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Mangala musters patriotism
BUSINESSMain Story

Mangala musters patriotism

Calls for limitation on import of vehicles, luxury items to ease pressure on currency  Asks people to buy local; export more…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/09/201826/09/2018
Sri Lanka Central Bank imposes 100% margin deposit requirement against Letters of Credit (LCs) for vehicle imports
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka Central Bank imposes 100% margin deposit requirement against Letters of Credit (LCs) for vehicle imports

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has imposed a 100 percent margin deposit requirement against Letters…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/09/2018
Sri Lankan President wants to immediately halt importing food crops that can be grown locally
LOCAL

Sri Lankan President wants to immediately halt importing food crops that can be grown locally

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena says the attention of the authorities should be drawn to implement an appropriate process to…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/09/2018
Bail plea of former Import & Export Controller rejected
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Bail plea of former Import & Export Controller rejected

Bail plea of the former Import and Export Controller of the Import and Export Department who was arrested for accepting…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/08/2018
Sri Lanka Fisheries Ministry to import aquatic weed harvesters to clean up reservoirs
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka Fisheries Ministry to import aquatic weed harvesters to clean up reservoirs

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development has decided to import five aquatic weed harvesters for the first time…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/01/2018
Sri Lanka remains hopeful of U.S. Congress renewing the GSP program
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka remains hopeful of U.S. Congress renewing the GSP program

The Sri Lankan government clarifying the lapse of the United States’ Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program today said this…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/2017
Sri Lanka imports 3000 milch cows from Australia for medium-scale dairy farmers
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka imports 3000 milch cows from Australia for medium-scale dairy farmers

Sri Lanka in an effort to boost local milk production has imported 3,000 high yielding milch cows from Australia. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/12/2017
Customs seize illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 80 million
LOCAL

Customs seize illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 80 million

Sri Lanka Customs during a raid conducted Friday has discovered a container of illegally imported cigarettes from the Orugodawatta Container…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/12/2017
PM to discuss with ADB and IMF 40M coconut shortfall till mid next year
BUSINESSMain Story

PM to discuss with ADB and IMF 40M coconut shortfall till mid next year

BY Methmalie Dissanayake Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (8) said that according to forecasts there would be a 40 million…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/12/201709/12/2017
Sri Lanka PM reveals plans of a new mechanism to overcome impact of climate changes on national economy
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Sri Lanka PM reveals plans of a new mechanism to overcome impact of climate changes on national economy

The Sri Lankan government is taking steps to create a mechanism to overcome the impacts unfavorable climatic changes on the…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/12/2017

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