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The country has entered into an era that was not witnessed for past 25 years. Growth rates of the economy cannot even be compared during this period as the ground situation in micro terms have changed drastically that was never before during a quarter of a century. The volatility and events of macro factors make ...
THE Auditor General is to be called in to investigate oil purchases made by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) from 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2012 in a move to sooth disgruntled nerves over the recent substandard fuel fiasco. While the step is a positive one, it is questionable whether this is enough to ...
Some countries make progress outside U.N. process Progress is slow towards new climate deal Shift needed from targets, penalties to standards CO2 emissions continue to grow LONDON/OSLO: Green economic growth rather than strict targets for cutting greenhouse gases needs higher priority if the world is to reach a deal to fight climate change by a ...
Reuters: Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram sought on Monday to allay investor worries about an economy growing at its weakest pace in almost a decade by pledging to address their concerns over taxes, public finances and interest rates. In his first comments since becoming finance minister on July 31, Chidambaram said it was important to ...
With US$ 500 m capital infusion national carrier ready for stronger take off By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan Airlines and budget carrier Mihin Lanka are growing despite challenges and are no longer loss-making entities, SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe said. Hosting a group of journalists around the SriLankan base in Katunayake, Wickremasinghe .....
RAM Ratings has called for right policy measures to diversify the country’s energy sources as well as increase private sector participation in the sector. This and several other key recommendations along with salient developments are highlighted in RAM’s energy sector update titled ‘Sri Lanka Power Sector – Firing the Rain’. The report said, drawing parallels ...
Finlay Tea Estates Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., which manages Hapugastenne Plantations PLC, was awarded the prestigious National Plantation Award 2012 for Forestry Management, Environmental Friendliness and Self-Sufficiency in Energy’ of the Regional Plantation Company sector by President Mahinda Rajapaksa recently at a ceremony held at the Temple Trees. The Shawlands Estate Tea Factory in Lunugala was...
Reuters: State-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) on Saturday took Vitol, the world’s largest oil trading firm, off its supplier list, believing diesel supplied by the firm had damaged vehicles. Vitol rejected the allegation and said the cargo in question was tested in accordance with international standards by CPC inspectors before it was discharged. Petroleum Minister ...
Trade unions of railway, port and transport sectors in Sri Lanka have slammed the authorities for the sale of substandard fuel in the country. General Secretary of the All Ceylon Railway Employees’ Common Services Union, Sumathipala Manawadu said that about 36 train engines have been affected and the oil filters of these trains have been ...
Can one imagine how long it took a ship to arrive from London to Colombo five centuries back? Now it takes only a couple days to courier a special package to any part of the world and a full file of any amount of documents could be sent to any part of the world in ...
Heavy challenges faced by currency depreciation and increase in fuel, energy and other costs Nestlé Lanka PLC, Sri Lanka’s leading nutrition, health and wellness company has recorded a good revenue growth of 13.5% (YoY) for the six months ending 30 June 2012, posting a revenue of Rs. 14.5 billion against the background of a difficult ...
The 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport first appeared at the Australian Motor Show in concept form back in July 2011. Fast forward 12 months and the hatch fans can now buy the production version in Colombo. The road going version of the Swift Sport has changed little since the concept appeared. While it looks a little ...
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will set up a refinery in Sri Lanka with an investment up to US$ 3.6 billion, a report in Business Standard said. IOC, which already has a venture in Sri Lanka through its subsidiary Lanka IOC, operates 10 refineries in India and the one in Sri Lanka will be its first ...
Weak rupee, price hikes, drought driving inflation-analysts CB expects easing in inflation on Govt. price cuts Reuters: Sri Lanka’s annual inflation rate may have accelerated to a 42-month high in July as a drought pushed up local food prices and a weaker rupee aggravated import bills. Annual inflation is expected to have accelerated to 9.4%in ...
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) together with TATA Motors India recently introduced the latest range of TATA Small Commercial Vehicles (SCV) to Sri Lankan market. The SCV range comprises of the DIMO Batti (promoted in India as Tata Ace Zip), TATA Super ACE (earlier known as DIMO Lokka ) and DIMO 207 DI BULLET. ...
Emirates’ five daily flights to London Heathrow will all be served by A380s by 1st February next year, firmly establishing the airline as the principal double decker operator into the British capital. Combined with the daily Manchester A380 service, this will mean the world’s largest A380 carrier will be sending 42 A380 flights to the ...
UNP MP Dr. Harsha De Silva yesterday called upon the Government to take urgent steps to reverse the decline in apparel exports. He said that the Central Bank had announced that apparel exports fell every month this year in spite of the depreciation of the currency in February. Monthly exports amounting to US$ 367 million ...
by Sarath De Alwis The crisis is not in our system of higher education. The crisis is in not knowing what higher education is. Arrogance of presumed superior knowledge of the policy makers and dogmatism of the teachers has precipitated a debate that reflects a pedantry of crisis proportions. We do not seem to have ...
LONDON (Reuters): Britain’s economy shrank far more than expected in the second quarter, battered by everything from an extra public holiday to government spending cuts and the neighbouring euro zone crisis. Finance minister George Osborne said figures released on Wednesday showed Britain had “deep-rooted economic problems,” adding that the slump in the second quarter was ...
Sri Lankaandrsquo;s entry into the hydrogen fuel era is to be kicked-off in October. And the adoption of a PPP model is being mulled. andldquo;The forthcoming Hydrogen and Renewable Energy conference in Colombo to be held in October is also the first step in formulating Sri Lankaandrsquo;s hydrogen road-map.
1Q pre-tax profit up 42% to Rs. 2.4 b; bottom line higher by 34% to Rs. 1.6 b; revenue improves by 26% to Rs. 20 b Premier blue chip John Keells Holdings (JKH) has made a good start in the new financial year 2012/13 with turnover and profits up but its Chairman Susantha Ratnayake has ...
Mulls PPP model for new initiative Sri Lanka’s entry into the hydrogen fuel era is to be kicked-off in October. And adoption of PPP model is being mulled. “The forthcoming Hydrogen and Renewable Energy conference in Colombo to be held in October is also the first step in formulating Sri Lanka’s hydrogen road-map. Our second ...
Blue Flame Technologies (Pvt) Limited was recently appointed the exclusive distributor of BROAD non-electric chillers for air conditioning systems in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. From left: Director Business Development Richard Bahar, Managing Director Z.M. Hairu, International Sales Manager – South East Asia for Broad AC Jimmy Chen, Director PR and Sales Derrick Karunaratne and ...
By Amantha Perera IPS: For many Sri Lankans, the effects of climate change can be summed up in one word: rainfall. “The biggest impact (of climate change) is rainfall or the lack of it,” W.L. Sumathipala, one of Sri Lanka’s foremost experts in changing climate patterns, told IPS on a scorching hot and humid day ...
Reuters: The United Nations’ carbon offset market has a long future in helping the world curb man-made greenhouse gas emissions, even with carbon prices at record lows, the executive chairman of the UN Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) said last week. UN-backed carbon credits, called certified emissions reductions (CERs), have plunged around 70 per cent over ...
Sunil Bharti Mittal, India’s fifth largest dollar billionaire of Airtel fame, and Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma are among the renowned members of the top Indian delegation coming here next month. “The high-level Indian trade delegation arriving next week will consist of reps from the Government, business and the chambers. The arrival of this delegation ...
Reuters: India’s lawmakers voted for a new president on Thursday, ending weeks of wrangling and opening a much-hyped political window billed as the best chance for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to launch a wave of reforms and reverse an economic slowdown. India’s markets are anticipating quick action to relax investment rules and cut subsidies once ...
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 ...
Global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows rose 16 per cent in 2011, surpassing the 2005-2007 pre-crisis level for the first time, despite the continuing effects of the global financial and economic crisis and the current debt crisis in Europe, UNCTAD’s annual survey of investment trends reports. The World Investment Report 20121, subtitled ‘Towards a New ...
LONDON (Reuters): Oil retreated slightly on Wednesday, snapping five days of gains as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered few signs of further monetary stimulus and a gloomy view of the economy of the world’s top oil consumer. Brent crude slipped 38 cents to $103.62 a barrel by 1017 GMT, after settling 63 cents ...