Category: BUSINESS

CBSL approves Rs.28 billion loans at 4% for businesses

CBSL approves Rs.28 billion loans at 4% for businesses

Jun 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Having identified the urgent need of reviving the businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and ... Read More

Inflation declines to 5.2% in May

Inflation declines to 5.2% in May

Jun 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Headline inflation as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI, ... Read More

President makes case for limiting imports

President makes case for limiting imports

Jun 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says the opportunity to commence production in many sectors by limiting of imports ... Read More

All Share Price Index crosses 5000 points

All Share Price Index crosses 5000 points

Jun 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Share Price Index (ASPI) crossed the 5000 points mark today. (more…) Read More

Mangala defends Central Bank Officials

Mangala defends Central Bank Officials

Jun 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera in an open letter Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (21) said ... Read More

Tourists allowed under health regulations from Aug. 01

Tourists allowed under health regulations from Aug. 01

Jun 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - There will be stringent health related checks and balances which will be imposed when the Bandaranaike ... Read More

Cabinet approves billion-dollar project for Port City

Cabinet approves billion-dollar project for Port City

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A trilateral agreement was signed in August 2016 between the Sri Lankan Government, Urban Development Authority ... Read More

Final decision on estate workers’ daily wage by June 25

Final decision on estate workers’ daily wage by June 25

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  A final decision on a request to increase the basic salary of estate workers to Rs. ... Read More

“Do not shirk responsibility of rebuilding the economy” – President tells Central Bank Chiefs

“Do not shirk responsibility of rebuilding the economy” – President tells Central Bank Chiefs

Jun 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - “We cannot let the health crisis develop into an economic crisis. What we are facing is ... Read More

President says State Banks must play their bounden role in economic revival

President says State Banks must play their bounden role in economic revival

Jun 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The State Banks should make their bounden contribution to rebuild the economy which is in a ... Read More

ADB approves $ 3 m grant to assist Sri Lanka’s response to COVID-19

ADB approves $ 3 m grant to assist Sri Lanka’s response to COVID-19

Jun 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday (10) that it has approved a $ 3 million ... Read More

Piramal Glass FY20 net profit up 12.4% to Rs. 389mn

Piramal Glass FY20 net profit up 12.4% to Rs. 389mn

Jun 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC (PGC) closed the year FY20 with a total turnover of Rs. 7,531 ... Read More

Amana Bank Fitch Rating moves upward to BB+ (lka)

Amana Bank Fitch Rating moves upward to BB+ (lka)

Jun 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Based on the latest rating review carried out in June 2020, Fitch Ratings Sri Lanka has ... Read More

UK economy shrinks record 20.4% in April due to lockdown

UK economy shrinks record 20.4% in April due to lockdown

Jun 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The UK's economy shrank by 20.4% in April - the largest monthly contraction on record - ... Read More

Fitch Takes Rating Action on Two Support-Driven Sri Lankan NBFIs; Affirms One

Fitch Takes Rating Action on Two Support-Driven Sri Lankan NBFIs; Affirms One

Jun 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fitch Ratings has revised Serendib Finance Limited's National Long-Term Rating to 'AA-(lka)', from 'A+(lka)', with a ... Read More