The global escalation of commodity prices in the latter part of last decade impacted Sri Lanka’s rice market, with retail prices showing sharp increases for the consumer. The regulatory forces with a ceiling on consumer prices and guaranteed price for paddy did alleviate this problem to some extent. Today it has taken a different turn ...
- Village as a developmental unit (Category: Business)
- Paddy farmers’ problems (Category: Business)
- Budget 2012’s impact on the export sector (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s stake in the intl. agriculture debate (Category: Business)
A solution for loss-making SOEs? In the USA, a new corporate entity referred to as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp) has been brought into being. The states of Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, California and Vermont have legislation which permits companies to combine the profit motive with the purpose of making a positive impact on society and ...
- Taming the ‘monsters’ (Category: Business)
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
- IMF-led privatisation, land and resource grab in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Experimenting with State-Owned Enterprises (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Authorities in the world’s major economies are preparing for a possible market storm or public panic after cliffhanger Greek elections this weekend, officials said on Thursday, should radical leftists win and cast doubt on the nation’s future in the euro zone . Britain announced on Thursday it would flood its banking system with cash ...
- Euro zone crisis heads for September crunch (Category: Business)
- Euro zone seals second Greek bailout worth 130 b euros (Category: Business)
- Merkel scrapes win on Greek bailout, rebels grow (Category: Business)
- World stocks, euro rise on hopes Greece ditches referendum (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas The biggest mobile forum in the region, the South Asian Mobile Conference was held for the third year in Colombo earlier this week, bringing together some of the world’s top experts in the mobile sphere, developers of the next generation, researchers, academics and policy makers, creating a platform for a chance of ...
- Creating digital inclusion and regional connectivity (Category: Business)
- Microsoft, Nokia unveil new Lumia smartphone (Category: Business)
- Google+ and Apple iCloud bring mobile platform battle to the cloud (Category: Business)
Reuters: Federal Reserve policymakers on Monday signaled little appetite for further monetary steps to stimulate U.S. growth in an economy that is gradually strengthening. “With my current outlook, I think our policy stance is still the one best suited to foster steady gains in output
- Twisted (Category: Business)
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- Liquidity Trap (Category: Business)
- Dollar Gambit (Category: Business)
Reuters: On a recent Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight, water flowed from the toilets through the aisles during the entire journey from London to Islamabad. "What if it reaches some electrical wires and puts us in danger?" said one concerned passenger to another after flight attendants brushed off repeated complaints. "This could be a catastrophe." ...
- PIA fleet to be gradually renewed (Category: Business)
- First Thai Airways A380 rolls out of paint shop (Category: Business)
- SpiceJet to start Madurai-Colombo service in Sept. (Category: Business)
- Mihin Lanka launches second aircraft (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s benchmark stock index, the world’s worst performer this year, may extend its slump as the central bank raises interest rates to curb inflation, according to HSBC Holdings Plc’s private banking unit. HSBC Private Bank, which oversees about $499 billion, will wait for stock valuations to fall to “single digit” multiples before it considers ...
- Stocks approach one-month low; rupee steady (Category: Business)
- China factory surveys signal economic growth stays soft in Q3 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Stocks May Slump More on Rates, HSBC Private Says (Category: Breaking News)
- CB seen holding rates, SRR steady – Reuters poll (Category: Business)
By Dinali Goonewardene Prathilaba was telecast on Rupavahini on Sundays at 10 a.m. The TV documentary, a studio discussion on investing in the stock market was commissioned by the Securities and Exchange Commission and panellists from the stock market industry participated. These included stock brokers, research analysts, fund managers and officials from the Colombo Stock ...
- Invest In Stocks With Good Valuations (Category: Breaking News)
- Investor Day at Negombo tomorrow (Category: Business)
- SEC Investor Day goes to Matara (Category: Business)
- Investor Day in Kurunegala on Saturday (Category: Business)
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