Category: BUSINESS

US Slaps ‘America First’ Tariffs On Washing Machines And Solar Panels

US Slaps ‘America First’ Tariffs On Washing Machines And Solar Panels

Jan 23, 2018

The US has approved controversial tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels. The move is in line with President ... Read More

Sri Lanka Inflation Dips To 7.3-Pct In December 2017

Sri Lanka Inflation Dips To 7.3-Pct In December 2017

Jan 23, 2018

The overall rate of inflation as measured by National Consumer Price Index (NCPI)  on year on year basis was down ... Read More

Ministries Won’t be Taken Over by President – Harsha

Ministries Won’t be Taken Over by President – Harsha

Jan 22, 2018

President Sirisena had said at an election rally over the weekend while the United National Party was running the economy ... Read More

Sri Lanka Bonds Yields Up, Stock Open Lower After Presidential Bombshell

Sri Lanka Bonds Yields Up, Stock Open Lower After Presidential Bombshell

Jan 22, 2018

Sri Lanka bonds yield moved up while stocks opened lower after an apparent presidential threat to take-over economic management the ... Read More

Oil Gives Up Early Gains, But Market Still Well Supported

Oil Gives Up Early Gains, But Market Still Well Supported

Jan 17, 2018

Oil prices gave up some early gains on Wednesday as analysts warned of a downward correction, but remained well supported ... Read More

Sri Lanka Seeks To Modify Performance Criteria; EFF Broadly On Track: IMF

Sri Lanka Seeks To Modify Performance Criteria; EFF Broadly On Track: IMF

Jan 13, 2018

Sri Lanka’s performance under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program has remained broadly on track despite a series of weather-related ... Read More

Sri Lanka to Build Its First Ever Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Zone

Sri Lanka to Build Its First Ever Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Zone

Jan 9, 2018

State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation and Pharma Zone Private Limited is to sign an agreement to build the first ever exclusive ... Read More

Banking sector to provide 25-pct average return over 1-Year: FC Research

Banking sector to provide 25-pct average return over 1-Year: FC Research

Jan 5, 2018

 First Capital Research expects the banking sector to have a steady phase during 2018E-20E with stable credit growth, improving GDP ... Read More

Legislation For the Colombo International Financial City Before Parliament in March

Legislation For the Colombo International Financial City Before Parliament in March

Jan 3, 2018

Legislation for the Colombo International Financial City is expected to be brought before Parliament in March 2018, top officials revealed ... Read More

Ministerial Committee on SriLankan Airlines to Meet Today

Ministerial Committee on SriLankan Airlines to Meet Today

Jan 3, 2018

The Ministerial Committee on SriLankan Airlines is set to meet today with the resign offer of six members of the ... Read More

Oil Near Mid-2015 Highs On Strong China Data, Tighter 2018 Outlook

Oil Near Mid-2015 Highs On Strong China Data, Tighter 2018 Outlook

Dec 28, 2017

Heading into 2018, traders said market conditions were relatively tight due to ongoing supply cuts led by the Middle East-dominated ... Read More

Sri Lanka Govt Approves USD 1Bn Financial City Complex

Sri Lanka Govt Approves USD 1Bn Financial City Complex

Dec 21, 2017

The cabinet of ministers has given the go ahead to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CHEC Port City ... Read More

Srilanka Inflation to Remain High in 2018

Srilanka Inflation to Remain High in 2018

Dec 18, 2017

Agriculture contraction slows Srilanka growth in 3rd quarter. Price controls reduce Srilanka September quarters company profits. Hence, Srilanka inflation is ... Read More

Sri Lanka GDP down to 3.3-pct in Q3

Sri Lanka GDP down to 3.3-pct in Q3

Dec 16, 2017

Sri Lanka’s  Gross Domestic Product growth rate for the third quarter of 2017 has been estimated as 3.3 percent, slower ... Read More

Disney Set To Seal $60bn 21st Century Fox Takeover

Disney Set To Seal $60bn 21st Century Fox Takeover

Dec 13, 2017

Walt Disney is close to confirming a deal to buy 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets for about $60bn, reports say. ... Read More