Category: BUSINESS
Asia markets down, Tokyo hit by strong yen after Russia blast
Tokyo led most Asian markets lower on Tuesday (Apr 4), hit by a stronger yen as investors fled to safety ... Read More
Asia Stocks Down, Dollar Posts Gains on Positive U.S. data
Asian shares fell on Friday as investors balanced positions on the last day of the quarter. The dollar rose on ... Read More
Samsung launches Galaxy S8 and dreams of recovery from Note 7
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) unveiled its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone as it battles to regain the market leadership it ... Read More
Asian Markets and Dollar Push Higher, Pound Weak on Brexit
Asian markets extended the previous day's rally on Wednesday (Mar 29) while the dollar also built on its New York ... Read More
European Investment Bank to explore future investment in Sri Lanka
A delegation from the European Investment Bank will make a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka later this week to ... Read More
CB’s Interest Rates to be Increased
Monetary Board of the Central Bank decided to increase key policy interest rates as per review of the Financial Policy ... Read More
Sri Lanka’s GDP grows 4.4-pct in 2016, dips on agriculture
Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product grew 4.4 percent in 2016, down from 4.8 percent a year earlier, with drought and ... Read More
Asian stocks mark time, waiting for clearer view on U.S. rates
Asian stocks consolidated recent gains on Wednesday before a U.S. central bank policy meeting that could signal how much monetary ... Read More
A New Tamil TV
As a prelude to start Tamil ‘’UDHAYAM TV’’ , it’s programmes are broadcast in Dialog TV channel UHF 135 as ... Read More
Rishad Assured Continued Corporation for Common Wealth Commercial Activities
Common Wealth countries Commerce Ministers Conference was inaugurated in Lanchestor House. Srilanka Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen participated ... Read More
Oil Edges off Three-month Low but Glut Worries Persist
Oil prices recovered a little on Friday after dropping to their lowest in more than three months, pressured by heavy ... Read More
U.S. shale plots production growth despite OPEC’s warning
U.S. shale oil producers are plotting ambitious production growth outside the red-hot Permian Basin in Texas, widening a resurgence that ... Read More
Asian Stocks Rebound After Upbeat China Trade Data
Asian stocks erased early losses and edged higher on Wednesday as strong China trade data bolstered bets of a recovering ... Read More
Sri Lanka’s Real Estate Industry Calls for More Regulation
Sri Lanka’s real estate brokers, agents and developers need to professionalize services with the involvement of the the government to ... Read More
Asian Stocks Climb, Oil Down Amid U.S. Supply Glut Concerns
Asian shares rose on Tuesday, diverging from New York markets that slipped on concern about President Donald Trump's ability to ... Read More