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Dialog Axiata and the Australian government pilot a digital payment platform in Northern Sri Lanka
BUSINESS

Dialog Axiata and the Australian government pilot a digital payment platform in Northern Sri Lanka

Dialog Axiata PLC and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) collaborated to pilot a digital payment platform roll-out…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/11/2017
Sri Lanka Exports up 12.9-pct in Sept
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka Exports up 12.9-pct in Sept

Sri Lanka’s exports were up to 1.011 million dollars, a rise of 12.9 percent with growth in the textile and…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/11/2017
Sri Lanka’s trade deficit expands 7.5% in September 2017 despite double-digit growth in exports earnings
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit expands 7.5% in September 2017 despite double-digit growth in exports earnings

Despite a double-digit growth in exports earnings surpassing US$ 1 billion for the third-consecutive month, Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/11/2017
New Regulations and Orders made on the Foreign Exchange
BUSINESS

New Regulations and Orders made on the Foreign Exchange

With a view to further liberalizing capital flows and simplifying the processes associated with current account transactions and various types…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/11/2017
Sri Lanka Central Bank establishes Department of Foreign Exchange to Implement the Foreign Exchange Act
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka Central Bank establishes Department of Foreign Exchange to Implement the Foreign Exchange Act

With a view to further liberalizing capital flows and simplifying the processes associated with current account transactions and various types…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/11/2017
CB issues notice of licence cancellation to Central Investments & Finance
BUSINESS

CB issues notice of licence cancellation to Central Investments & Finance

Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to issue a notice of cancellation of licence granted to Central Investments…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/11/2017
Sri Lanka shares its peacebuilding experience with the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission
LOCAL

Sri Lanka shares its peacebuilding experience with the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission

Foreign Secretary Prasad Kariyawasam, joined by the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, and Secretary-General…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/11/2017
Bond Commission clarifies that no telephone records of any MP were obtained or examined
LOCAL

Bond Commission clarifies that no telephone records of any MP were obtained or examined

Following the uproar from several parliamentarians in the Committee of Public Enterprise (COPE) that their parliamentary privileges have been breached…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/11/2017
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister says “nothing to hide” on the Treasury Bond issue
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Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister says “nothing to hide” on the Treasury Bond issue

  By Shamindra Ferdinando Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said the government hadn’t taken any policy decision to instruct the…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/11/201721/11/2017
Leader of the House calls for a party leaders meeting over breaching parliamentary privileges of MP
LOCAL

Leader of the House calls for a party leaders meeting over breaching parliamentary privileges of MP

Leader of the House Minister Lakshman Kiriella today told Parliament that the parliamentary privileges of the MPs have been violated…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/11/2017

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