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Sri Lanka tea sees better demand at auction
Jul 14, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea prices rose at this week’s Colombo auction with some prices up by 20-30 rupees, Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers said in their latest report. “Overall quality of teas, both from the Western and Eastern planting districts showed an improvement and consequently recorded a price appreciation of Rs. 20/- […]
UN Secretary General message on World Youth Day
Today’s world has the largest generation of youth in history. Their needs and potential are increasingly recognized in the international community. I am proud to have made youth issues a priority, including by appointing the first-ever Youth Envoy to serve as a liaison between the United Nations and the world’s young people. This elevation on […]
Sri Lanka FM statement following discussion with two visiting US Asst. Secretaries of State
It is a pleasure to welcome Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal and Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour Tom Malinowski to Sri Lanka and to this Ministry, once again. I am sure that by now, both Nisha and Tom are quite familiar to all […]
‘s BOI signs 46 new Investment agreements in June
Jul 11, 2016 (LBO) – The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka has signed 46 new investment agreements totaling 982 million US dollars, a statement said. The projects cover manufacturing, construction, mixed development, hotel, mini hydro power, trading house, solar power, apparel, research and development and education. Around 8,000 new direct employment opportunities will be created, the […]
Sri Lankan rupee trades weaker ahead of sovereign bond sale
July 11 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee fell as importers and banks bought dollars, speculating that foreign holders of the country’s sovereign debt might sell them in order to invest in the higher-yielding dollar bonds the government launched on Monday, dealers said. The new dual-tranche dollar bond float, which could result in some foreign […]
Statement by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera following bilateral talks with Chinese counterpart
It has been an honour and a great privilege to welcome to Sri Lanka the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Wang Yi. The visit is significant as it is the first high level visit and the first visit by a Foreign Minister of China, following the formation […]
ADB to increase funding up to USD2bn in next three years
Jul 08, 2016 (LBO) – Asian Development Bank said it will scale up lending to Sri Lanka to 2 billion US dollars in loans and equity in 2017 through 2019, a senior official said. “ADB is re-orienting our operations internally and as a result have more capacity for lending programmes,” Wencai Zhang, Vice President (Operations […]
‘ dollar sales
July 8 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee ended firmer in one-week forwards on Friday, as foreign banks sold dollars on behalf of offshore investors to buy local bonds, dealers said. The spot rupee is tightly managed by the central bank and market participants use the forward market levels for guidance on the currency. Dealers […]
Asia stocks steady, look to US jobs to soothe Brexit anxiety
July 8 (Reuters) – Asian shares were steady in early Friday trade as investors brace for U.S. jobs data to see if the world’s no. 1 economy is resilient enough to weather the fallout from the Brexit vote. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan were down 0.1 percent while Japan’s Nikkei was up […]
Sri Lanka power regulator warns CEB on long term generation plan
Jul 07, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) has warned that immediate action was necessary and that the Ceylon Electricity Board needs to expedite its submission of the Least Cost Long Term Generation Expansion Plan (LCLTGEP) 2015 – 2034 with the relevant changes. “You are required to submit the LCLTGEP 2015 -2034 […]
Port City to increase local and foreign real estate demand: RIU
Jul 07, 2016 (LBO) – Colombo Port City project now incorporated under the overall Megapolis plan will create a rising demand for real-estate from local and foreign investors alike, a research firm said. “The projects impact on the Colombo real estate market will be a long-term consideration” Research Intelligence Unit (RIU), a firm which specialize in real-estate […]
Asia stocks bounce, upbeat U.S. data soothes nerves
July 7 (Reuters) – Asian share markets crept cautiously higher early on Thursday after upbeat U.S. economic data took the sting out of losses in European equities and lifted Wall Street to a firmer finish. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.5 percent, having shed 1 percent on Wednesday when fears […]