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PTL Watch: Sri Lanka bond yields rise with auction
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Sri Lanka rates held unchanged after monetary policy meeting
Mar 29, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s monetary board held interest rates unchanged after a monthly monetary policy meeting, surprising some market participants who expected a rate increase. Seven out of 13 economists expected the Central Bank to raise rates to tackle high credit growth and pressure on the Rupee, according to a poll done […]
Horton Debate members to meet Rt Hon Lord Mark Malloch-Brown
Members of the Horton Debate Society will meet Rt Hon Lord Mark Malloch-Brown at an intimate dinner event in Colombo this month. A former number two in the United Nations, Mark Malloch-Brown has served in the British Cabinet and Foreign Office. He was Deputy Secretary-General of the UN under Kofi Annan, and Administrator of the […]
Sri Lanka officials meet Green Climate Fund
Mar 29, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka government officials met with the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Hela Cheikhrouhou at the GCF Secretariat in Songdo, Republic of Korea, on Friday 18th March 2016. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva and the Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment […]
Throwing rocks at the Google Bus, the Rushkoff way
Mar 29, 2016 (LBO) – In his latest book ‘Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus,’ media theorist Douglas Rushkoff argues that the free market isn’t written in stone and a path to a more resilient way of doing business involves understanding the steady-state economy. He reminds us to stop using the market as an excuse […]
CSE seeks foreign listings on proposed dollar denominated Board
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Maldives Stock Exchange (MSE), in association with the Capital Market Development Authority of Maldives (CMDA), acting under the MOU signed between the two exchanges conducted a roadshow for potential Maldivian Issuers and Investors. The forum hosted by the Capital Market Development Authority of Maldives was held on the […]
Ceylon Chamber and Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce in MOU
Mar 29, 2016 (LBO) – The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Zurich based Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce signed an MOU recently to promote trade and investments between Sri Lanka and Switzerland. The signing took place with the participation of CCC Chairman Samantha Ranatunga and Mark Dangel, chairman, Sri Lanka Committee of the Swiss-Asian Chamber of […]
Sri Lanka condemns terrorist attack in Lahore on Easter Sunday
The Government of Sri Lanka strongly condemns the dastardly terrorist attack targeting innocent civilians on 27th March 2016 in Lahore. The Government and the people of Sri Lanka wish to express our deep condolences to the families of the victims and our thoughts and prayers for the speedy recovery to those injured by the attack. […]
Sri Lanka should open up more than two sectors for ETCA: Prof. Samarajiva
Mar 29, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should open up more sectors for the proposed Indo-Lanka Economic and Technology Cooperative Agreement or ETCA, a head of regional think tank said. A former telecoms regulator and founding Chair of LIRNEasia Professor Rohan Samarajiva said at a seminar that the construction industry is a one sector that […]
Iranian Taban Air charter arrives in Sri Lanka
Mar 29, 2016 (LBO) – A Taban Air charter carrying 180 passengers traveling from Iran touched down in Sri Lanka earlier this month, Aitken Spence Travels said. The charter during the annual Norouz festival was greeted with a water cannon on its flight to Colombo following a lapse of 5 years. The arrival marks the […]
Sri Lanka to boost tourism through travel blogger conference
Mar 29, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is planning on boosting its travel industry through the Travel Bloggers Conference Asia 2016 to be held in June with the inclusion of Cinnamon Travel Blogger Awards that recognises the contribution and role that travel bloggers play in the travel and tourism industry. The Cinnamon TBCasia is an […]