Category: BUSINESS
Smart Reforms Could Improve Sri Lanka’s Exports: World Bank
Sri Lanka could grow it exports by encouraging resources to more productive firms through managing urbanization and fostering agglomeration of ... Read More
Samsung to Launch AI Digital Assistant Service for Galaxy S8
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it would launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant service for its upcoming Galaxy ... Read More
Android Gets Record 87.5% of Smartphone Market: Survey
Google's Android operating system captured a record-high 87.5 per cent of the global smartphone market in the third quarter, a ... Read More
Sri Lankan Rupee Firmer on Exporter Dollar sales; Stocks Edge Lower
The Sri Lankan rupee edged up on Friday as dollar selling by exporters surpassed the demand for the greenback from ... Read More
Asian Shares Slip, Dollar Nurses Losses as US Election Looms
Asian shares slipped on Friday and the dollar nursed losses in a week marked by growing uncertainty about the outcome ... Read More
Sri Lanka Tea October 2016 Auction Averages Reach Record Levels
Sri Lankan tea prices at the Colombo auctions were at an new monthly high in October 2016 as volumes fell ... Read More
Sri Lankan Rupee Falls on Importer Dollar Demand; Stocks Firm
The Sri Lankan rupee traded lower on Thursday on dollar demand from importers and as foreign investors sold government securities, ... Read More
Sri Lanka Awards USD58mn Railway Tender to Only Bidder
Sri Lanka’s cabinet nod has been given to award a tender to the only bidder who submitted a bid to ... Read More
Asia Stocks, Dollar Slip Amid U.S. Election Tension
Asia shares joined the U.S. dollar on the defensive on Thursday as the nail-biting U.S. presidential race saw the S&P ... Read More
Sri Lankan Rupee Weaker on Importer Dollar Demand
The Sri Lankan rupee was weaker on Wednesday due to dollar demand from importers, dealers said, while the market shrugged ... Read More
Oil eEtends Losses After Report Shows Surprise US Stocks Build
Crude oil prices fell for a fourth day on Wednesday, as jittery investors awaited official U.S. stockpile figures later in ... Read More
Asian Factories Crank up Output, but U.S. Election, Fed Make Investors Wary
Asia's largest economies posted strong factory activity in October, though poor showings in Korea and Southeast Asia and a weaker ... Read More
Sri Lanka ranks 31st in Global Youth Development Index
Sri Lanka has been ranked 31st in the Global Youth Development Index (YDI) 2016 based on a country’s condition for ... Read More
Oil Prices Rise From One-month Lows After OPEC Approves Strategy
Oil prices edged higher from one-month lows in early trading in Asia on Tuesday after OPEC agreed on a long-term ... Read More
Asia Stocks Shaky as FBI Review of Clinton emails Rattles Markets
Most Asian stocks struggled higher on Monday but investors were rattled by news that the FBI is planning to review ... Read More