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Strong Growth for Sri Lankan Telcos, Despite Higher Taxes: Fitch
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byFastnewsOct 21, 2016

Strong Growth for Sri Lankan Telcos, Despite Higher Taxes: Fitch

Fitch Ratings said Sri Lanka Telecom rating of B+/Negative/AAA(lka)/Stable and Dialog Axiata PLC AAA(lka)/Stable will remain steady despite higher taxes…

Dollar Near Seven-Month High as Euro Slides, Asia Slips on Weaker Oil
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byFastnewsOct 21, 2016

Dollar Near Seven-Month High as Euro Slides, Asia Slips on Weaker Oil

Asian stocks slipped on Friday with a fall in crude oil prices dampening investor risk sentiment, while the dollar hovered…

Cloud Rise Helps Microsoft top Earnings Expectations
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byFastnewsOct 21, 2016

Cloud Rise Helps Microsoft top Earnings Expectations

US software colossus Microsoft on Thursday (Oct 20) reported a slip in quarterly profit but still topped expectations due to…

UNDP Allocates USD 38mn to Support dry zone Communities in Sri Lanka
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byFastnewsOct 20, 2016

UNDP Allocates USD 38mn to Support dry zone Communities in Sri Lanka

The United Nations Development Programme announced the commencement of a 38.1 million dollar project under the Green Climate Fund to…

Sri Lanka to Develop IT Platform for Tea With Rs220mn
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byFastnewsOct 20, 2016

Sri Lanka to Develop IT Platform for Tea With Rs220mn

Sri Lanka is to introduce an industry-wide and real-time IT solution to integrate functions associated with tea in order to…

Oil Prices Rise over 2%; US Crude at 15-Month High
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byFastnewsOct 20, 2016

Oil Prices Rise over 2%; US Crude at 15-Month High

Oil prices rose more than two percent on Wednesday (Oct 19), with US crude settling at its highest in 15…

Yahoo Boosted by Profits Rise as Verizon Reviews Hacking impact
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byFastnewsOct 19, 2016

Yahoo Boosted by Profits Rise as Verizon Reviews Hacking impact

Yahoo’s profits more than doubled in the last three months, a boost for the beleaguered firm whose plan to sell…

Sri Lankan Rupee Falls on Importer Dollar Demand
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byFastnewsOct 19, 2016

Sri Lankan Rupee Falls on Importer Dollar Demand

The Sri Lankan rupee fell on Tuesday on importer dollar demand in the absence of central bank intervention, said dealers.…

Sri Lankan rupee steady for third session; stocks down
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byFastnewsOct 17, 2016

Sri Lankan rupee steady for third session; stocks down

The Sri Lankan rupee was steady for a third straight session on Monday as dollar demand from importers offset exporter…

Monetary Board Considers Interim Report on Primary Dealers
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byFastnewsOct 15, 2016

Monetary Board Considers Interim Report on Primary Dealers

The Monetary Board, at a special meeting on Friday, considered an interim report on the operations of primary dealers, including…

Asia stocks, Dollar Edge up on China Inflation Data Relief
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byFastnewsOct 15, 2016

Asia stocks, Dollar Edge up on China Inflation Data Relief

Asian stocks and the dollar bounced on Friday, erasing some losses from the previous day, as stronger-than-expected Chinese inflation data…

Sri Lankan Rupee Steady; Importer Dollar Demand Offsets Exporter Sales
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byFastnewsOct 14, 2016

Sri Lankan Rupee Steady; Importer Dollar Demand Offsets Exporter Sales

The Sri Lankan rupee traded steady on Friday for a second straight session as dollar demand from importers offset exporter…

Samsung Forecasts Further US$3b Profit Loss
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byFastnewsOct 14, 2016

Samsung Forecasts Further US$3b Profit Loss

Samsung on Friday (Oct 14) estimated that the crisis over its exploding flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones would cost the…

Sri Lanka Wants to Move up 40 Steps in Ease of Doing Business
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byFastnewsOct 13, 2016

Sri Lanka Wants to Move up 40 Steps in Ease of Doing Business

Sri Lanka is expected to reach 60th or a higher place in the world ease of doing business index in…

China Overtakes US Again as World’s Top Crude Importer
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byFastnewsOct 13, 2016

China Overtakes US Again as World’s Top Crude Importer

China imported record volumes of crude oil last month, eclipsing the United States as the world’s top buyer of foreign…

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