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First EU GSP+ Guide For Lankan Exporters Published
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byFastnewsDec 13, 2017Dec 13, 2017

First EU GSP+ Guide For Lankan Exporters Published

The first comprehensive and almost step by step guide for Lankan exporters to export under EU GSP Plus scheme has…

Sri Lanka Tea Prices Show Gains In Nov 2017
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byFastnewsDec 11, 2017

Sri Lanka Tea Prices Show Gains In Nov 2017

Sri Lanka tea prices at the November 2017 auctions showed gains in high, medium and low growns, a new report…

IMF Completes 3rd Review; Approves USD251.4Mn Disbursement
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byFastnewsDec 8, 2017

IMF Completes 3rd Review; Approves USD251.4Mn Disbursement

MF Executive Board has completed the third review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility arrangement, which enables the disbursement of…

Sri Lanka To Build 400MW Power Plant In Hambantota
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byFastnewsDec 7, 2017

Sri Lanka To Build 400MW Power Plant In Hambantota

 Sri Lanka’s government has given the cabinet nod for the establishment of a 400 MW natural gas power plant in Hambantota, a…

Central Bank says Sri Lanka prosperity improves in 2016
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byFastnewsDec 6, 2017

Central Bank says Sri Lanka prosperity improves in 2016

Sri Lanka’s prosperity, measured by the Prosperity Index has improved to 0.746 in 2016 from 0.685 in the previous year,…

Planters Association Calls For Greater Support In Oil Palms
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byFastnewsNov 30, 2017

Planters Association Calls For Greater Support In Oil Palms

Sri Lanka’s Planters Association has called for more support for palm oil as profits from the crop are rising at…

Austria Gives Euro19Mn Loan To Upgrade Technical Education
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byFastnewsNov 29, 2017

Austria Gives Euro19Mn Loan To Upgrade Technical Education

The Austrian Government will provide a 19.35 million Euro (Rs 3546 million) interest free soft loans to upgrade the Katunayaka…

Sri Lanka Exports up 12.9-pct in Sept
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byFastnewsNov 28, 2017

Sri Lanka Exports up 12.9-pct in Sept

Sri Lanka’s exports were up to 1.011 million dollars, a rise of 12.9 percent with growth in the textile and…

Sri Lanka Plans To Reduce Debt To GDP Ratio To 70-Pct By 2020
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byFastnewsNov 16, 2017

Sri Lanka Plans To Reduce Debt To GDP Ratio To 70-Pct By 2020

The government has endeavored to reduce its debt to a risk-free and manageable level through revenue enhancement and mobilization efforts,…

Sri Lanka To Give Rs.15Bn As Concessionary Loans To Target Sectors: Finance Minister
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byFastnewsNov 15, 2017

Sri Lanka To Give Rs.15Bn As Concessionary Loans To Target Sectors: Finance Minister

The Ministry of Finance says that it will create a credit scheme with the allocation of 15 billion rupees in…

Sri Lanka Budget Keeps to IMF Plan But Fiscals Still Weak: Fitch
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byFastnewsNov 14, 2017

Sri Lanka Budget Keeps to IMF Plan But Fiscals Still Weak: Fitch

Fitch Ratings says Sri Lanka’s budget for 2018 sticks broadly to the targets for fiscal deficit reduction under its three-year…

Colombo District Land Price Index Up 12.6-Pct In 1H 2017: CBSL
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byFastnewsNov 13, 2017

Colombo District Land Price Index Up 12.6-Pct In 1H 2017: CBSL

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says that on yearly basis Land Price Index for the period ending June 2017 has increased…

IMF’s Lagarde Warns Protectionism, While Now Just Words, May Come To Hurt Asia
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byFastnewsNov 8, 2017

IMF’s Lagarde Warns Protectionism, While Now Just Words, May Come To Hurt Asia

Protectionist sentiment has not yet gone beyond mere words, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday, but…

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Keeps Policy Rates Steady
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byFastnewsNov 7, 2017

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Keeps Policy Rates Steady

Sri Lanka’s Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to keep its key interest rates steady despite rising headline…

Oil hits two-year high on Saudi purge, world shares retreat
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byFastnewsNov 6, 2017

Oil hits two-year high on Saudi purge, world shares retreat

Oil jumped to its highest in over two years on Monday as Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cemented his power through…

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