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‘A ruler with a depleted treasury eats into the very vitality of the citizens and the country. A ruler, who impoverishes his own people or angers them by unjust exactions will also lose their loyalty Impoverishment, greed and dissatisfaction are engendered among the subjects, when the ruler among other things (i) fails to give what ought ...
- 2024 Election Year; The Perennial Challenge Of Cleaning The Stables For Sri Lanka! (Category: Breaking News)
- Prosecuting Aragalaya Protestors; A Legal Perspective (Category: Breaking News)
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- Nihal Sri takes on ‘Expropriation Bill’ (Category: Business)
Last week there were more stories making the rounds on contemplated decisions made outside the cabinet meeting than decisions made inside. Of course, the usual briefing on cabinet decisions were spelled out, Thursday afternoon. For a regime that still wants to boast it has popular support, comparing itself to an opposition fractured and quarrelling red and green, it is ...
- Whither Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet gets down to biz! (Category: Business)
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- Thus spake Wimal Weerawansa (Category: Breaking News)
If the Governor of Central Bank has an urge to enter politics, he should come to Parliament without playing politics inside the CB, charges United National Party Parliamentarian and well-known Economist Dr. Harsha de Silva. Dr. de Silva notes that Governor Nivard Cabraal should respect the sanctity of the Central Bank and therefore if Cabraal ...
- Treasury Chief urges help for balance of payments (Category: Business)
- Nivard sees weak rupee recovering to 125 (Category: Business)
- Central Bank sees rupee firming helped by inflows (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka affirms flexible FX policy, but will intervene if needed (Category: Business)
Market’s illiquid state compounded by seasonal demand for money, coupled with the lack of confidence in the establishment that is also driving demand for US dollars ($s) and rates as well, forced Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to hold a reverse repo auction on Friday (December 16) to tide over the situation Overnight (O/n) ...
- Money Market’s Illiquid Status Deepens (Category: Breaking News)
- Rupee Strengthens, But Illiquid Status Worsens (Category: Breaking News)
- Hike Stalled (Category: Breaking News)
- Rates Continue To Rise (Category: Breaking News)
Banks’ Profits Up 111% The banking industry achieved a considerably high level of profits in 2010. Profit after tax amounted to Rs. 57.5 billion last year, a 111% growth in comparison to a Rs. 27.2 billion profit in 2009. The significant growth in profitability was mainly attributed to a higher increase in fee-based income, a ...
- Market Expects Rate Hike (Category: Breaking News)
- Ceylinco Insurance announces 65% dividend (Category: Business)
- Rupee Strengthens, But Illiquid Status Worsens (Category: Breaking News)
- JKH forges with solid growth (Category: Business)
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