of Western Europe, showed signs of picking up in the month of June.Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka, from traditional bread and butter markets of Western Europe, showed signs of picking up in the month of June. Tourists to Sri Lanka increased by 42.3 percent […]
Traffic Jam
Sri Lanka’s traffic police says it will take legal action against insurance companies that stop road accidents from being reported to the police.Sri Lanka’s traffic police says it will take legal action against insurance companies that stop road accidents from being reported to the police. “We are considering taking legal action against insurance companies that […]
Seeing Red
Linux server and desktop operating systems developer Red Hat says it is ready to take on the Sri Lankan market with a Sinhalese version expected in 2006.Linux server and desktop operating systems developer Red Hat says it is ready to take on the Sri Lankan market with a Sinhalese version expected in 2006. Work on […]