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[…]The post Unmasking The Likes Of Cabraals; A National Imperative! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
- With Impunity Remaining Normalised, What Hope For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lack of Common Sense Of A Time-Expired President (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Go Set A Watchman appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Qualified Candidates Essential For System Change (Category: Breaking News)
- Chasing The Mirage Of National Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Musings On A New Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is caught in a geopolitical cold war between China and India, analysts say
- Sri Lanka to reach ECTA deal with India and FTA with China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to revive FTA talks with India, China and Thailand (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Indian push to finalise trade agreement sparks protests in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Indian push to finalise trade agreement sparks protests in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today assured the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, that he will go through with the proposed electoral reforms. “We are also bringing in the new anti-terrorist legislation. I’m going to call the Parliament to say once and for all that they must agree on electoral […]
- President to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II (Category: Breaking News)
- Eight new foreign diplomats meet President Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil says India and Sri Lanka are two sides of same coin (Category: Breaking News)
- President questions silence of students from top schools on ragging (Category: Breaking News)
Race between Ranil and Dullas
- Sri Lanka opposition move to express parliament’s dissatisfaction with president defeated (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ruling party MP Ranjith Bandara appointed COPE chair (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian shipment of rice, milk powder, medicines worth 2bn arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s US$74 rice grant to reach Sri Lanka by end June (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is to continue to stand by the ‘one China policy’ and support to protect China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Foreign Ministry said today. The Foreign Ministry said that the assurance was given when the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor G.L. Peiris met with the Ambassador of China, Qi Zhenhong, at the Ministry […]
- Sri Lanka looks to enhance ties with Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Work of domestic mechanisms on reconciliation reviewed (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka concludes bilateral consultations with Japan (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo based Diplomatic corps briefed on present situation (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lankan Economy Heading Towards A Dangerous Phase appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lanka-Arab Relations (Category: Breaking News)
- The President, IMF & System Change (Category: Breaking News)
- What Next For Aragalaya? (Category: Breaking News)
- Restructuring The Economy: A Stock Take (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned that the next three weeks will be tough for Sri Lanka. Speaking in Parliament today, the Prime Minister said that the public must use fuel and gas as carefully as possible. He also said that unessential travel should be limited as much as possible. “Therefore, I urge all citizens […]
- PM warns Sri Lanka facing threat of hitting rock bottom (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s objective is to develop Sri Lanka as a thriving nation by 2048 (Category: Breaking News)
- Special Statement Delivered By President Ranil Wickremesinghe: Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is to seek assistance from Paris Club lenders and the G7, Minister of Foreign Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris said. Foreign Minister Peiris requested continued support from Japan, both bilaterally and through multilateral channels, to mitigate the economic challenges in Sri Lanka. Minister Peiris explained that the Government of Sri Lanka will seek assistance […]
- Central mechanism to be established to streamline requests for assistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Empathy and understanding sought by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran assures continued assistance to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK exploring avenues of support towards Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
It is necessary that the policymakers do not make the mistake of not listening to the experts in the industry
- A new program is essential to propel the plantation industry forward, encompassing the tea secto... (Category: Breaking News)
- Industry discusses Ceylon Tea’s ‘ExclusiviTea’ (Category: Business)
- Tea traders call for a wage cut (Category: Business)
- CTTA completes Colombo Tea Auction study with MTI (Category: Business)
[…] The post What’s Next, After The Rajapaksa Clan & #GotaGoGama Are Both Gone? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Sixth (Mis)adventure: An Indisputable Reason For The ‘Aragalaya’ To Stay ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Survive Or Perish? – An Open Letter To The President (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Brutalities Against Protesters (Category: Breaking News)
Last week I met up with some key business people from Indonesia, which does heavy trading with China on the basis of subcontracted business, and is now attempting to diversify its business due to the volatility of the Chinese economy. This made me conduct some research on the Chinese economy. The findings highlighted the need ...
- Village as a developmental unit (Category: Business)
- China on track to meet 2012 growth target: Wen (Category: Business)
- WB cuts China growth forecast to 8.2% (Category: Business)
- China’s tight job market defies economic downturn (Category: Business)
Indo-Lanka relations Indo-Lanka relations have been cordial ever since the two countries gained independence. The most notable act of magnanimity on the part of India was to cede the Island of Katchchathivu to Sri Lanka through an agreement between the two countries. Relations have intermittently been strained due to domestic ethnic issue having had a ...
- Fair winds for Sri Lanka maritime hub (Category: Business)
- Enhancing shipping traffic to Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Export or stagnate (Category: Business)
Industry experts urge disillusioned local investors to ‘buy when it’s down and sell when it’s up’ In a highly volatile atmosphere and with low investor confidence in the Colombo Bourse, experts earlier this week went against the negative sentiments and instead stated that now is the time to buy. These views were aired at a ...
- Why Lion leads frontier (Category: Business)
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Sustainability in volatility: The bankers’ challenge (Category: Business)
The keynote address delivered by Dr. Kalpana Kochar, the World Bank’s Chief Economist for South Asia, at the recently-concluded CCC Economic Summit, highlighted three fundamental flaws in Sri Lanka’s growth model. It will not be possible to achieve sustained growth of 8% without addressing these effectively. The Pathfinder Foundation, and others, has emphasised the need ...
- IMF approves disbursement of the delayed loan to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka’s exports to Singapore clock highest growth in 1H (Category: Business)
- FDI from India to touch $1 b in two years, says EDB Chief (Category: Business)
- New monetary policy, IMF comments today (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Economic Association or SLEA, the long-standing professional body of economists of Sri Lanka, has published some selected papers presented at its Annual Sessions in October 2011 in a volume titled ‘Achieving Economic Goals in the Midst of Global Challenges,’ the theme of the sessions. The volume, edited by two veteran economists – ...
- SLEA to release book on ‘Achieving Economic Goals in the midst of Global challenges’ (Category: Business)
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Challenging year for Asia Pacific: UNESCAP report (Category: Business)
Case study Middle East Sri Lanka is one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in the world. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean strategically located between West Asia and South East Asia and has been an important stop on the silk route or the Silk Road. It has all requirements to be one ...
- Unified branding in the tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Showcasing Sri Lanka and driving demand (Category: Business)
- Marketing an emerging tourism destination in Asia (Category: Business)
The main Opposition UNP yesterday charged that people are suffering due to the inequitable economic policies of the Government. The UNP said that the Central Bank has stated in its latest monetary policy review that “The policy measures adopted by the Central Bank and the Government during the period February to April 2012 to curtail ...
- What happened to the Cabraal roadmap? (Category: Business)
- The blame game and accountability (Category: Business)
- Harsha claims Govt., CB lack credibility (Category: Business)
- Economic policy governance: Listen to sane voices before it heads for disaster (Category: Business)
Historically, capital markets have played an important role in the development of market economies and therefore the development of efficient regulation of securities too has become increasingly important. While fostering the development of the economy, the capital markets also play an important equalising role. Viz – it attracts the participation of a large number of ...
- SEC To Work Towards Strengthening Investor Protection (Category: Business)
- Regulatory framework in place for Exchange Traded Funds (Category: Business)
- Top Govt. politico among investors summoned by SEC via ‘fiery’ notice (Category: Business)
- ‘Those who live by the Dhamma are protected by the Dhamma’ SEC Chief tells investors (Category: Business)
Ballooning trade gap Even with the multitude of measures taken to curb imports, Sri Lanka's cumulative trade deficit widened to nearly US$ 1.7 billion in the first two months of the year with earnings from exports increasing marginally by 3.3 per cent to US$ 1.8 billion whilst import expenditure shooting by 24.7 per cent to ...
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question (Category: Business)
- Do people prefer coffee over tea? (Category: Business)
By Dr. Laksiri Fernando Asian Tribune: I am here not talking about Karen Connelly’s popular love story by the name of ‘Burmese Lessons,’ but rather Aung San Suu Kyi’s entry into Parliament as the Leader of the Opposition in Myanmar (or Burma) with 42 other members who were elected early April in a by-election from ...
- ‘Burmese Lessons’ for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Myanmar: South Asia’s other ‘Small Miracle’? (Category: Business)
- It breaks my heart to see the Indian Prime Minister pose cordially with the butchers of Burma (Category: Breaking News)
- New Myanmar Democracy: Generals In Plain Clothes (Category: Breaking News)
| by Dr Laksiri Fernando ( May 03, 2012, Sydney, Sri Lanka Guardian) I am here not talking about Karen Connelly’s popular love story by the name of ‘Burmese Lessons,’ but rather Aung San Suu Kyi’s entry into Parliament yesterday as the leader of the opposition in Myanmar (or Burma) with 42 other members who were elected early April in a by-election from the National League for Democracy (NLD). Th...
- ‘Burmese Lessons’ for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- New Myanmar Democracy: Generals In Plain Clothes (Category: Breaking News)
- Myanmar: South Asia’s other ‘Small Miracle’? (Category: Business)
- It breaks my heart to see the Indian Prime Minister pose cordially with the butchers of Burma (Category: Breaking News)
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I am privileged to have been given this opportunity to be with you this morning. My task before you is to brief potential investors of my personal experience of doing business in Sri Lanka and about the prevailing circumstances there. Therefore, I am not going to focus on the economy ...
- SLSBC trade and investment promotion mission to Singapore a success (Category: Business)
- Brand ‘Sri Lanka’ valued $ 23 b; ranks 76th globally (Category: Business)
- Fair winds for Sri Lanka maritime hub (Category: Business)
- Boosting business with Bangladesh (Category: Business)
Positioning Sri Lanka in the Global Economy The Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012, the flagship event of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), will be held from 10 to 12 July 2012 at the Cinnamon Grand, Colombo under the theme ‘Positioning Sri Lanka in the Global Economy’. This forum
- Young guns to share insights to positioning Sri Lanka in global economy (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Economic Summit begins today in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- WB South Asia Chief Economist to address Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
- Carson Cumberbatch platinum sponsor of Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
Professor Buddhadasa Hewavitharana felicitated The legendary Economics Guru of Peradeniya vintage for more than four decades, Emeritus Professor of Economics Buddhadasa Hewavitharana, was felicitated last week by the country’s top policy think-tank, Institute of Policy Studies or IPS and the Department of Economics and Statistics of the University of Peradeniya by releasing simultaneously tw...
- Two books on Sri Lankan economy launched (Category: Business)
- State of SL economy according to IPS: Grow but make it inclusive (Category: Business)
Says Central Bank ‘miserably politicised’; wants change at the top; warns of public, worker agitation UNP MP and its chief spokesman on the economy Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday said the Government has to blame itself and take responsibility for the current economic crisis in the country. In a statement, Dr. de Silva said: “The ...
- Increase, to meet IMF conditions; UNP (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank report was not independent: Dr. Harsha de Silva (Category: Breaking News)
- Market will beat the Central Bank no matter how powerful the governor is: Harsha . (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP wants CB, EPF officials summoned before Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
Nivard Cabraal and subsequently showcased by politicians the sad reality of the economy of Sri Lanka ha...
- EPF to be summoned before PAC (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank Road Map a propaganda document says Harsha (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP protests against undemocratic government (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt.’s debt repayment for next years is Rs. 914Bn - Harsha (Category: Breaking News)
What does independence mean to Sri Lanka? After 64 years, one would think that the value of freedom would have waned, but that is not the case. Yet the direction of this independence and what it means to people is undergoing a change and therein lies the challenge for the decades ahead. It is true ...
- Winners of the School essay competition conducted by Department of Information (Category: Breaking News)
- Hit Wicket (Category: Business)
- Judicial Jugglery (Category: Business)
- Each step taken for development a step towards freedom - President (Category: Breaking News)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) generally refers to long-term participation by one country in another country. It usually involves participation in a JV, capital transfer, transfer of technology and expertise. There are two types of FDI: inward foreign direct investment and outward foreign direct investment, resulting in a net FDI inflow (positive or negative) and stock ...
- FDI Flows (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan government dismisses main opposition's allegations on FDIs (Category: Breaking News)
- India formally allows foreign investment from Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- BOI’s Warning To IMF (Category: Breaking News)
Multilateral donor emphasises devaluation should help exports, reserves Opines 2012 Budget consistent with earlier plans Withholds eighth tranche of $ 2.6 b loan; mission in Jan The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that Sri Lanka’s devaluation of its currency was a “step in the right direction” that should favour export competitiveness and preserve foreign ...
- Devaluation divide (Category: Business)
- November annual inflation eases to 4.7% (Category: Business)
- No timing yet for Sri Lanka review prior to next loan disbursal: IMF (Category: Business)
- IMF to discuss Sri Lanka loan follow-up (Category: Business)
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