ECONOMYNEXT – The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), Sri Lanka’s state-run refiner, says more clarity on government energy policy and fuel mix …
May 092018
May 092018
The latest data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority shows that, as of the end of April, Sri Lanka enjoyed growth of 16.1 per cent in …
May 092018
Ambassador Cheng reiterated that China attaches great importance to its relations with Sri Lanka, and stands ready to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, so as to actively push forward the practical cooperatio…
May 092018
Sri Lanka has told China that unfounded claims are being made on some of the projects funded by China in Sri Lanka, with ulterior motives. Speaker …
May 092018
Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Plantations, Land & Property and Stores & Supplies …
May 092018
ECONOMYNEXT – The yield on Sri Lanka’s 01-year Treasury Bills went up 04 basis points to 9.65 percent at Wednesday’s auction from 9.61 percent at the last auction, according to data from the public debt department of the Central Bank. The yield on 03-month bills, offered after a gap of two weeks, …
May 092018
Nobel Laureate Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore has a special place in the heart of Sri Lankans, and his legacy continues to have a lasting influence on …
May 092018
… * All 14 analysts expect key rates to be left unchanged. * Central bank cut lending rate by 25 bps in April. * GDP hit 16-year low of 3.1 pct last year. * Policy announcement due on Friday, May 11 at 0200 GMT. COLOMBO, May 9 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank is expected to keep key interest rates …
May 092018
COLOMBO, May 9 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank is expected to keep key interest rates unchanged at its policy review announcement on Friday, …
May 082018
The Sri Lanka Ports Authroity (SLPA) posted a revenue of Rs45.6bn (US$289.56m) in 2017, with net profit growing from Rs1.03bn (US$8.26m) in 2016 to Rs13.3bn (US$84.46m). The SLPA’s state-run terminals suffered a difficult first three quarters in 2017, especially the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT), …