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By Cheranka Mendis Singer Worldwide said yesterday it is remains upbeat on Sri Lanka its single largest market and will expand presence further in the consumer finance market and introduce new lifestyle experiences. In Sri Lanka to attend the biannual meeting of Singer Asia and Retail Holdings, the largest shareholder of Singer Worldwide, Retail Holdings ...
- Singer Asia – Retail Holdings Board of Directors meet in Colombo (Category: Business)
- Dialog strikes deal with Singer outlets on bill payments (Category: Business)
- Singer Finance opens latest branch in Vavuniya (Category: Business)
- Singer Mega Wattala now bigger and better (Category: Business)
. The rally as reported by the Daily FT yesterday continued with ...
- CTC overtakes Carson to be third most valuable stock (Category: Business)
- Jumbo profit at JKH (Category: Business)
- IIFL gets big deal (Category: Business)
; The Daily FT learns that when the bids for the tender for 310,000 barrels of ...
- Expert body to reform the law (Category: South Australia)
- Desal firms in $9m suit strife (Category: South Australia)
- Matara MC Opp. leader leaves meeting in protest (Category: Breaking News)
- First poppy flower (Category: Business)
Following is the copy of letter written by public interest activist Nihal Sri Ameresekere to Secretary to President Lalith Weeratunga on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) based on some of the reported discussions during the President’s meeting capital market stakeholders in late July at Temple Trees. 10th August 2012 Mr. Lalith Weeratunga &...
- Nihal files fresh motion in District Court of Colombo over Hotel Developers (Category: Business)
- Let’s put market back on track, Nalaka tells SEC (Category: Business)
- Nihal’s FR Application on the Expropriation Law (Category: Business)
- Internal restructuring at SEC for better focus (Category: Business)
Anushka Sharma and Sunny Leone are probably two obscure names to the Daily FT reader. I must admit this was true for me too until very recently when I had the opportunity to view a programme on Star Movies called ‘Front Row,’ a talk show hosted by Indian national award winning author
- Sharapova weathers storm at sunny Open (Category: Business)
- Jism-2 Star – Sunny Leone Comes To Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- AMW to unveil 11th generation Nissan Sunny (Category: Business)
- AMW unveils latest Nissan Sunny (Category: Business)
By Nisthar Cassim The world’s leading nutrition, health and wellness company, Nestlé said last week Sri Lanka is a high growth market with strong upside in tandem with improving socioeconomic development aided by the end-of-war benefit. “We are experiencing double digit growth in Sri Lanka and see very positive prospects going forward. Our commitment to ...
- Creamier 2011 for Nestlé Lanka shareholders (Category: Business)
- Nestlé Worldwide Executive Vice President in town (Category: Business)
- Nestle Lanka ends 2011 with strong results (Category: Business)
- Rs. 1.1 b Nestle rice noodle plant to serve convenient-foods hungry Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
In response to the Daily FT’s article yesterday titled ‘SEC split?’ SEC Chairman Tilak Karunaratne has sent the following statement. I, as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), write in reply to the front page main article in the Daily FT of 13
- Tilak’s resignation accepted – Updated (Category: Business)
- Right of Reply: SEC responds to ‘Cracks in SEC?’ (Category: Business)
- Sujeewa’s nomination to SEC dropped? (Category: Business)
- SEC says not out to create a fear psychosis in the minds of investors (Category: Business)
Commissioners divided over SEC Chief Tilak’s move to make Acting DG permanent and the durationThe proposal by SEC Chairman Tilak Karunaratne at last week’s Commissioners meeting to make Acting Director General Prof. Hareendra Dissabandara permanent had faced a roadblock. The Daily FT learns
- Why an Acting DG at SEC? (Category: Business)
- SEC Annual Report: No show of Indrani and thankless to ex-DG Malik (Category: Business)
- SEC DG Malik Cader out or in? (Category: Business)
- Hunt for new SEC DG elusive (Category: Business)
Following yesterday’s Daily FT exposure of concerns among dual citizens and recently returned expats over the new exchange rate rules, the Central Bank in a statement said that NRFC account holders could freely transfer funds. Daily FT learns the change by Central Bank was dated yesterday
- Rocky Road (Category: Business)
- Not Under (Category: Business)
- Excess Liquidity (Category: Business)
- New Banks in North and East (Category: Breaking News)
By Chamitha Kuruppu UNP Parliamentarian Sujeewa Senasinghe yesterday filed a Fundamental Rights case against the Central Bank Governor at the Supreme Court challenging the prudence of Greek bond investments. Speaking to the Daily FT MP Senasinghe said, “I am seeking an interim
- Central Bank makes substantial gains in reserve management (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka central bank defends FX reserve management (Category: Breaking News)
- Senior minister defends Sri Lanka Central Bank's investment in Greek bonds (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank defends investment in Greek bonds (Category: Breaking News)
by the Daily FT. The need for a hands-off approach by the Executive ...
- SEC appoints Consultative Committee for capital markets (Category: Business)
- Mahinda minds stock market woes (Category: Business)
- Tremors over Tilak’s talk! (Category: Business)
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 .....
- SriLankan Airlines’ IAA completes first TAASL member agent training program (Category: Business)
- SriLankan goes daily to Beijing, Shanghai from mid-July (Category: Business)
- SriLankan lauded for role in tourism promotion (Category: Business)
- House of SriLankan Airlines chairman robbed (Category: Breaking News)
D.E.W. Gunasekara says it is routine with 2010 Annual Report as subject; Ravi K says will take up reversed NSB-TFC deal and other stock market illsThe Chairman and Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will appear before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) today when Opposition is likely to query on ill doings ...
- NSB-TFC deal: CID questions Kariyawasam (Category: Business)
- A comprehensive investigation is underway on TFC-NSB deal – SEC (Category: Breaking News)
- NSB’s custodial role suspended, Sampath clears Friday settlements (Category: Business)
- NSB Head gives quit notice (Category: Business)
In the Daily FT article titled ‘Top economist fires warning on rapid rise in commercial borrowings,’ there were some inaccuracies with regard to public debt figure and percentage share of foreign debt. The correct figures are as follows: As at May 2012, public debt amounted to Rs. 5.90
- Govt. Debt Up Rs. 465 Bn. (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt: 89% Of GDP (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Whip reveals govt. debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Rs. 3bn budgetary allocation for foreign debt restructuring, settle int l sovereign bonds (Category: Breaking News)
In Sri Lanka to empower and enlighten Sri Lanka’s business community and budding entrepreneurs, Chair Emeritus and board member of the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab Gigi Wang will host a seminar titled ‘Success drivers of Silicon Valley – venture capital, investment and business opportunities for Sri Lanka’ tomorrow in collaboration with Infotechs Ideas. Speaking to the ...
- Internet pioneer and Silicon Valley insider Gigi to hold top seminar on 8 Aug. (Category: Business)
- Growth Plan for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Whilst tracking the key moments of the London Olympics, I realised how reliant I was on the text updates that beeped on my Blackberry and then when time permits go to YouTube or the official websites to experience this key happening as it unfolds to the world. But, then I realised that my friends had ...
- HR and London Olympics (Category: Business)
- Coca-Cola and McDonalds launch London Olympics 2012 memorabilia (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- London Olympics biggest in US TV history, despite gripes (Category: Business)
The first-ever official-level India-Sri Lanka CEOs Forum will be held today, discussions at which are expected to focus on the way forward to double bilateral trade to $ 10 billion over the next few years. Since the current bilateral trade worth $ 4.8 billion is heavily in favour of India, the Sri Lankan CEOs team, ...
- More Lankan CEOs queuing for India (Category: Business)
- Top Lankan CEOs bullish post Indo-Lanka meet (Category: Business)
- India, Sri Lankan CEOs meet (Category: Breaking News)
- CA Sri Lanka holds CEOs’ Forum (Category: Business)
UNP MP Dr. Harsha De Silva claimed yesterday that political capture of the capital market regulator SEC wasn’t the answer to the ills of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). In response to Daily FT’s lead story yesterday, which featured Finance Ministry Dr. P.B. Jayasundera’
- No investigations yet on EPF transactions (Category: Business)
- Dr. jayasundera-capital market meeting positive (Category: Business)
- Harsha declares SEC fiasco a Govt. failure (Category: Business)
I refer to the interesting article on the dairy sector in Tuesday’s edition of the Daily FT by Charitha Ratwatte. I would like to give my opinion as to why the dairy industry has languished in an ever deteriorating state, with a reducing national herd and limited growth in milk production
- Dairy: The mirage of self-sufficiency (Category: Business)
- Dairy industry in the North re-awakening (Category: Breaking News)
- Resources to develop dairy industry under proper management (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Dairy production drops by 30% (Category: Breaking News)
THE agreement with the Board of Investment and the joint venture between top firms John Keells Holdings (JKH), Brandix Ltd., and MMBL to start a new domestic air operation will be signed today. Daily FT learns the new operations will be branded as Cinnamon Air, with JKH holding 40% stake
- Hotel Skills (Category: Business)
- Tourism Move (Category: Business)
- Healthy Beverages (Category: Business)
- Banking Ventures (Category: Business)
At Tuesday’s meeting Finance Ministry Secy. reiterates united effort by all to revive Colombo Bourse To appoint all stakeholders-comprised Consultative Committee for regular dialogue and consensus Credit rule to be revised to boost retail participation; fresh support to brokers in the offing, among other measures Meeting with top listed blue chips to be convened next ...
- SEC succumbs! (Category: Business)
- Dr. jayasundera-capital market meeting positive (Category: Business)
- Brokers delighted by talk, lunch with President (Category: Business)
- Dr. PB to meet SEC Commissioners today (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis Imperial Builders Pvt. Ltd., a real estate company from Pakistan, will initially invest US$ 14 million in the Slave Island (Station Passage) redevelopment program, conducted in partnership with the Urban Development Authority (UDA) and Ministry of Defence. This is exclusive of other accumulating costs and an investment of US$ 23 million is ...
- Gains, Pains In Paki FDI (Category: Breaking News)
- Never fear, green is here (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Housing project could put 2,000 Washingtonians to work (Category: USA, Washington)
- More development from Imperial (Category: Business)
The six months Treasury Bill Weighted Average Yield (WAY) rose yesterday contrary to market expectations, Wealth Securities Ltd said. “Against market expectations and the downward momentum created at last week’s auction, the six months bill weighted average edged up by two basis points to 12.87% at its weekly Treasury bill auction held yesterday,” the debt ...
- Treasury bill WAY increases across all maturities (Category: Business)
- Hike Stalled (Category: Breaking News)
- Fresh shock in forex market as rupee breaks 132 barrier to hit a month low (Category: Business)
- Money market liquidity increases once again (Category: Business)
The weighted averages at this week’s Treasury Bill auction dipped marginally for the first time in six weeks, debt market specialist Wealth Trust told the Daily FT. The dip reversed an upward trend in rates over the past few weeks, it added. The 91 day and 364 day maturities dipped
- Asian Alliance market cap triples in a month to Rs. 14.3 b (Category: Business)
- Bourse blues continue (Category: Business)
- Six months Treasury Bill WAY jumps against expectations (Category: Business)
- Consumers Living In The Red (Category: Breaking News)
Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera is scheduled to hold a meeting today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman and Commissioners. The Daily FT learns the convening of SEC team including the Acting Director General is a follow up to the President and Finance Minister
- Sri Lanka SEC to impose minimum free float (Category: Breaking News)
- Resigned (Category: Business)
- Still There (Category: Business)
- More Time (Category: Business)
Following is the part one of the Daily FT article featuring the Acuity Stockbrokers Research on Economy and Strategy titled “Lion Leads Frontier” launched last week. Better than the rest General frontier market risks remain pertinent to Sri Lanka Investors in frontier markets
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s growth world’s fourth best! (Category: Business)
- Sharper slip in Sri Lanka’s rank in global competitiveness (Category: Business)
Minister and All Ceylon Muslim Congress Leader Rishad Bathiudeen yesterday reiterated that he never made any threat to the Mannar Magistrate and District Judge. He said he had not seen the Judge or contacted him over any matter. “As a responsible Minister, I know the gravity of the crime and the consequence of threatening a ...
- Landlords go to court to fight Gov. Walz's eviction moratorium (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Judge hears legal challenge to Anne Arundel restaurant restrictions (Category: USA, Maryland)
- When health orders stopped him from touching his wife, this man joined a lawsuit against his sta... (Category: USA, Maryland)
In response to the Daily FT article published on Monday capturing comments made at the President’s forum with capital market stakeholders on Friday, former SEC Chairperson Indrani Sugathadasa said yesterday: “I want to reiterate that I resigned from the SEC post upholding my principles
By Cheranka Mendis Asia Leisure, a fully-owned subsidiary of Asia Capital Group, yesterday announced a strategic tie-up with Japan Capital Pvt. Ltd., through which the latter has made an initial investment of US$ 1.8 million in Asia Leisure’s property in Wadduwa. Anticipated to be up and running by June/July next year, Japan Capital has bought ...
- Asia Leisure forms partnership with Teoria Investment Japan for new hotel projects (Category: Business)
- Asia Leisure Ties Up With Japan’s Teoria Investments (Category: Business)
- Asia Capital begins construction of two luxury hotels in Balapitiya and Wadduwa (Category: Business)
- South Africa’s Sun City to invest $ 800 m in Sri Lanka tourism (Category: Business)
The IFS has sent a statement correcting Daily FT’s 19 July article titled ‘Gartner endorses IFS Applications’. IFS said the correct headline should be Gartner comments IFS applications in their report. Quoting extracts from the Gartner report on Magic Quadrant for Single-Instance
- IFS brings mobile workforce scheduling to the cloud (Category: Business)
- IFS Applications ‘dominant’ in mixed mode manufacturing ERP functionality (Category: Business)
- Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka Insurance’s IFS to ‘CCC+’ on Sovereign Downgrade (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka Insurance’s IFS to ‘CCC+’ on Sovereign Downgrade (Category: Breaking News)
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