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Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port records world’s second highest growth in 1Q 2018
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port records world’s second highest growth in 1Q 2018

Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo recorded a 16.2% growth for the 1st quarter 2018 over same quarter last year In…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/05/2018
CB signals wary policy loosening
BUSINESSMain Story

CB signals wary policy loosening

By Uditha Jayasinghe The Central Bank yesterday (4 April) cut the policy ceiling rate by 25 basis points to 8.50%,…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/04/201805/04/2018
Sri Lanka received highest ever FDI in 2017 – BOI
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka received highest ever FDI in 2017 – BOI

The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Sri Lanka has grown to over USD 1.63 billion in 2017, doubling the USD…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/01/2018
Janashakthi Insurance records growth of 12.4-pct upto Sept
BUSINESS

Janashakthi Insurance records growth of 12.4-pct upto Sept

Janashakthi Insurance PLC (Janashakthi) reported a consolidated Gross Written Premium (GWP) of 11.047 billion rupees for the nine months ended…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/11/2017
Integrated management of risks key to the success of Sri Lanka’s new growth model – World Bank
BUSINESS

Integrated management of risks key to the success of Sri Lanka’s new growth model – World Bank

To sustain growth, job creation and poverty reduction, Sri Lanka needs to move to a more private investment, tradable sector-led…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/2017

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