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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 ...
Sri Lanka has decided to stop operating nearly 50% of its countrywide street lamps in a bid to save energy amidst a growing energy crisis. This means, out of the existing 800,000 street lamps only 400,000 will be switched on during the night hours. The new measure will come into effect starting from tomorrow. Ministry of Power and ...
By Shamil Samsul Mueen 1. Introduction The global financial crisis has raised imperative issues concerning the stability and reliability of existing financial systems. This has driven an extensive global re-examination on the competence of the existing financial architecture and the search for a more enduring solution. As a result an increasing interest in Islamic finance ...
Poor rainfall throughout Sri Lanka during the past few months has caused a drought unheard of during recent history. Particularly affected Districts are Kurunegala, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla. Farmers complain that their crops are being ruined or are on the verge of being ruined. Some villages complain of the shortage ...
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 ...
with the addition of fuel surcharge for March was sure ...
Denying accusations that the Ceylon Electricity Board is a burden on the national economy, Minister of Power and Energy Champika Ranawaka points out its contribution towards the country’s development and claims the staggering loss of $ 42 billion predicted for 2012 was mainly due to the fuel
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
Industry calls for higher productivity, new market development to ride out uncertainties Tea industry stakeholders say the industry needs to urgently improve productivity and generate new markets, as volatility in major Middle Eastern markets continue to dampen tea export earnings. While there is strong demand for tea in global markets, price increases for Ceylon ...
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 ...
Tyranny of the international capital markets Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, ex-Central Banker and International Civil Servant, did not mince words when he addressed the country’s exporters last week. The veteran economist, having made an assessment of the risks associated with Sri Lanka’s external sector crisis, warned that the country will have to grapple with “the tyranny ...
By Sydney Knight Galle Literary Festival Panel: Writing political realities into fiction and journalism. This program enabled me to listen to Romesh Gunesekera, Irfan Husain and Susan Minot. All three writers certainly had a message. However, what struck a chord in my system was the story from Uganda. The story of the Nun and the ...
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe called Co Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa for a discussion last week. The meeting between the two was held last Monday afternoon at the parliamentary complex. Wickremesinghe has discussed the appointments of the National Organiser and the new Working Committee scheduled to take place this week. The party’s consultative committee is to ...
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