Category: BUSINESS

Slow growth impacted fiscal deficit in 2019

Slow growth impacted fiscal deficit in 2019

Dec 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Finance says the expected fiscal deficit for 2019 will be more than the ... Read More

Indirect taxes down from yesterday

Indirect taxes down from yesterday

Dec 2, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The tax concession package introduced by the new Government came into effect from yesterday (01). (more…) Read More

China due to introduce face scans for mobile users

China due to introduce face scans for mobile users

Dec 1, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - People in China are now required to have their faces scanned when registering new mobile phone ... Read More

Info Tech sector exempt from taxes – Bandula

Info Tech sector exempt from taxes – Bandula

Nov 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - In a major boost for the digital economy, the country’s Information Technology (IT) sector is to ... Read More

OneCoin lawyer found guilty in ‘crypto-scam’ – [IMAGES]

OneCoin lawyer found guilty in ‘crypto-scam’ – [IMAGES]

Nov 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A US lawyer has been found guilty for his role in the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, which ... Read More

Bread price reduced

Bread price reduced

Nov 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Ceylon Bakery Owner's Association (ACBOA) today (21) announced that the price of a 450 ... Read More

Bakery owners decide to increase price of bread

Bakery owners decide to increase price of bread

Nov 20, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Island Bakery Owners Association has decided to increase the price of a loaf of ... Read More

No flour price increase – Finance Ministry

No flour price increase – Finance Ministry

Nov 15, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera today (15) stated that there was no revision to the price ... Read More

No conditions in Rs. 86 billion MCC grant – Mangala

No conditions in Rs. 86 billion MCC grant – Mangala

Nov 8, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The only condition to receive USD 480 million (Rs.86 billion) grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation ... Read More

Sri Lanka’s first State-run consumer loyalty card to launch tomorrow

Sri Lanka’s first State-run consumer loyalty card to launch tomorrow

Nov 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s first State-run FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) Loyalty Card will be launched tomorrow (08). The ... Read More

Mahinda applied for MCC grant in 2014 – Marikkar reveals

Mahinda applied for MCC grant in 2014 – Marikkar reveals

Nov 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - United National Party (UNP) MP S.M. Marikkar challenged SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa to reveal whether he ... Read More

Gas supplies to normalise this week

Gas supplies to normalise this week

Nov 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Local Liquefied Petroleum gas (LP) gas suppliers told the Sate-owned Daily News yesterday that supplies of ... Read More

Rajapaksas’ family rule scared away foreign investors – Mangala

Rajapaksas’ family rule scared away foreign investors – Mangala

Nov 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Communalists and religionists who shattered the economy and people’s hopes and aspirations will not be allowed ... Read More

CAA to take action against 40 gas sellers

CAA to take action against 40 gas sellers

Nov 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) is to take legal action against 40 traders who had sold ... Read More

Sri Lanka economy recovering from Easter attacks – IMF

Sri Lanka economy recovering from Easter attacks – IMF

Nov 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s economy was slowly recovering from the impact of the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that ... Read More