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Sri Lankan rupee steady; importer dollar demand offsets exporter selling
COLOMBO, Aug 24 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee was steady for an eighth session on Wednesday as exporter dollar sales were offset by importer demand for the greenback, with dealers hesitating to trade the local currency below 145.50 per dollar in anticipation of central bank intervention to defend the rupee, dealers said. The spot […]
Sri Lanka bottled water to have higher SLS standards
Aug 24, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) will be enforcing plastic mineral water bottling standards starting September 1 following the authority detecting several brands using low quality bottles. “Low quality bottles affect the quality of water in bottles,” said Rishad Bathiudeen, minister of Industry and Commerce during a consumer review conducted […]
Asia stocks cement gains after recent rally, oil slips
HONG KONG, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Asian stocks consolidated recent gains on Wednesday, helped by Wall Street’s rise overnight, even as oil prices slid after a surprise build in U.S. crude stocks. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.3 percent in early trade. It has risen more than 14 percent since late […]
Asian Regulatory Reforms to Increase Appetite for Reinsurance: Fitch
Fitch Ratings-Singapore/Hong Kong-22 August 2016: Fitch Ratings believes that various regulatory initiatives in the region could lead indirectly to greater demand for reinsurance, as direct insurers rethink risk-management strategies and appetite. Asian regulators have implemented – or are in the process of implementing – a range of measures that would alter the operating and business […]
VirtusaPolaris Receives Stevie Award for Investor Relations and Technical Innovation
(PRESS RELEASE) – WESTBOROUGH, Mass.,– VirtusaPolaris, the market-facing brand of Virtusa Corporation and Polaris Consulting & Services, Ltd., and a leading worldwide provider of information technology (IT) consulting and outsourcing services, announcedthat it has been awarded two Stevie Award recognitions; a Gold award for Investor Relations and a Silver award for Most Innovative Technology Company […]
Sri Lankan rupee steady; importer dollar demand offsets exporter sales
COLOMBO, Aug 22 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee was steady for a sixth straight session on Monday as dollar sales by foreigners who bought government securities were offset by demand for the U.S. currency from importers, dealers said. The spot rupee was at 145.50/55 per dollar at 0648 GMT, unchanged from Friday’s close. “It […]
‘s Janashakthi launches next gen smart tech challenge
Aug 19, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi Insurance says it has launched their latest campaign to capture the innovative minds of today’s youth – the ‘Janashakthi Full Option Appathon’, the Next Gen Smart Tech Challenge. The team-based challenge will have youth competing for the one million rupee prize by proposing and developing apps that […]
More Sri Lanka IPOs to come by end 2016: CSE official
Aug 19, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will see some new IPOs on the Colombo Stock Exchange by the end of 2016 and also expect some non strategic state enterprises to list, a senior official said. “There are few IPOs in the pipeline,” Rajeeva Bandaranaike, the chief executive of the CSE, said. “We are waiting […]
Asia rides Wall St higher, buoyant crude nears 6-week highs
TOKYO, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Friday as Wall Street benefited from buoyant crude oil prices and expectations U.S. borrowing costs will remain at stimulatory levels at least until year-end. Japan’s Nikkei added 0.5 percent and South Korea’s Kospi tacked on 0.2 percent. Australian shares added 0.1 percent. MSCI’s broadest index […]
Amana Takaful Life Limited shares debut on CSE
(PRESS RELEASE) – Amana Takaful Life Limited (ATLL), a fully-owned subsidiary of Amana Takaful PLC, rang the opening bell to commence trading and celebrate the listing ofits shares on the Diri Savi Board of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) today. The ceremony was attended by Directors of ATLL Dato’ Mohd Fadzli Yusof, Mr. Fazal Ghaffoor, […]
Sri Lanka inks deal for ICT cooperation with Huawei
Aug 18, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure and Huawei have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on information communication technology cooperation in China recently. “We will accelerate the local ICT talent development and this year, we will also establish a Customer Solution Integration and Innovation Center in Sri Lanka.,” Li […]
Sri Lankan rupee steady; exporter dlr sales offset bank demand
COLOMBO, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee was steady for a fourth straight session on Thursday as dollar sales by exporters were offset by demand for the U.S. currency from banks, dealers said. The spot rupee was at 145.50/55 per dollar at 0623 GMT, unchanged from Tuesday’s close. The markets were closed for […]