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President abolishes Cabinet Committee on Economic Management
BUSINESS

President abolishes Cabinet Committee on Economic Management

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to abolish the Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CCEM) headed by the Prime…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/03/2018
CENTRAL BANK HAS ITS WAY ON NATIONAL PAYMENT PLATFORM
LOCALMain Story

CENTRAL BANK HAS ITS WAY ON NATIONAL PAYMENT PLATFORM

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank led by Governor Dr Indrajith Coomaraswamy has maintained its position that the existing National Payment Platform…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/02/2018
Sri Lanka aims to reduce public debt to 70 percent of GDP
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka aims to reduce public debt to 70 percent of GDP

The Sri Lankan government plans to reduce the country’s public debt to 70 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/01/2018
Critical advertising blitz to boost tourism kicks off in Feb.
BUSINESSMain Story

Critical advertising blitz to boost tourism kicks off in Feb.

SLTPB Chairman Udaya Nanayakkara says $ 3.5 m digital promotion campaign to go live in Germany, the UK, France, India…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/01/2018
Govt. brews Rs. 12 b in loans to boost tea
BUSINESSMain Story

Govt. brews Rs. 12 b in loans to boost tea

Talks with two Japanese banks on obtaining low-interest loans to modernise tea factories, uplift tea smallholders Rs. 12 billion in…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/12/201704/12/2017

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