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Reuters: The Central Bank believes the rupee can strengthen to around 125 per US Dollar due to high foreign inflows into the economy, the Head of the country’s monetary authority said of Monday. Since April, the Central Bank and Finance Ministry have repeatedly said the rupee should stabilise at around 125 per dollar, given the ...
- CB says no need for FX intervention (Category: Business)
- CB says rupee outlook unchanged from 125 (Category: Business)
- Pressure on rupee to ease on inflows: CB (Category: Business)
- Rupee’s value: Out goes 125; welcome 132 (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Setting its sights on placing Sri Lanka in the global economy and expanding its reach in overseas markets, the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce’s annual flagship event, aptly themed ‘Positioning Sri Lanka in the Global Economy,’ commenced last evening at the Cinnamon Grand. In the context of ...
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
- Young political guns speak up for economy (Category: Business)
- Ceylon Chamber spearheaded repositioning post-war Sri Lanka forum kicks off today (Category: Business)
- Sustainability in volatility: The bankers’ challenge (Category: Business)
Key insights to state of the economy and market and future prospects from NDB Stockbrokers’ latest Sri Lanka Equities report Uncertainty in the macro environment The robust economic growth and steep rise in global crude oil prices increased Sri Lanka’s import bill by 51% in 2011. As a result the trade deficit widened, putting the ...
- ‘Rupee Volatility – In Search of Equilibrium’ (Category: Business)
- Forex crisis: CB explains and assures (Category: Business)
- Economic growth to rebound in 2013: SCB (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group’s Head of Rating Advisory Raymond Woo had recently called on Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. “Sri Lanka was able to control the impact of internal and external crisis successfully due to the efficiency of the political, economic
- Minister suggests exporting Sri Lanka`s surplus rice and vegetables (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister suggests exporting Sri Lanka's surplus rice and vegetables (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exporting maize is a people's victory - Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan would face any challenge - minister (Category: Breaking News)
CB asks banks overnight for their forex commitments for Thursday and Friday; steps up bank visits Convenes meeting with treasury heads of banks; rupee crisis figures in monthly CB-bank CEOs meeting as well Dealers say no room for speculation given the very narrow net open positions; new rules apart
- Markets becalmed (Category: Business)
- Rupee sinks to record low (Category: Business)
- Rupee on a yo-yo! (Category: Business)
- An effective consumer lending proposition (Category: Business)
With the recent relaxing of the rupee exchange rate and subsequent increase in fuel prices, trade unions and the opposition parties are conducting protest campaigns against the Government, demanding a reduction in oil prices and the cost of living. This article investigates the living conditions of citizens in the recent past and present, quality and ...
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
- The Economic Impact of Exchange Controls (Category: Business)
- Living with debts (Category: Business)
- Strategies on reducing or getting out of foreign debt (Category: Business)
High cost of living and festive seasons go hand in hand and the upcoming New Year looks set to becoming a particularly difficult one. With the Central Bank downgrading the economic forecast from eight per cent to 7.2 per cent and a rapidly depreciating rupee adding to increasing imports, the month of April, when consumerism ...
- Former Mississippi Gov. William F. Winter dies at 97 (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- March on Capitol costs Georgia man his job at car dealership (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- March on Capitol costs Georgia man his job at car dealership (Category: USA, Maryland)
- March on Capitol costs Georgia man his job at car dealership (Category: USA, Maine)
;s external sector crisis, warned that the country will have to grapple with “the tyranny ...
- High costs of poor performance or high returns of sound management (Category: Business)
- Appreciating exchange rates: Not a boon always (Category: Business)
- Flexible exchange rates and impact on exporters (Category: Business)
- No more IMF loan for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Sri Lanka’s stock market narrowly edged up on Monday from a seven-week low, ending four straight falls as investors snapped up battered shares though a liquidity shortage and global worries cooled sentiments, dealers said. The island nation’s main share index closed 0.02 per cent or 1.42 points up at 6,736.02, from the lowest since ...
- Stock market at two-week low; block deals boost activity (Category: Business)
- Stock market at 11-week low despite foreign inflows (Category: Business)
- Kenya tea exports up 10% in first quarter (Category: Business)
- Stocks slip on profit-taking ahead of SEC ruling (Category: Business)
crisis amongst themselves without pushing the ...
- Ranil Asks For Leadership For Another Year (Category: Breaking News)
- Karu Defends UNP’s No Ball (Category: Breaking News)
- For A Public Dialogue With UNP As “Twenty-Eleven” Rolls Out (Category: Breaking News)
- He Who Dares Wins (Category: Breaking News)
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