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BRUSSELS (Reuters): Euro zone economic sentiment defied expectations of stabilisation and again fell sharply in September, underlining the economic gloom brought on by the sovereign debt crisis as the euro zone sinks into a recession. The European Commission’s monthly economic sentiment
- Asian markets firmer as focus turns to FOMC from Greece (Category: Business)
- German Ifo business morale rises unexpectedly (Category: Business)
- Euro zone fears rattle global markets (Category: Business)
- Oil up despite weak Europe data (Category: Business)
Reuters: The race for president focused squarely on the battle for working-class votes on Wednesday, as Republican Mitt Romney scrambled to make up ground on Democratic President Barack Obama in the crucial battleground state of Ohio. On a day when the rivals held dueling events across the state, Romney mixed empathy for the unemployed – ...
- Romney backs Israel if needs to strike Iran – aide says (Category: Business)
- Romney wins big in Florida presidential primary (Category: Business)
- Obama takes campaign to Latin America, slams Romney (Category: Business)
- Romney, Ryan hit the road in an energised Republican campaign (Category: Business)
With the rejection of the Cabinet decision proposed to resolve the problem of university academics, the issue seems to be dragging without a settlement. The lecturers’ main demands are a salary increase, increase in Government funding of the education system to 6% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), end to political interference in education, and establishment ...
- Universities in crisis: Key learnings (Category: Business)
- Chaos in universities: A solution? (Category: Business)
- English as medium of instruction at Law College (Category: Breaking News)
- Medical education at crossroads (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Banks are getting round new rules intended to make a still vulnerable industry safer while countries are distracted by the continuing financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. The IMF’s latest Global Financial Stability Report said banks will adjust
- Demands on bank assets pose “vicious cycle” danger (Category: Business)
- India finds balance in NPLs recovery and borrower rights (Category: Business)
- Insurers, asset managers need tighter control – BIS (Category: Business)
- Three steps to avoid a global depression – Soros (Category: Business)
UNITED NATIONS(Reuters): President Barack Obama will say on Tuesday the United States will “do what we must” to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned against threatening attacks whose consequences would be devastating. Preparing to take the podium at the United Nations six weeks before the US presidential election, ...
- Ahmadinejad denounces ‘uncivilised Zionists,’ urges new order (Category: Business)
- Obama vows to pursue further nuclear cuts with Russia (Category: Business)
- Iran army tests defences as nuclear tensions rise (Category: Business)
- Israel calls for tougher Iran sanctions (Category: Business)
A number of articles which appeared in print media in the recent past signify the volatility in the economy. High volatility leads to vulnerability. Volatility and vulnerability are reflections of the haphazard nature of the economic policies and poor economic governance in a country. What is volatility? Volatility is the severity and the frequency with ...
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
Reuters: Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday after Germany’s business confidence fell in September for a fifth consecutive month and Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N), the world’s largest earth moving equipment maker, cut its earnings forecast, underscoring worries about slowing global growth. Uncertainty about the bailout prospects for Greece and Spain, as the euro zone’s three-year-long ...
- Asian markets cheered by Fed rate outlook (Category: Business)
- Shares, euro dip on Europe; French bond auction eyed (Category: Business)
- Euro zone fears rattle global markets (Category: Business)
- Asian shares at 3-month high after China inflation (Category: Business)
New chief ministers for Sri Lanka’s North Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces were sworn-in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday. Maheepala Herath as Chief Minister for Sabaragamuwa Province and S.M. Ranjith as Chief Minister for North Central Province took oaths from the President. Both chief ministers have secured the highest number of preferential votes at the provincial ...
- Ranjith, Herath takes oaths as new CMs (Category: Breaking News)
- New chief ministers sworn in for North Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Chief Ministers pledge to strengthen Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Washington school a finalist for Obama to speak at commencement (Category: USA, Washington)
AFTER more than four years, Sri Lanka can after this week say that there are no Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in the country – officially, at least. Sri Lanka has begun resettling the last of its internally displaced on Monday, but the move has been criticised by the main Tamil party, that claims they are ...
- Nearly 40,000 IDPs in camps (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 40,000 IDPs in camps (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian company bags 50-crore project to build houses for IDPs in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Send a team to SL: Congress MPs (Category: Breaking News)
LONDON (Reuters): Britain’s budget deficit widened to the biggest on record for any August, data showed on Friday, a day after the central bank chief said missing its debt goal was acceptable for the government. Public sector net borrowing excluding financial sector interventions rose to 14.410 billion pounds from 14.365 billion in August 2011 as ...
- UK’s Green Bank to lend to wind, waste energy (Category: Business)
- Britain’s top rating may yet survive (Category: Business)
- Financing of 2011 Budget goes haywire (Category: Business)
- Euro zone crisis heads for September crunch (Category: Business)
Hosts candle lighting events and suicide prevention walk programsBy Ruzaik Farook Sri Lanka Sumithrayo Colombo, under the global umbrella theme ‘Suicide prevention across the globe: Strengthening protective factors and instilling hope,’ and the localised subtheme ‘Don’t despair, we care,’ organised a candle lighting event to remember those who have died by suicide on ...
- An average of 12 persons commits suicide everyday in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Suicide Prevention Day commemorated (Category: Breaking News)
- Tragic numbers (Category: Business)
- Woman throws child in river and attempts suicide in Wattala (Category: Breaking News)
Fitch Ratings Lanka has affirmed Seylan Bank PLC’s (Seylan) National Long-Term rating at ‘A-(lka)’. The Outlook is Stable. A full list of the bank’s ratings is provided at the end of this commentary. Seylan’s rating reflects Fitch’s expectations of support from the State of Sri Lanka if required, given the bank’s systemic importance. However, the ...
- Fitch upgrades Seylan Bank to ‘A-(lka)’ (Category: Business)
- Fitch Affirms Seylan Bank at ‘A-(lka)’/Stable (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch rates Seylan Bank’s subordinated debt ‘BBB+’ (Category: Business)
- Implied Support (Category: Business)
Reuters: Manufacturing in China contracted for the 11th month in a row in September, according to a private sector survey of factory managers that indicated the world’s second largest economy remains on track for a seventh quarter of slowing growth. The HSBC Flash China manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed activity stabilized in September after ...
- China factory sector shrinks most in nine months (Category: Business)
- China factory surveys signal economic growth stays soft in Q3 (Category: Business)
- Asia factory output weak; India defies with rise (Category: Business)
- Asian factory output curbed by troubled Europe (Category: Business)
In tough economic conditions, cutting jobs in a business may appear to be the simplest solution to reducing expenses. However, layoffs present many disadvantages for employer, employee and customer. Globally, be it financial services, healthcare, media, technology or retail, all of them have thrown hundreds upon hundreds out of the workforce in the last 36 ...
- When governments run business enterprises (Category: Business)
- Internships: Free-for-all (Category: Business)
- Reconciling Dhamma in the corporate arena (Category: Business)
- Employee engagement and work-life balance (Category: Business)
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...
- Europe, China worries hurt business sentiment: survey (Category: Business)
- Asian markets dampened by Bernanke, factory data in focus (Category: Business)
- Asia’s growth picking up, too early to celebrate (Category: Business)
- ‘Pessimism’ over Asia-Pacific growth: survey (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Peoples Bank Nonperforming loans Rs. 54 billion in 2021 (Category: Breaking News)
- Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL maintain interest rates for fourth month straight (Category: Breaking News)
- Union Bank launches unique three-month FD (Category: Business)
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 ...
- From poverty to sustainability in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Equity and well-being in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- “Connecting People to Prosperity” in Sri Lanka. A reality check with “Mahinda Chinthanaya” (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Divi Neguma’ Dept: Development catalyst, dependency creator or a white elephant? (Category: Business)
‘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...
- Lanka Courier magazine launches (Category: Breaking News)
- These are the 4 finalists for Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ (Category: USA, New York)
- These are the 4 finalists for Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ (Category: USA, New York)
Non-Americans generally have a patronising, derisive view of American politics. That also applies to this presidential election campaign. Trivia, mud-slinging, bitter partisanship, extremism (particularly among Republicans) and Washington gridlock crowd out sensible debate, reasonable compromise and hard policy choices. That, at least, is the conventional wisdom. But it is wrong in one major respe...
- Romney vs Obama: Leadership and the enemies list (Category: Business)
- Losing ground in Ohio, Romney says his ‘heart aches’ for jobless (Category: Business)
- Obama takes campaign to Latin America, slams Romney (Category: Business)
- Romney, Ryan hit the road in an energised Republican campaign (Category: Business)
In yet another initiative towards a greener tomorrow, the Cinnamon Grand Sustainability Division held an energy savings seminar for the hotel’s employees from departments which deal with heavy electricity usage. The Green Forum, aimed at spreading environmental wisdom for a greener future, focused onelectricity preservation, at home and work. Hence, the interactive seminar was one ...
- Cinnamon Grand promotes energy efficiency and sustainable development, all year long (Category: Business)
- Friendly energy costs too much (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Scrapping power plan won't halt rate hikes: study (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Lights off and Earth on at Cinnamon Grand (Category: Business)
SINGAPORE (Reuters): Brent crude rose for the eighth consecutive session on Monday to just below $117 a barrel, though prices stayed under a four-month peak hit on Friday on worries that high oil prices could hamper efforts to boost a struggling world economy. Oil has been boosted by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s aggressive moves last ...
- Oil falls towards $105, economy jitters return (Category: Business)
- Brent slips, EU optimism keeps price above $111 (Category: Business)
- Oil falls on Fed’s gloomy economy outlook (Category: Business)
- Oil hits six-month high on supply worries, Iran (Category: Business)
The Government has gazetted a Bill, on 27 July 2012, to set up a Divi Neguma Department, which will take over the existing Samurdhi Authority, the Southern Development Authority and the Udarata Development Authority (successor to the Kandyan Peasantry Commission). The Bill will also set up a Divi Neguma Community Based Organisation, Divi Neguma Community ...
- Regulation of microfinance institutions (Category: Business)
- Unregulated microfinance - A high-risk strategy (Category: Business)
- New department to drive ‘Divi Neguma’ (Category: Business)
- Finance: Restrictions on use of the word (Category: Business)
NEW YORK (Reuters): Comparing the Federal Reserve to a rehab clinic offering addicted investors a synthetic high has been a favorite of Wall Street wags ever since the first round of Fed stimulus nearly four years ago. The punch line is that you always need more and more to get the same high and each ...
- Bernanke quiet on next Fed move, stresses job crisis (Category: Business)
- Fed ramps up economic stimulus, ready to do more (Category: Business)
- Time to buy as market has corrected itself enough: Panel (Category: Business)
- World stocks steady near 11-mth lows (Category: Business)
MP Mangala Samaraweera yesterday in a statement has jeered the recent rebound in the Colombo stock market as well as the appointment of the new Chairman at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in addition to being highly critical of the so-called mafia of investors. Following is the full text of Samaraweera’s statement: In an ...
- TISL wants Govt. to strengthen resolve against “stock market mafia” (Category: Business)
- SEC to improve CSE structure (Category: Breaking News)
- Former SEC Chief Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
Reuters: The Federal Reserve launched another aggressive stimulus program on Thursday, saying it would pump $40 billion into the US economy each month until it saw a sustained upturn in the weak jobs market. The central bank’s decision to tie its controversial bond buying directly to economic conditions was an unprecedented step that marked a ...
- Bernanke quiet on next Fed move, stresses job crisis (Category: Business)
- Asian shares inch down, mark time before Jackson Hole (Category: Business)
- All eyes on Bernanke as recession looms (Category: Business)
- Adopt economic policies to propel growth: Bankers (Category: Business)
The place isn’t a paradise for minorities but the economy is recovering By Sam Baker Asuasentinel.com: The Government of Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka has probably botched its dealings with the United States, the European Union and the United Nations. Still, the disenchantment with Colombo may be overblown three years after the end of the ...
- Army inquiry a delaying tactic: Human Rights Watch (Category: Business)
- President calls on diplomats to counter threats from pro-LTTE Diaspora (Category: Business)
- NGOs Call on U.S. to Establish International Accountability Mechanism on Sri Lanka at UN Human R... (Category: Breaking News)
- Rejected asylum seekers abused in Sri Lanka, says rights group (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman Gunadasa World Socialist Web Site: A scandal over the manipulation of shares on the Colombo Stock Exchange has erupted in recent weeks, after former Sri Lankan Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Thilak Karunaratne accused Government ministers of acting in league with speculators. Karunaratne was pressured by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to quit his position, ...
- Former SEC Chief Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Bourse boom awaits boosted brokers after Presidential forum (Category: Business)
- Tilak talks his way out of SEC (Category: Business)
Reuters: Germany’s Constitutional Court gave a green light on Wednesday for the country to ratify the euro zone’s new bailout fund and budget pact, but insisted the German parliament have veto powers over any future increases in the size of the fund. The eagerly awaited verdict boosted global stocks and the euro currency as investors ...
- Euro zone crisis heads for September crunch (Category: Business)
- German FM: Greece needs sustainable debt by 2020 (Category: Business)
- EU leaders to agree on permanent bailout fund (Category: Business)
- Europe splits over fiscal union, UK isolated (Category: Business)
THE Government’s move to use the Labour Commissioner to arbitrate for a solution to the academics strike ended in yet another dead end, prompting questions of whether the Government is prepared to take a serious step to solve the crisis. The offer was rejected for two reasons
- University academics on token srike on Tuesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. closes all universities due to ongoing academics’ strike (Category: Business)
- Dimmed hope (Category: Business)
- Save student involvement (Category: Business)
TIANJIN, China (Reuters): China is on track to meet this year’s target for economic growth and if needed the government could utilise a 100 billion yuan fiscal stability fund to boost growth, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday. Wen, speaking at a meeting of the World Economic Forum held in China’s eastern port city of ...
- China’s Wen urges more support for growth (Category: Business)
- Global crisis not over, China reforms to go on: Wen (Category: Business)
- China cuts 2012 growth target to 8-year low of 7.5 % (Category: Business)
- Slowing China aids global economic rebalancing (Category: Business)
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