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WASHINGTON (Reuters) : The head of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged advanced countries to take bold, coordinated action to break a vicious cycle of weak growth and high debt that threatens the global economy and has been worsened by dysfunctional politics. “Without collective
- Global economy’s ‘timid’ recovery faces high risks: Lagarde (Category: Business)
- IMF Chief Lagarde emphasises Asia, China role in global recovery (Category: Business)
- Lagarde eyes $400 b rise in IMF funds this week; Japan pledges $ 60 b (Category: Business)
- The Latest: Lagarde: Recovery bumpy until vaccine widespread (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Central Bank is likely to hold rates and keep Statutory Reserve Requirements (SRR) steady according to analysts polled by Reuters. The September monetary policy rate decision is due today. Reuters said the Central Bank is expected to keep its repurchase and reverse repurchase rate steady at 7.00 percent and 8.50 percent respectively for an eighth ...
- (AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-20 03:28 Sri Lanka c.bank keeps rates steady 6th straight month (Category: Breaking News)
- (AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-20 03:28 Sri Lanka c.bank keeps rates steady 6th straight month (Category: Breaking News)
- (AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-20 03:28 Sri Lanka c.bank keeps rates steady 6th straight month (Category: Breaking News)
- (AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-20 03:28 Sri Lanka c.bank keeps rates steady 6th straight month (Category: Breaking News)
LONDON, Reuters: Global regulators have revised their rules so they can more easily track down commodity market abuses that cut across national borders. Many of the provisions mapped out in the updated principles of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have already been introduced or are in the pipeline, in major jurisdictions such as ...
- SEC to amend its Act (Category: Business)
- Bullish hedge funds flock back to commodities (Category: Business)
- Emerging East Asia’s bond markets expand, still in demand – ADB (Category: Business)
- PwC says emerging markets to drive revenue growth (Category: Business)
By Uditha Jayasinghe With the Budget on the horizon, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) yesterday dropped hints that there would be more relief to local investors come 15 November. IRD Commissioner General K.M.S Kandegedara acknowledged that the department was currently meeting with various associations and organisations to formulate proposals for Budget 2012. He was speaking ...
- Budget On Nov. 15 (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Mahinda’s 7th Budget be lucky for Lanka? (Category: Business)
- Need To Cap Revenue-Expenditure Gap (Category: Breaking News)
Rupee kept steady despite IMF request to limit intervention Market expects rupee to fall in near future Shares end weaker amid foreign selling. Reuters: Sri Lanka’s rupee currency premiums edged up on Thursday after the International Monetary Fund asked the Central Bank to limit
- Rupee hits new low, but State intervenes (Category: Business)
- Rupee sinks to record low (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka affirms flexible FX policy, but will intervene if needed (Category: Business)
- Markets becalmed (Category: Business)
Reuters: Anger at Greece's failure to meet fiscal targets that are a condition for its international bailout is nearing breaking point in Berlin and other European capitals, with senior politicians now talking openly about the possibility of Athens exiting the euro zone. Horst Seehofer, the head of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), was the ...
- Asian shares ease, hurt by Spain bank woes (Category: Business)
- Euro zone crisis heads for September crunch (Category: Business)
- England, France complete heavyweight last eight (Category: Business)
- Greeks seek better terms after Spanish rescue (Category: Business)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest review gave mixed evaluations with positive ...
- Global economic outlook slowly improving but remains fragile (Category: Business)
- Important issues (Category: Business)
- No timing yet for Sri Lanka review prior to next loan disbursal: IMF (Category: Business)
- IMF cuts Sri Lanka’s growth forecast but says future stable (Category: Business)
(Reuters) – The global economy is unlikely to fall back into recession but there are risks, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday. “I don’t believe that the United States or the world will go into a double-dip but there’s high degrees of uncertainty,” Zoellick told reporters in Singapore. The United States is more ...
- Rooney is replica shirt best seller (Category: Business)
- Elon Musk advocates for India’s permanent UNSC membership, says “India not having a permanent se... (Category: Breaking News)
- Maersk Line says container sector to stay depressed (Category: Business)
- ‘Get your act together’ Australia tells Europe (Category: Business)
JACKSON HOLE: Central bankers gathered at an annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this weekend had a message for political leaders: monetary policy alone can’t keep the global expansion going. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke urged adoption of “good, proactive housing policies” to reverse the depressed US real estate market and warned lawmakers to ...
- Bernanke defends low rate policy for weak economy (Category: Business)
- Fed officials take wait-and-see approach on stimulus (Category: Business)
- Fed launches QE3, bets big to rescue US economy (Category: Business)
- Bernanke quiet on next Fed move, stresses job crisis (Category: Business)
Reuters: The heads of the U.S. Federal Reserve, IMF and OECD stepped up pressure on political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic to shake off their inertia and tackle urgent economic problems. If politicians ignore their pleas — including a blunt call from International Monetary Fund chief
- Global economy’s ‘timid’ recovery faces high risks: Lagarde (Category: Business)
- IMF Chief Lagarde emphasises Asia, China role in global recovery (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to offer winter tourism refuge from Powell-Lagarde bubble (Category: Breaking News)
- Lagarde eyes $400 b rise in IMF funds this week; Japan pledges $ 60 b (Category: Business)
Eshana De Silva, the Chairman of the Esna Group of Companies and Shermans Logistics has been officially appointed as the Honorary Consul to Kazakhstan. De Silva is also a Director of Pan Asia Bank, Mc Marine and functions as a board member of the Board of Investment (BOI) and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). ...
- G.L. to Russia and Kazakhstan (Category: Breaking News)
- Gujarat opens door for Lankan companies (Category: Breaking News)
- Current Form (Category: Business)
- Middle Order (Category: Business)
Bloomberg: Sri Lanka’s economic growth is set to outstrip India’s for the first time since 2000 as record foreign investment and Government spending fuel a resurgence after almost three decades of civil war. The island nation’s $ 50 billion gross domestic product will increase 8.5 per cent this year, up from eight per cent in ...
- Inflation rises to six month high of 5.5% (Category: Business)
- Audi July unit sales up 16%, driven by China (Category: Business)
- Fitch affirms Hatton National Bank at ‘AA-’ (Category: Business)
- Positive results for Asia Pacific hotels in Sept (Category: Business)
THE Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) seems to be missing the woods for the trees. Recently Minister Susil Premajayanth decided to order all Ceypetco outlets to issue receipts for every purchase of fuel. While this is important, the officials must also keep in sight the fact that there are many problems within the CPC that need ...
- Fuel Price Hike Imminent (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka opposition holds Petroleum Minister responsible for substandard diesel fiasco (Category: Breaking News)
- CEB Says Dues Paid To CPC (Category: Breaking News)
- No More Cheap Fuel For CEB (Category: Breaking News)
THE current market turmoil, marked by a huge spike in uncertainty, has shaken confidence across the global economy and prompted many to conclude all policy options have been exhausted. That impression is wrong – and could lead to paralysis. After the crisis unfolded in late 2008, global policymakers came together to act with common purpose. ...
- India’s economic growth to quicken in 2013 – OECD (Category: Business)
- Economic growth to rebound in 2013: SCB (Category: Business)
- A resolute Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
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