Sri Lanka News Explorer
Last 7 Days
Older News
- Older than 2023-Nov (2817)
Narrow by Category
- Business (2817)
The world-renowned Islamic Finance News (IFN) Roadshow will hit the shores of Sri Lanka this September, bringing together the country’s Islamic finance industry and its key regulatory stakeholders to one forum to discuss the issues, challenges and potential of the industry. Having pioneered the concept of Islamic banking in Sri Lanka, Amana Bank has partnered ...
- IFN Roadshow a boost for Islamic finance in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- CB Governor to deliver key note address at IFN Roadshow (Category: Business)
- Amana Bank - Lead Strategic Partner for IFN Roadshow Sri Lanka . (Category: Breaking News)
- Amana Bank - Lead Strategic Partner for IFN Roadshow Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Announces interim dividend; maintains highest dividend yield in categoryJanashakthi Insurance PLC recorded another strong performance at the half year in 2012 and has announced a dividend of Rs. 1 per share. The company raises the bar in its dividend yield and continues to maintain the highest stated capital structure. The dividend improves on the previous ...
- Janashakthi Insurance to generate Rs. 8 b this year (Category: Business)
- Janashakthi Insurance partners with Union Bank for bancassurance (Category: Business)
- Janashakthi Insurance rewards top performers (Category: Business)
- Janashakthi leadership speaks of 18 years of success (Category: Business)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently recognised 20 top companies as Strategic Level training partners at a special ceremony held at the institute’s Colombo 7 premises. The 20 companies representing the non-public practice sector hailed from diverse areas including banking, textiles, telecommunication, insurance, tourism and plantation, giving the instit...
- Confident Sujeewa takes up new role as CA Sri Lanka President (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka’s taxation course for professionals (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka recognises Agro Harapan Lestari as a training partner (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka conducts highly successful orientation seminar for trainees (Category: Business)
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, this week hosted an advanced trade finance seminar in Colombo to train bankers from Sri Lanka and Maldives on using sophisticated trade finance products, the better to serve small entrepreneurs engaged in international trade.
- Risk Sharing (Category: Business)
- Risk Cover (Category: Business)
- Finance Rating (Category: Business)
- The CoL is the responsibility of the Finance Minister - Bandula (Category: Breaking News)
Approves $ 15 m loan to DFCC Vardhana Bank for relending for home purchase or rehabilitation in post-conflict and tsunami-hit areas Sri Lankans living in post-conflict and tsunami-hit areas will soon have better access to badly-needed housing loans, after the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $ 15 million (nearly Rs. 2 billion) loan to ...
- $90M project to address water, sanitation issues in conflict-affected areas (Category: Breaking News)
- North on rapid overhaul track (Category: Breaking News)
- State Banks Taboo (Category: Breaking News)
- Rate Ceiling (Category: Business)
As a preferred Bank for the Small and Medium Enterprises sector, Union Bank of Colombo PLC (UBC), for the fourth consecutive year pledged its supported to the National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) by becoming the principal sponsor for the Export of Business and Professional Services category in the 20th NCE annual awards which recognizes the ...
- Union Bank Principal Sponsor for 19th Annual NCE Awards (Category: Business)
- NCE wins Global Commerce Excellence Award (Category: Business)
- Girls basketball: Norman County East defeats Park Christian (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Girls basketball: Norman County East defeats Park Christian (Category: USA, North Dakota)
Placed amidst of wave of opportunity, today Sri Lanka is poised for exponential growth and sustainable economic development. In this context of emerging national prosperity, exports irrefutably play a pivotal role in driving the much anticipated economic progress. Exports are the main foreign exchange earners for the country and present many prospects for growth and ...
- Union Bank principal sponsor for 20th Annual NCE Awards (Category: Business)
- Mobitel sponsors Annual NCE Export Awards for 7th consecutive year (Category: Business)
- Union Bank Principal Sponsor for 19th Annual NCE Awards (Category: Business)
The latest beneficiaries of Commercial Bank’s flagship CSR initiative to enhance IT education in Sri Lanka are the inmates of the Welikada prison. The Bank donated computers, UPS units, speakers and computer tables and chairs to the prison on a request made by its Superintendent, Gamini Jayasinghe. Arrangements have been made for computer classes to ...
- Man smuggling heroin arrested at Welikada prisons (Category: Breaking News)
- Prison officials arrested for collecting ransom (Category: Breaking News)
- Welikada prisoners hope to mark Guinness world record (Category: Breaking News)
- Court orders prison authorities to scan inmates for AIDS (Category: Breaking News)
Sampath Bank, celebrating its 25th anniversary, recently concluded its popular series of educational seminars for Year five scholarship students, held for the third consecutive year, providing them with the opportunity to expand their knowledge and simultaneously win some great prizes. Sampath Pubudu and Sapiri Children’s Savings Accounts holders, as well as non-account holders, were equally...
- Sampath Bank holds popular seminar series for Year 5 Scholarship students (Category: Business)
- Commercial Bank ‘Arunalu’ to reward high achievers at year five scholarship exam (Category: Business)
- 25 students from Mullaitivu win Ogawa scholarships (Category: Business)
- Sampath Bank rewards Year 5 scholarship winners (Category: Business)
The world renowned Islamic Finance News (IFN) Roadshow will hit the shores of Sri Lanka this September, bringing together the country’s Islamic Finance industry and its key regulatory stakeholders to one forum to discuss the issues, challenges and potential of the industry.
Retailers-driven ‘small caps’ dominated the Colombo Bourse yesterday, whilst most blue chips and conservative investors were less active as the capital market prepared to adjust under a new regime at the SEC. Perhaps finding it difficult to comprehend whether the new appointments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were good or bad, stock market ...
- Return of retailers revs up Bourse (Category: Business)
- CSE turns a real market! (Category: Business)
- ‘Boom’ is back? (Category: Business)
- Bourse in welcome rebound; market cap up by Rs. 25 b (Category: Business)
UNP MP Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday issued the following statement on the new appointments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): Is the Government’s message to go ahead and engage in fraud at the CSE without worrying about getting caught? If the Minister of Finance was genuinely concerned in re-establishing a fair and equitable ...
- Get the facts about election fraud claims as Congress ratifies Electoral College votes (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Get the facts about election fraud claims as Congress ratifies Electoral College votes (Category: USA, Maine)
- Get the facts about election fraud claims as Congress ratifies Electoral College votes (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Get the facts about election fraud claims as Congress ratifies Electoral College votes (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
Fitch Ratings Lanka has assigned Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC’s (Singer) proposed three-year senior unsecured redeemable debentures of up to Rs. 1 billion a National Long-Term rating of ‘A(lka)’. The Outlook is Stable. The rating reflects Singer’s market position as one of Sri Lanka’s largest consumer durables retailers, as well as its established franchise and extensive .....
- Debt Demand (Category: Business)
- Fitch Rates Singer’s Proposed CP ‘F1(lka)’ & Sr Notes ‘A(lka)’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Durable Rate (Category: Business)
- Fitch affirms Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC at ‘A’; Stable (Category: Business)
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, this week hosted an advanced trade finance seminar in Colombo to train bankers from Sri Lanka and Maldives on using sophisticated trade finance products, the better to serve small entrepreneurs engaged in international trade. The five-day training program, sponsored by the government of Japan, helps bankers identify ...
- IFC trains bankers to help strengthen trade finance in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Risk Cover (Category: Business)
- IFC Helps Banks Strengthen Trade Finance Expertise (Category: Business)
- IFC, NTB help small businesses become more competitive (Category: Business)
RAM Ratings Lanka has reaffirmed Sanasa Development Bank (SDB) PLC’s respective long- and short-term financial institution ratings of BBB and P3. Concurrently, the outlook on the long-term rating has been revised from stable to positive. The revision reflects the Bank’s demonstrated ability to maintain its asset quality indicators over the past few years despite catering ...
- RAM reaffirms Sanasa Development Bank’s ratings at BBB/P3 with a stable outlook (Category: Business)
- RAM reaffirms Sanasa Development Bank rating at “BBB” and “P3” (Category: Breaking News)
- RAM reaffirms Sampath Bank’s ratings at AA/P1 (Category: Business)
- RAM reaffirms AAA/P1 ratings of People’s Bank (Category: Business)
The annual flagship event of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), the Annual Report Awards 2012 will be powered by leading credit rating agency, RAM Ratings Lanka (LTD). Held for the 48th consecutive year, the awards competition is a benchmark event which promotes transparency, corporate governance and accountability among organisations ...
- CA Sri Lanka gears up for Annual Report Awards 2012 (Category: Business)
- Recognition for Abans Finance Plc Annual Report at CA Sri Lanka awards (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka launches Hall of Fame (Category: Business)
- 26th National CA Students’ Conference on 4 April (Category: Business)
THE cost of living is a daily state of being, rather than a condensed number for the masses. However, the latest August data depicts dangerous signs for the Government as it heads towards elections. On Tuesday President Mahinda Rajapaksa was seen visiting the drought-hit regions ahead of his campaign trail in the three provinces that ...
- Inflation seen at 42-month high in July (Category: Business)
- Rupee fall drives inflation to 41-month high (Category: Business)
- CB says policy rates appropriate (Category: Business)
- India’s inflation hits three-year low, cenbank seen unmoved (Category: Business)
24th August 2012 Dr. P. B. Jayasundera, Secretary to the Treasury, Ministry of Finance & Planning The Secretariat, Colombo 1. Dear Dr. Jayasundera, Establishment of a Financial Services Authority and a Banking and Finance Commission I suggest for your consideration that you duly evaluate the long-term national economic benefits of enhancing effective fiscal management capability ...
- Promoting productive social protection (Category: Business)
- MBSL seminar on ‘Implications of the new Finance Business Act’ on 19 September (Category: Business)
- The loud voice of economists: Reform or perish (Category: Business)
- Taming the ‘monsters’ (Category: Business)
DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB) continues to uphold its status as one of Sri Lankaandrsquo;s fastest growing banks. Fitch Ratings Lanka re-affirmed the bankandrsquo;s national long-term rating of andlsquo;AA-(lka)andrsquo; (stable outlook) with DVBandrsquo;s subordinated debentures also rated at andlsquo;A+(lka)andrsquo;.
PUC Commission to make Final Decision on Tariffs on the 14th Of September By Devin Jayasundera The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) had its annual Public Consultation regarding the Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Tariffs for 2012/2013 amidst the presence of its major stakeholders yesterday. According to PUC Director General Damitha Kumarasinghe this progressive step was taken ...
- Sri Lanka's Power and Energy Ministry tries to keep electricity tariffs unchanged (Category: Breaking News)
- CEMS Global to hold eighth ‘Power Sri Lanka’ international exhibition (Category: Business)
- PUC To Increase Electricity Tariffs (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gets 6000MW of renewable energy proposals as competitive bidding ends (Category: Breaking News)
The rebound in the Colombo stock market gathered further momentum yesterday, with retailers remaining and those with improved sentiments reinvesting gains from mid-day profit taking. The latter was evident as the market originally rose sharply with ASI up 0.8% and MPI by 1.1% and thereafter slowed down before gaining upwards once again. Throughout the day, ...
- Net foreign inflow tops Rs. 30 b; Bourse rebounds (Category: Business)
- Stock market’s return dips below 1% again (Category: Business)
- CSE inquiring into bizarre error trade (Category: Business)
The European Union yesterday announced it would provide Sri Lanka a grant amounting to approximately Rs. 9 billion (EUR 60) million under the European Union support to the District Development program spanning over 2012-2017. The latest support was disclosed by Head of the Delegation of the EU in Sri Lanka Bernard Savage when he met ...
- European Union and United Nations cooperate to rebuild lives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- China pledges more assistance for Sri Lanka development (Category: Breaking News)
- Continued aid from UN and EU (Category: Breaking News)
- EU to further assist in development efforts (Category: Breaking News)
Commissioners given freedom to decide future course with regard to DG post Dr. Jayasundera says top professionals picked to give leadership to a sound capital market growth Priyantha and Sujeewa served as Commissioners under Indrani Sugathadasa as well Opposition and certain market segments decry choice of men given their conflicting roles By Nisthar Cassim Likely ...
- Mudalige out; Kalinga in (Category: Business)
- Ex-SEC DG Channa appointed to Pan Asia Bank board (Category: Business)
- Ex-Bribery Chief laments non-payment of arrears (Category: Business)
- SEC Annual Report: No show of Indrani and thankless to ex-DG Malik (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Premier League’s Uva Next franchise has paid its players their outstanding fees, having delayed their initial payments for over two weeks. Uva Next owner Tushar Bedi said the players received their payments late last week after the Reserve Bank of India released the money to the franchise. He said the delay had ...
- FICA to recommend SLPL boycott without bank guarantee (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Premier League names Gayle, Angelo as international icons (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Premier League adopts franchise model (Category: Business)
- $ 100,000 Gayle most prized player in SLPL; Lankan top stars fetch $ 50,000 each (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) together with the Bucks University featured the 2012 award winners from Singapore of global business associations and chief marketing officers under the theme ‘Is The Party Over?’ at Galadari Hotel, where a select audience of 200 business and marketers attended the event. Some of the key points discussed ...
- Honoured for driving marketing in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- New tea industry model: By default? (Category: Business)
- Focus on the magic than logic (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka can be a top 30 country by 2015 (Category: Business)
Achievements so far The authorities have achieved significant success in reducing the budget deficit from 9.8% of GDP in 2009 to 6.8% in 2011. The bold measures introduced in February/March 2012 to increase fuel and electricity prices, passing on higher global costs, have gone a long way towards reducing the off-balance sheet losses of 2% ...
- Does Wage Growth Retard Economic Growth? (Category: Breaking News)
- Pathfinder Foundation welcomes recent fiscal and monetary measures (Category: Business)
- Financial Roadmap for 2012 unveiled (Category: Breaking News)
What is Enterprise Resource Planning? Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organisation, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales, HR and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application. The purpose of ERP is to facilitate the flow of in...
- User satisfaction ranks ABAS ERP as number one (Category: Business)
- ERP project ‘kick off’ for Browns (Category: Business)
- Bileeta, an affordable ERP system for all organisations (Category: Business)
- Triumph geared to scale new heights with ZILLIONe and Microsoft (Category: Business)
A MOU was signed between The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) and the Sri Lanka Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce of Industry (SLBCCI) after the visit of ten member delegation headed by of NCCSL President Asoka Hettigoda to Bangladesh. Hettigoda is seen here addressing SLBCCI meeting at Hotel Royal Park, Dhaka From left: ...
- Chamber of Commerce to Find Jobs (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka business delegation visits Dhaka to boost bilateral trade (Category: Breaking News)
- NCCSL to hold international trade fair & investor forum (Category: Breaking News)
- NCCSL President meets Australia’s high commissioner (Category: Business)
MBSL Savings Bank, a subsidiary of Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka (MBSL) continued its burst of expansion activity with the bankandrsquo;s relocation of its Kottawa Extension Office to no. 262/2A High-level Road.
- Finance Deal (Category: Business)
- High Court gives enjoining order against suspension of MBSL CEO (Category: Breaking News)
- MBSL Savings Bank invests in community of Galle with relocated Extension Office (Category: Business)
- Karunathilake leaves MBSL as CEO after golden handshake, amicable settlement (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s total outstanding government debt stood at Rs.5902.2 billion as at end of May 2012, against Rs.4800.9 billion reported during the same period of 2011, the latest data released by the Central Bank showed.
Popular Topics
- International Monetary Fund (1097)
- Political crisis (419)
- Foreign exchange reserves (1056)
- Shortage (40)
- Bank reserves (2817)
- Anonymous (2)
- Fuel (157)
- Economy of Sri Lanka (2817)
- Russia (40)
- Ukraine (2)
- Sri Lanka Tea (2779)
- Tourism (256)
- Sri Lanka Quality Tea (2779)
- Sri Lanka Tourism (2780)
- Sri Lanka Cricket (2779)
- Sri Lanka Hotels (2779)
- Sri Lanka Elections (2817)
- Sirasa (2)
- Hiru Tv (85)
- ITN News (174)
- Shakthi Tv (88)
- Rupavahini (5)
- Derana Dream Star (101)
- EPF (70)
- BBC (7)
- Rob Ford (23)
- Amanda Knox (1)