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The Central Bank (CB) yesterday in a statement issued new directives on foreign exchange activities that broadly cover market practices and ethical standards. The bank, with the view to further improve the standard of business conduct and good market practices for the effective and efficient functioning of the foreign exchange trading activities in Sri Lanka, ...
The Opposition yesterday charged in Parliament that the Government was deliberately evading questions on the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) due to “shady investments” after the issue was postponed for a fifth time. United National Party (UNP) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva told the Daily FT that he took a “very strong position” in Parliament on ...
Reuters: Stocks fell 1.4 per cent yesterday as investors booked profits across the board in an overbought market after a 15-session rally. The Colombo Stock Exchange’s main index, which fell 2.2 per cent in early trade, recouped its early losses to end 1.04 per cent, or 61.67 points, weaker at 5,849.14. “We are going to ...
The Unit Trust Association (UTA) is to present a proposal to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on increasing awareness of their industry to attract retail investors to the stock exchange. UTA President P. Asokan told Daily FT that the decision was taken at a meeting held with SEC Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa on Tuesday. ...
In an attempt to increase loan access to middle class consumers, DFCC Vardhana Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed an agreement for a US$ 15 million 10-year lending facility. The facility granted to DFCC is expected to be disbursed amongst young entrepreneurs, first-time home ownership by family units, self-employed individuals and women ...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently awarded training partner status to Lankaputhra Development Bank and AHL Business Solutions. Accordingly, Lankaputhra Development Bank and AHL Business Solutions will provide training for students following the chartered accounting course at the strategic level stage. At a ceremony held at the Institute’s Colombo ...
The unprecedented drought over the past few months due to the long delay of the south-west monsoon affected the entire country, resulting in withered paddy-fields to farmers; chicken farmers forced to slaughter animals due to water scarcity, soaring vegetable prices for housewives, and power cuts for everyone. The effects of the drought, the victims and ...
Nations Trust Bank’s much-awaited Corporate Quiz for their corporate elite will be staged at the Cinnamon Grand Oak Room on 21 September from 5:30 p.m. onwards. The quest to win this battle to supremacy among Sri Lanka’s corporate elite will be set on one of the most celebrated movie saga, ‘Tron’ based on the theme ...
Seylan Bank Manampitiya branch commenced business at their new premises at No. 9B, Main Street, Manampitiya on 17 September. The new branch building was ceremonially opened by Seylan Bank Senior Deputy General Manager Recoveries Sunil de Silva in the presence of the senior management of Seylan Bank, customers and invitees. The branch will be offering ...
Union Assurance PLC performing the charge of the light brigade in the last quarter, pulled off an unexpected 55/50 win over the fancied DFCC Group in the Mercantile Services Basketball Association “A” division League Tournament Final played at the Otter AC Courts, under lights, last Friday. DFCC, who got off to a cracking start led ...
SINGAPORE: Business sentiment among Asia’s top companies fell for the second straight quarter, dragged down by export-orientated economies such as China and Japan, while domestic spending helped boost Southeast Asia’s outlook, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed. Concerns over global demand are hurting Asia’s export engines, with autos, technology and shipping sectors am...
LONDON (Reuters): Shares rose on Wednesday and the yen fell to a one-month low after the Bank of Japan eased monetary policy, the latest central bank to offer stimulus to help the global economy find a firmer footing. The BOJ said it would increase its asset buying and loan programme, currently its key monetary easing ...
ESPNcricinfo: Northamptonshire have decided not to renew Chaminda Vaas’ contract for 2013, citing the 38-year-old’s troubles with fitness last season. A variety of injuries saw the former Sri Lanka seam bowler play in only six of Northants’ 16 Division Two Championship matches and he also missed much of the Clydesdale Bank 40. Vaas had been ...
Reuters: Stocks fell one per cent on Tuesday from an eight-month high, snapping a four-day gaining streak as investors booked profits across the board. The Colombo Stock Exchange’s main index ended 0.98 per cent, or 58.28 points, weaker at 5,910.81. “The market is consolidating with a little bit of profit-taking and getting ready for the ...
Cabraal says that price pressures will remain, keeps policy rates and growth figures steady The Central Bank kept policy rates unchanged yesterday, on expectations that inflation would remain contained to single digit levels on policy changes to reduce demand. The concerted efforts by the Central Bank and the Government earlier this year to curb the ...
Issue oversubscribed by two times, says Central Bank The Central Bank has had its latest issue of Sri Lanka Development Bonds oversubscribed by two times, bringing the total bid to US$ 121.05 million, the monetary institution said in a statement. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka, ...
Commendable achievements Over the years Sri Lanka has gained a considerable reputation for its achievements in social development. It punches above its weight on the UNDP’s Human Development Index. It has also performed very well in meeting the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which focus on indicators related to poverty, health, education and gender ...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is concentrating on developing nine sectors including infrastructure in Sri Lanka and the far eastern region including Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to foster economic development. “Asian Development Bank has assisted sub regional economic cooperation in the Greater Mekong Sub region (GMS) to enhance their economic relations, covering nine priority ...
‘Echelon,’ a new business magazine, covering the islands most dynamic companies, their leaders, the economy and lifestyle in unparalleled depth, is now widely available at bookstores and supermarkets. Echelon’s publisher Capital Media, has brought together one of the most experienced teams of journalists, photographers and designers to create a magazine of international standards...
Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, has partnered with Sri Lanka’s largest listed bank, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, to provide integrated enterprise communication solutions, which would ensure uninterrupted and highly secure connectivity leading to smooth banking services for Commercial Bank customers. The new data centre hosted at the Dialog Axiata ...
RAM Ratings Lanka has reaffirmed the respective long- and short-term financial institution ratings of Standard Chartered Bank – Sri Lanka Branch (SCBSL) at AAA and P1; the long-term rating has a stable outlook. The ratings are firmly anchored by the credit profile of Standard Chartered Bank PLC of the UK (SCB-UK) of which the Bank ...
The exchange of goods and services has been around for as long as civilisations themselves, if not longer. Humans, being extremely adaptive to their environments, have always found ways to utilise resources and build surplus. This surplus was then used to trade in order to obtain resources and goods that weren’t abundantly available. Evolution of ...
The ceremonial opening of NSB’s Kekanadura Branch was held recently and this branch will offer its clients the bank’s full range of products and services. The branch opening was graced by Dullas Alahapperuma , Cabinet Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development as the Chief Guest, with the presence of Sunil S. Sirisena, Chairman NSB ...
SINGAPORE (Reuters): Brent crude slipped under $114 a barrel on Tuesday, adding to steep losses in the previous session, as investors weighed the impact of the Federal Reserve’s open ended stimulus push on oil demand and eyed China’s next step to boost its economy. Brent crude fell more than $5 a barrel late on Monday ...
Reuters: British inflation ticked down in August despite a rise in oil and fuel costs, providing the Bank of England with more leeway to inject additional cash into the fragile economy. The Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday that consumer price inflation slowed to 2.5 per cent last month from 2.6 per cent in ...
HONG KONG (AFP): Asian markets mostly fell on Tuesday following losses on Wall Street and as profit-takers moved in after last week’s huge gains sparked by the US Federal Reserve stimulus plan. Anti-Japan protests across China also weighed on shares in both countries, with three of Japan’s biggest car makers saying they had closed their ...
Two groups totalling around 50 would-be Sri Lankan asylum seekers have arrived at the offshore processing centres in Papua New Guinea, but are unlikely to provide a bottleneck for the dozens more expected. The number of detainees during the last two months has topped 556, with total numbers since June estimated at around 1,400, showing ...
Eden Resort and Spa General Manager Eksath Wijeratne receiving the Merit Award from Bank of Ceylon AGM Marketing G.H. Wickramasinghe. Also present are CNCI Chairman Preethi Jayawardena (far left) and CNCI Past Chairman A.K. Ratnarajah (third from left)
Tightening brakes on growth, Government data released yesterday showed the country has slowed to a two-and-a-half-year low, slipping from 7.9% in the first quarter to 6.4 % in the second when compared with the same period last year. A Reuters report noted that economic growth eased to 6.4 per cent in the second quarter ...
Reuters: The Central Bank is expected to keep interest rates steady for a fifth straight month on Tuesday despite high inflation to help bolster economic growth, which has been cooling due to sweeping policy measures and an extended drought. Twelve out of 13 analysts polled by Reuters expect the repurchase and reverse repurchase rates to ...