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Sri Lanka’s new development tagline Sri Lanka’s current development tagline has been to make it the ‘Emerging Wonder of Asia’ as originally enunciated in the ‘Mahinda Chinthana: Vision for the Future’ and reaffirmed in both the Development Policy Framework of the Government issued in 2010 and the Annual Report of the Ministry of Finance and ...
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
The prestigious world construction Symposium of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) will have Sri Lanka as its next venue for the 2012 deliberations. The world Construction Symposium 2012 will be held in Colombo from 28th June to 01st July 2012 at the cinnamon Grand Hotel. This year’s symposium ...
- Industry gears up for ‘Construction Expo 2012’ (Category: Business)
- CIOB to host ‘Global Challenges’ in Construction International Symposium (Category: Business)
- Premier construction suppliers, equipment, machinery and technology show in June (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka is strong to rise against alien forces – Basil Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
“They fancy themselves to be gods and that the World was made for their Sakes”. Erasmus (Family Discourse – Colloquies I) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Ten men on five motorbikes, armed with T56 rifles, descend on a legal political gathering. They shoot into the crowd, killing two and injuring several. For the next 15-20 minutes, they ...
- Lanka woos China; neighbour India out as main economic partner (Category: Breaking News)
- Land procurement begins for $ 200 m second phase of Hambantota Port (Category: Business)
- Hambantota is symbolic of major shift of political and economic power away from Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Belonging to political family not enough to ensure success - Namal (Category: Breaking News)
By Marianne David MP and consultant economist Dr. Harsha De Silva yesterday alleged that THE UNP’s criticism over the mismanagement of the economy and the Central Bank as well as the EPF’s investments in banking stocks have been emphatically validated by global rating agency Standard and Poor’s.“Standard and Poor’s reiterated what we have been saying ...
- Harsha claims Govt., CB lack credibility (Category: Business)
- UNP draws guns on “military control” of Rupee (Category: Business)
- S&P’s soother! (Category: Business)
A laudable goal that needs much more workSocial justice to be the Government’s development philosophy The development philosophy of the present Government, as pronounced in the Annual Report of the Ministry of Finance and Planning for 2011 released two weeks ago, is a blend of social justice with economic progress (p 14). This is a ...
- Navigating India’s Future: A Deep Dive into Modi’s Governance (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Aurobindo: Mystical Awareness Supplants Production (Category: Breaking News)
- Making Sense Of The UNPs Elusive Victory In The Colombo MC (Category: Breaking News)
- 1972: A Historic Opportunity Missed (Category: Breaking News)
Minister for the Environment Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, speaking yesterday at a seminar entitled, ‘Emerging Issues on Trade, Climate Change and Food Security: Way Forward for South Asia’ held at the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) Auditorium reiterated the impact climate change is having in South Asia. Minister for the Environment Anura Priyadarshana ...
- Climate Risk (Category: Business)
- Seminar on emerging issues on trade, climate change and food security (Category: Business)
- Japan welcomes coordinated debt restructuring program for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Centre to train health professionals in Southeast Asia (Category: Breaking News)
The Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS ) and the South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) ) have organised a South Asia regional seminar entitled, ‘Emerging Issues on Trade, Climate Change and Food Security: Way Forward for South Asia,’ from 31 May to 1
- Climate change impacts trade, food security – Minister Yapa (Category: Business)
- Climate change ‘biggest threat’ to food security (Category: Business)
- The Interplay Of Climate Change & Water Shortages In Sri Lanka’s Ecosystems (Category: Breaking News)
- China must develop a more consensual approach to Himalayan water (Category: Breaking News)
Year to date negative return tops 20% Rs. 45 b in value wiped off; YTD loss figure tops Rs. 400 b mark The stock market crash persisted for the second consecutive day with more velocity yesterday as Rs. 45 billion in value was wiped off, propelling the year-to-date loss surpass Rs. 400 billion mark and ...
- October ordeal at CSE persists; Rs. 179 b in value wiped off so far (Category: Business)
- Budget fails to boost bourse (Category: Business)
- Rs. 44 b in value wiped out from Bourse (Category: Business)
- Bourse gets better; foreign inflow tops Rs. 27 b; turnover pips Rs. 1 b mark (Category: Business)
The stock market’s misery worsened yesterday with the benchmark All Share Index (ASI) dipping below the psychological 5,000 points level whilst year to date a staggering Rs. 371 billion in value has been wiped off. The ASI yesterday dipped by 1.5% or 74.66 points, to close at 4,935.01, the lowest close in 22 months or ...
- SEC gives more flexibility on broker credit (Category: Business)
- Margin mayhem! (Category: Business)
- Bourse crosses half a million ‘individuals’ milestone (Category: Business)
The development of the human resources in the public sector has been identified as an imperative factor to achieve the Government’s development targets by making productive decisions and to deliver efficient and productive services to the general public by the ‘Mahinda Chinthana: Vision for the Future’. In order to fulfil these objectives, the Government of ...
- Japan to fund Masters Degrees for Lankan public sector officials (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan provides HRD schols to young Sri Lankan public officials (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan extends Rs. 611 mn grant assistance for HR development in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to get Emergency Assistance of USD 3 Million from Japan (Category: Breaking News)
The Japanese government is to fund the studies of young Sri Lankan public sector officials enabling them to pursue a two-year Masters Degree, the Japanese embassy in Colombo said today. Japan is to provide Rs. 340 million for this purpose. The Government of Japan introduced a Human Resources Development Scholarship to Sri Lanka in 2010 for young public sector officials to pursue a two-year Mast...
- Japan gives HR schols to young public officials (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan provides HRD schols to young Sri Lankan public officials (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan provides Rs, 280 million in scholarships to young Sri Lankan public officers (Category: Breaking News)
- JICA funds Rs. 340 m for 15 Govt. officers to pursue Masters in Japan (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s largest mobile services provider Dialog Axiata PLC has introduced eTeacher, a web based education portal which allows subscribers to follow tuition classes conducted by popular lecturers via the web from any place at anytime, without the hassle of travelling during peak traffic times. The eTeacher web based education portal can be accessed by ...
- Dialog unveils co-branded Opera Mini browser to empower phones (Category: Business)
- Edna Group inks deal with Dialog Axiata (Category: Business)
- Nenesa TV expands coverage to bridge education gap (Category: Business)
- DTV powers Mercantile Rugby 7s (Category: Business)
By an Analyst There is no doubt and there is near unanimity that overregulation by the previous Securities and Exchange Commission arising from inexperience, lack of knowledge and lack of correct strategies was the prime cause for the market collapse witnessed today. The SEC without any foresight and professionalism has introduced ad hoc legislation detrimental ...
- Serious decline of the stock market under the present SEC (Category: Business)
- Broker Credit Drives Up Market (Category: Breaking News)
- Politicos , Brokers ; Bourse’s Tailwind (Category: Breaking News)
- Majority of brokers recommend PLC IPO as buy (Category: Business)
Consultant Economist and UNP MP Dr. Harsha De Silva will share ‘possible scenarios for the exchange rate’ on 30 May at Waters Edge at a forum organised by the Sri Lanka Apparel Sourcing Association (SLASA). The exchange rate of late has been a contentious issue and its future outlook will be of importance for the ...
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
-Uloom Karachi (a leading Institute of Islamic Sciences in Pakistan) and the Centre of Islamic Economics, ...
- Pakistan Central Bank to develop rules for Islamic scholars (Category: Business)
- Urban Anarchy (Category: Business)
- Islamic lecture today (Category: Business)
- Fresh bid to secure pardon for Rizana (Category: Breaking News)
INSEAD, the leading international business school, has partnered with leading TMT advisory and investment firm Delta Partners to release a joint white paper that defines core emerging markets, growth drivers as well as opportunities and challenges in the global telecommunications industry. At a time when Facebook is getting ready to IPO, its focus on emerging ...
- Global Information Technology Report: living in a hyperconnected world (Category: Business)
- Colombo to host GSMA mWomen Working Group meeting (Category: Business)
- Dialog extends deal with Cable&Wireless to provide managed services to customers (Category: Business)
An internship with MAS Holdings, Deutsche Bank and DialogCorporate heavyweights MAS Holdings, Deutsche Bank and Dialog Axiata PLC are in search of the next batch of exceptional interns to join their annual Summer Internship Program, commencing July 2012. This joint initiative is rated one of the best internship programs in the island and has been ...
- Major summer internship program kicks off (Category: Business)
- MAS-Deutsche Bank-Dialog Summer Internship Program ends successfully (Category: Business)
- Deutsche Bank rolls out new integration solution for Dialog Axiata (Category: Business)
- Dialog empowers 7.5m with mobile money transactions (Category: Business)
By Saman Kelegama New deal from Busan? The 4th High Level Forum (HLF) on Aid Effectiveness in Busan which took place during 29 November to 1 December 2011 came out with a New Deal for Engagement of Fragile States – a somewhat novel document of aid architecture that provides fragile states a stronger role in ...
- TI calls on all donors to sign up to aid transparency standard (Category: Business)
- Accountability, transparency key to inclusive growth in Asia (Category: Business)
- China, India score with untied aid (Category: Business)
- UN’s development goals are under threat as aid shrinks (Category: Business)
Citrus Leisure PLC recently announced the appointment of Chandana Talwatte as Director/CEO and Vasula Premawardhana as Director of the Citrus Group. Talwatte is a well-respected corporate leader with a proven track record of driving businesses forward under challenging conditions. He served most recently as Director – Sales and Marketing of Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo. He has ...
- UNM men's, women's basketball teams relocating to Texas (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Justice League Snyder Cut gets classy black-and-white trailer - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Justice League Snyder Cut gets classy black-and-white trailer - CNET (Category: Technology)
- UNM men's, women's basketball teams relocating to Texas (Category: USA, New Mexico)
n The Scholar who has refused to changeHumanistic approach Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekera, scholar, writer, poet, novelist, social activist and many more, in a special contribution to Professor Buddhadasa Hewavitharana Felicitation Volume Two released last month, has tried to analyse the most recent history of Sri Lanka in the context of the onset of the process ...
- Globalisation: The challenges (Category: Business)
- Crisis lies in not knowing what higher education is! (Category: Business)
- UNCTAD should address challenges faced by developing world (Category: Business)
- Impunity: Unequal before the law (Category: Business)
A bubble in economics refers to a period in which a product or asset is traded in high volumes at prices that are at significant variance with its intrinsic value. History is replete with examples including the Dutch Tulip Mania from 1634 to 1637, the French Mississippi Bubble in 1719-20
- The Bursting Bubble (Category: Breaking News)
- Stock market facing Bangladesh: style crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka national inflation reaches 70.2-pct in August (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka private credit negative in July (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr. Arujuna Sivananthan A bubble in economics refers to a period in which a product or asset is traded in high volumes at prices that are at significant variance with its intrinsic value. History is replete with examples including the Dutch Tulip Mania from 1634 to 1637, the French Mississippi
- The Bursting Bubble (Category: Breaking News)
- Stock market facing Bangladesh: style crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch: Slowdown in EM credit growth likely in 2012 (Category: Business)
- Disregard Fitch Ratings claim - Cabral (Category: Breaking News)
UNP MP Dr. Harsha de Silva backs Daily FT columnist on per capita income data, claimsfigures too inflated and Govt. trying to mislead people and global stakeholders; CB getting more politicised By Uditha Jayasinghe Firing another salvo at the Central Bank, UNP MP and economist Dr. Harsha De Silva yesterday alleged “creative accounting” in calculating ...
- Harsha says CB has moral responsibility to be more transparent (Category: Business)
- CB data: Cabraal shoots down Harsha’s claim (Category: Business)
- Misleading the public (Category: Business)
- May Day, May Day over May 2011 data (Category: Business)
Professor Buddhadasa Hewavitharana felicitated The legendary Economics Guru of Peradeniya vintage for more than four decades, Emeritus Professor of Economics Buddhadasa Hewavitharana, was felicitated last week by the country’s top policy think-tank, Institute of Policy Studies or IPS
- Two books on Sri Lankan economy launched (Category: Business)
- State of SL economy according to IPS: Grow but make it inclusive (Category: Business)
Relevance to microfinance and total financial inclusion Section 10 (2) of the Finance Business Act No. 42 of 2011, provides that: no other person other than a finance company and an institution specified under s. 10 (6), shall use the words ‘finance,’ ‘financing,’ or ‘financial’ as a part of its name or description, except with ...
- Micro finance: As India moves forward, Sri Lanka stagnates (Category: Business)
- Unregulated microfinance - A high-risk strategy (Category: Business)
- Regulation of microfinance institutions (Category: Business)
- ‘Divi Neguma’ Dept: Development catalyst, dependency creator or a white elephant? (Category: Business)
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who attended the Parliament yesterday on the special session on amendments to the Finance Act received a lecture on economics from none other than UNP MP Dr. Harsha de Silva. While Dr. De Silva was engaged in a rather heavy criticism of the proposed amendments
- Increase, to meet IMF conditions; UNP (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha: Contents of IMF agreement may turn out to be jackpot for some persons (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP urges COPA to summon CB, Labour Ministry officials over EPF (Category: Business)
Reuters: Asian stocks rebounded on Tuesday and the dollar struggled after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said ultra-loose monetary policy was still needed to reduce unemployment even though the U.S. economy has shown signs of improvement. Wall Street stocks had risen more than 1 percent on Bernanke’s comments, which supported views that easy monetary policy ...
- Asian markets dampened by Bernanke, factory data in focus (Category: Business)
- Bernanke defends low rate policy for weak economy (Category: Business)
- Bernanke quiet on next Fed move, stresses job crisis (Category: Business)
- Asian shares fall on unclear US policy stimulus, Europe (Category: Business)
Reuters: Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo are set to make the first concerted challenge to the U.S. grip on the top job at the World Bank, according to sources. The two globally respected economists and diplomats will be nominated for the World Bank presidency by South Africa ...
- World Bank picks health expert Jim Yong Kim as president (Category: Business)
- SL Seeks US$ 500Mn From WB For 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank to choose new chief; US pick likely (Category: Business)
- World Bank plans to double development funds (Category: Breaking News)
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), the pioneering business chamber in the country will turn 173 years on 25 March. An anniversary forum for its distinguished members and top corporate personnel will be held on 22 March from 5.30p.m to 8p.m. at the Golden Pond, Hotel Taj Samudra Colombo to celebrate this milestone. Ceylon ...
- Trade and Investment promotion mission to Singapore (Category: Business)
- Tamil Nadu trade team to arrive in Sri Lanka Thursday (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's largest business chamber signs deal for trade with BRICS (Category: Breaking News)
- CCC joins hands with Armenian Biz Union to promote trade (Category: Business)
Lankan born Gishan Dissanaike, the Adam Smith Professor of Corporate Governance, University of Cambridge will share key insights to the good, bad and the ugly of insider trading at seminar on Monday jointly organized by the Institute of Chartered Corporate Secretaries and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in partnership with the Daily FT. Dissanaike will ...
- Seminar on insider trading (Category: Business)
- New SEC Chief says won’t turn blind eye to robbers invading bourse (Category: Business)
- Insider trading: Good, bad or ugly? (Category: Business)
- Insider trading: Is it rampant, cause for market’s ill or mere paranoia? (Category: Business)
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