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British PM Theresa May survives no-confidence vote; Brexit talks to go ahead
Jan 17, 2019 (LBO) – British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, a day after Parliament voted against the Brexit deal she negotiated with the European Union. After narrowly escaping a defeat with 325-306 margin, the Prime Minister invited all opposition leaders for Brexit talks and said it is now time […]
Sri Lanka enters into five MOUs with Philippines
Jan 17, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and Philippines signed five Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) on education, tourism, agricultural and economic corporation.Further strengthening the bilateral relations between the two nations the agreements come with President Maithripala Sirisena’s ongoing four-day state visit to the Philippines.The President arrived in Philippines on 15 January for a five-day State visit following an […]
Ailing rupee and price controls may lead to a shortage of milk powder: Advocata
Jan 17, 2019 (LBO) – A cup of tea is every Sri Lankan’s morning mantra. This might not be the case much longer as Sri Lanka may face a shortage of milk powder as several leading milk powder importers are reported to have taken a collective decision to suspend imports. The recent depreciation of the rupee […]
JKH buyback fully subscribed, Rs11bn worth of shares to be repurchased at 160
January 16, 2019 (LBO) – Shareholders have tendered approximately one hundred million shares of John Keells Holdings (JKH) into the company’s latest buyback offer. The company will purchase approximately seventy million of the shares tendered at a price of Rs160/share, constituting 5% of the total outstanding shares of the company. JKH will expend Rs11 billion […]
Central Bank subscribes to Rs.90bn Treasury bills to assist govt financing
Jan 16, 2019 (LBO) – Central Bank says it subscribed to Treasury bills amounting to 90 billion rupees during this month at the request of the Treasury to assist financing needs of the government.The bank said there is a delay in receiving expected foreign currency financing arrangements as envisaged in the Treasury’s cash flow for the month […]
‘s 2019 Business Plan Competition
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), is now accepting applications from schools across the country for the 2019 Business Plan Competition, which has built a reputation as an important platform to nurture entrepreneurial skills among the student population. The competition is open to students sitting for the local GCE Advanced […]
Theresa May to face no confidence vote after parliament voted against Brexit deal
Jan 16, 2019 (LBO) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will face a no-confidence vote after her Brexit deal suffered a heavy defeat in parliament yesterday. After parliament voted 432-202 against the deal marking the worst defeat in modern British history, opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn called a vote of no confidence in the […]
Finance Minister meets IMF Managing Director in Washington
Jan 16, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lankan delegation headed by Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has met with Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF in Washington D.C. yesterday to have discussions on the possibility of resuming the IMF programme in Sri Lanka. The Finance Ministry released a statement saying Minister Samaraweera at the meeting updated the […]
IMF to visit Colombo in mid-Feb to resume program discussions: Christine Lagarde
Jan 16, 2019 (LBO) – The International Monetary Fund remains ready to support the Sri Lankan authorities and an IMF team is scheduled to visit Colombo in mid-February to resume program discussions, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said. Managing Director of the IMF who met with Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Governor Indrajit […]
ICE holds Brunel International lecture on its bicentennial celebrations
Engineers need to care more about the world The Institution of Civil Engineers held the Brunel International Lecture in Colombo on 19th November 2018 to coincide with the bi-centennial celebrations of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and was organized by the Sri Lanka Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers (SLAICE).In 2018 ICE celebrates […]
Advantis Projects marks completion of logistics for Matara-Beliatta Railway Line
Advantis Projects, a subsidiary of Hayleys Advantis Limited, renowned for its expertise in transporting oversized and specialized cargo, marked the successful completion of logistics service provision for the construction of the Matara-Beliatta railway line recently. The company was tasked with managing the end-to-end logistics requirements – from customs clearance to transportation of project cargo to […]
South Pacific Stock Exchange & Colombo Stock Exchange to enhance collaboration
The South Pacific Stock Exchange (SPSE) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a collaborative relationship between the two exchanges seeking mutual development opportunities in the Fijian and the Sri Lankan capital markets. A MoU enables the two exchanges to work together […]