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Tag: Eran Wickramaratne

Professionals need soul-searching
BUSINESSMain Story

Professionals need soul-searching

Eran calls on professional associations to move beyond focus on themselves to think of social needs Believes professional bodies push…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/07/201825/07/2018
Govt. amends NBT
BUSINESSMain Story

Govt. amends NBT

By Ashwin Hemmathagama Parliament yesterday approved the Nation Building Tax (NBT) (Amendment) Bill with changes allowing several sectors to be…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/07/201819/07/2018
Fuelling hikes!
BUSINESSMain Story

Fuelling hikes!

Fuel prices hiked across the board Sri Lanka continues to have highest subsidised fuel prices in the South Asian region, even after…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/05/2018
Capacity building to manage public debt and liability is need of the hour: Eran
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Capacity building to manage public debt and liability is need of the hour: Eran

Sri Lanka as a developing nation needs to focus on building capacity for public debt and liability management as matter of…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/04/2018
State Minister of Finance charges opposition of creating fear psychosis among would be investors
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State Minister of Finance charges opposition of creating fear psychosis among would be investors

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne says that the opposition, not happy to see the country recording the…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/04/2018
SL to take action against money laundering and terrorism financing
LOCALMain Story

SL to take action against money laundering and terrorism financing

Speaking of the recent measures taken against money laundering and terrorism financing, the State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne categorically…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/04/2018
All’s well with IRA
BUSINESSMain Story

All’s well with IRA

By Uditha Jayasinghe Barely a day after the new Inland Revenue Act (IRA) came into force, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/04/2018
 Slovakia keen to expand its trade and investment in Sri Lanka
BUSINESS

 Slovakia keen to expand its trade and investment in Sri Lanka

The Central European country Slovakia has expressed interest in expanding trade and investment in Sri Lanka as the island nation…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/03/2018
Sri Lanka’s economic outlook, investment opportunities positive – Eran Wickramaratne
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s economic outlook, investment opportunities positive – Eran Wickramaratne

In order to achieve the goal of becoming an upper-middle income country by 2025, the government of Sri Lanka has…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/02/2018
State Minister Eran Wickramaratne attends global tax conference in New York
BUSINESS

State Minister Eran Wickramaratne attends global tax conference in New York

State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne, is representing Sri Lanka at the First Global Conference of the Platform for Collaboration…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/02/2018

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