Textured Jersey to offer share options to employees

Sept 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Textured Jersey Lanka says it will implement an employee share option scheme (ESOS) for directors and selected executives in management positions, in a stock exchange filing. The total number of shares to be issued, if all of the share options are exercised in full, amounts to 27 million […]

Sri Lanka to include 25 pct women in local government elections

Sep 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister says reforms will be brought to include 25 percent females into local government bodies before the next polls, local media reports said.Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made these comments at the 60th Anniversary celebrations of the elections department in Colombo, Wednesday, it said. The statement comes following […]

Sri Lanka rupee shows mixed performance versus intl currencies

Sept 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s rupee has had a mixed performance against international currencies so far this year, the central bank said. “The Sri Lankan rupee appreciated against the Australian dollar by 9.5 percent and the euro by 0.3 percent while depreciating against the Japanese yen by 6.9 percent, the pound sterling by […]

Urbanization will play a key role in Sri Lanka’s way forward: Min Hakeem

Sep 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s future will be defined by the success of its management of urbanization, Rauff Hakeem, minister of City Planning and Water Supply said. “Rapid urbanization creates challenges of ensuring that development is efficiently organized and its rewards equitably distributed,” Hakeem said at the launch of a World Bank report […]

US to implement USD2.6mn program to enhance justice system in Sri Lanka

Sep 29, 2015 (LBO) – The United States and Sri Lanka on Tuesday agreed to implement a 2.6 million US dollar program to enhance the capabilities of Sri Lanka’s criminal justice system. “A fair and equitable justice system goes to the heart of any democracy,” US Ambassador Atul Keshap said.“The United States looks forward to […]

Sri Lanka is one of the fastest growing markets in South Asia says Huawei

Sep 29, 2015 (LBO) – As Sri Lanka is one of the fastest growing market in South Asia in smart phone segment of Chinese mobile maker, Huawei, says it plans to expand the market share though increasing distribution network targeting a revenue of 10 billion rupees by 2016. “Sri Lanka has grown to be one […]

Sri Lanka‘s tea exports fall for 12th consecutive month

Sep 29, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Tea exports, continued to decline in July 2015 for the twelfth consecutive month, due to lower demand from main tea buyers such as Russia and the Middle East, reflecting declines in both export volume and export prices.Tea exports recorded a drop of 14.0 percent in July this year. […]

Sri Lanka’s exports and imports both declined in July 2015: Central Bank

Sep 29, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s exports earnings recorded a decline of 2.6 per cent, year-on-year, to 932 million US dollars in July 2015, reflecting a year-on-year decline in both industrial and agricultural exports.“Exports of all sub categories of industrial sector, except transport equipment, petroleum products and animal fodder, declined in July 2015, owing […]

Sri Lanka stocks up 0.10-pct: Net foreign inflow

Sep 29, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up 0.10 percent on Tuesday after three consecutive days of losses with gains seen some index heavy, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed up 6.74 points at7,085.38 higher 0.10 percent. S&P SL20 closed 18.62 points lower at 3,850.93 down 0.48 percent. Turnover […]

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