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Shangri-La launches 500mn US dollar luxury apartments and office complex project in Colombo
May 22, 2015 (LBO) – Hong Kong based Shangri La Hotels and Resorts, a property developer and hotel group launches 500 million US dollars of exclusive residences, office and retail project in Galle Face, Colombo targeting at foreign investors, expatriates and an expanding class of influential Sri Lankans. The residences component will have 406 apartments […]
Sri Lanka should move from debt finance led growth to export and FDI directed growth: Saman Kelegama
May 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s economy should move towards export and foreign direct investment led growth, to maintain a sustainable growth, a senior economist said. “Sri Lanka needs to shift from debt finance investment and consumption led growth to a more export and foreign direct investment led growth,” Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, Institute […]
Sri Lanka’s private sector credit to grow further: Monetary Policy Review – May 2015
May 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank said, that private sector credit would expand in the period ahead given the low interest rate regime. Accordingly, credit obtained by the private sector from commercial banks increased by 13.9 per cent in March 2015 on a year-on-year basis, the regulator said in its monetary policy […]
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May 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Fitch Ratings Lanka has assigned National Development Bank PLC’s proposed subordinated debentures of up to 10 billion rupees, an expected National Long-Term Rating of ‘A+(lka)(EXP)’. The rating agency also has withdrawn the expected rating of ‘AA-(lka)(EXP)’ assigned to NDB’s proposed senior debentures. Media release reproduced below: – The […]
Sri Lanka’s govt cuts 30 pct cost on Chinese financed OCH3 through work scope reduction
May 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Highway ministry said that it has reduced the cost of Outer Circular Highway (OCH) phase 3 by 30 percent to 24 billion rupees through removing of the provision to expand to four lane road to six lanes in 2027.However the ministry will stick to the Rajapakse Regime’s plan […]
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Mar 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Fitch Ratings Lanka has affirmed Sanasa Development Bank PLC’s (SDB) National Long-Term Rating at ‘BB+(lka)’ with a stable outlook. The full report is reproduced below :- KEY RATING DRIVERS The rating captures SDB’s high exposure to the retail and lower-end SME segments, its weak asset quality, and pressure […]
Sri Lanka’s DFCC Vardhana Bank to issue debt
May 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka, DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC, is to issue 50,000,000 subordinated and senior unsecured listed redeemable rated debentures at an issue price of 100 rupees per share, with a minimum of 20,000,000 debenture allotted to each type of debenture, the company said in a filing to Colombo Stock Exchange. The […]
Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields drop
Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were down at Wednesday’s auction with 3-months yield dropped by 0.02 basis points and 6-month yields dropped by 0.03 basis points, data from the state debt office showed.It was decided to accept 11,129 million rupees from the auction of 03 month yield from received 18,628 million rupees worth bills.Treasury bills […]
Sri Lanka needs to export, export and export: Ravi K
May 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new rulers said that the country needs to focus on exporting more products and services as the government’s strategy is to develop the local export market to be able to compate in the international areana. “Our thrust is to ensure that we have exports, exports and more exports,” […]
Sri Lanka’s IOC unit records 1.06 billion loss in March 2015
May 19, 2015 (LBO) – Lanka IOC, a unit of Indian Oil Company reported 1.06 billion rupees loss in March 2015 against 722 million rupees profit reported last year, interim accounts showed. In the year to March profits were down to 1.8 billion rupees from 4.8 billion rupees a year earlier. The firm reported negative […]
‘s Debt assigned final ratings: Fitch
May 19, 2015 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings Lanka has assigned DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC’s proposed Basel II-compliant senior debentures a final National Long-Term Rating of ‘AA-(lka)’ and proposed Basel II-compliant subordinated debentures a final National Long-Term Rating of ‘A+(lka)’, the rating agency said in a press release. The Media Release Reproduced Below:- The final ratings […]
‘s Haycarb profit margins squeezed by high charcoal prices
May 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan coconut shell-based activated carbon manufacture Haycarb’s March 2015 quarter profit after tax rose 18.33 percent to 279 million rupees from 236 million rupees last year, the interim accounts filed with the stock exchange revealed. “The increase in price of the primary raw material, coconut shell based charcoal impacted […]