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Wednesday 5th April, 2023 There have been substantial reductions in fuel prices, and they will go a long way towards tackling inflation. The economy is said to be showing some signs of recovery, but more trouble is apparently brewing for the hapless Sri Lankans, who are struggling to keep the wolf from the door. Now, […]
- Govt. still undecided about domestic debt restructuring methods (Category: Breaking News)
- No final decision on domestic debt restructuring : Bandula debt (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP moves SC to prevent possible losses to EPF, ETF (Category: Breaking News)
- Finance State Minister discloses Sri Lanka s debt status in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
ජාත්යන්තර මූල්ය අරමුදලේ නියෝග මත දේශීය ණය ප්රතිව්යූහගත කරණය යටතේ සේවක අර්ථසාදක අරමුදල මගින් රජය ලබාගෙන ඇති ණය කපාහැරීමට සූදානම් […]The post මැයි මාසයේදී EPF බිලි දීමට සූදානම් appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
[…]The post Can Sri Lanka Drive Itself From Bankruptcy To Prosperity In 2023? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Budget 2023 Will Be The Acid Test Of RW’s Magic Wand (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s New Government: Be Warned Of The Empty Treasury & Negative Foreign Reserves (Category: Breaking News)
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Celebrated Independence, But Now It Is Back To Hard Economic Realities (Category: Breaking News)
Speech made November 22 I have consistently recorded my opposition to Minister of Finance being the President. From 2010 onwards in this House, whenever the President in his capacity as Minister of Finance has presented a budget I have recorded that protest and I wish to record that today as well. When a person who […]
- Reconstitution of COPE, COPA in limbo (Category: Breaking News)
- BASL: If 21A fails, that will adversely affect future law reform initiatives (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim Budget passed (Category: Breaking News)
- GL: Govt. not concerned about corruption despite Geneva warning (Category: Breaking News)
ජාත්යන්තර මූල්ය අරමුදල 2007දී එවකට පැවති ආණ්ඩුවට ලබා දී තිබෙන නිර්දේශයක් අනුව යමින් සේවක අර්ථ සාධක අරමුදල සහ සේවා නියුක්තිකයන්ගේ […]The post හොර රහසේම අර්ථසාධකේ (EPF) විකිණීමේ සූදානමක්! appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the largest social security scheme in Sri Lanka, has suffered massive losses due to the investments made in listed and unlisted companies, a new report compiled by the Auditor General s Department revealed.
Fear of a DDR/IFR event drive rates even higher
- Sri Lanka central bank US$4.0bn in debt by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank busts US$9.8bn since Feb 2020 to suppress rates, for stimulus (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governors should be restrained by law, not given independence (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will have to print money unless taxes are raised: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has publicly stated that the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have employees far in excess than required for the normal functioning of these institutions. For instance, Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd., has 4,200 employees where only 500 are required, and the CEB has around 26,000 employees when […]
- Union blames loss-making state ventures on governments using them as job banks (Category: Breaking News)
- Prove worthiness (Category: Business)
- About Rs 3 bn paid as OT during past few months (Category: Breaking News)
- Electrifying losses (Category: Business)
‘Utterly corrupt process implemented at country’s expense’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Dissident SLPP lawmaker Dr. Nalaka Godahewa has warned of clandestine moves to sell off profitable ventures in the state sector.Addressing the media in Colombo on Wednesday (24), the Gampaha District MP alleged that instead of restricting loss making ventures, interested parties seemed hell-bent on divesting […...
- Godahewa sounds alarm over attempts to privatise profitable Insurance Corporation (Category: Breaking News)
- Response to economic revival plan pathetic: Harsha disappointed (Category: Breaking News)
- SLIC celebrates 61st anniversary… (Category: Breaking News)
- Initial consensus among MPs on recovery plan (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post JR & Expert Advice: Failing To Implement Goh Keng Swee Report Of 1980 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- SC Judgment, Fiscal Philosophy, & Long-Term Decisions For A Brighter Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s tragedy and the lost wisdom of D S Senanayake on money printing (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Boards: Why Did Ceylon Give Up The Currency Board, While Singapore D... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President revises budget amid inflationary blow off (Category: Breaking News)
Video: News1st EPF incurred a loss of 10.4 billion rupees - The 2012 annual report of EPF reveals
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Currency depreciation inflates an economy and imposes a 'hair cut' on domestic debt by reducing purchasing power
- Sri Lanka 3-month Treasuries yield up 107bp, not all offered bills sold (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank profits up 73-oct in March 2022 quarter (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rejects bids for 2025 bonds, some 2029 bonds sold (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Treasuries auction fails over re-structuring fears (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Some Suggestions To Assist In Sri Lanka Striving To Achieve A Primary Balance appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Did The NOCPCO Fail To Install A Trip Switch Before Releasing Prisoners? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Post-Crisis Essential Reforms Being Effectively Progressed? If Not What Is The Way Forward? (Category: Breaking News)
- Mr. President, Dawn Of The New Year Is The Time For Reflection & To Redress Citizens Grievances ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Draft Anti-Corruption Law; Urgently Required Additional Law Reforms: An Open Letter To Minister ... (Category: Breaking News)
Photo courtesy of Longitude 80 The estate sector, a high foreign exchange earner for the country, is undergoing a severe crisis. On one hand, estate workers are underpaid and forced to live...
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Banks, Fitch Ratings, NPLs & Impairments! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Banks, Fitch Ratings, NPLs & Impairments! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ministry Of Finance, Economic Stabilization & National Policies (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To Securities Exchange Commission On MTD Walkers Issue (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To Securities Exchange Commission On MTD Walkers Issue (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
Photo courtesy of Longitude 80 The estate sector, a high foreign exchange earner for the country, is undergoing a severe crisis. On one hand, estate workers are underpaid and forced to live...
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Banks, Fitch Ratings, NPLs & Impairments! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Banks, Fitch Ratings, NPLs & Impairments! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ministry Of Finance, Economic Stabilization & National Policies (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To Securities Exchange Commission On MTD Walkers Issue (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To Securities Exchange Commission On MTD Walkers Issue (Category: Breaking News)
කොන්දේසි කිහිපයකට යටත්ව වතු කම්කරුවන්ට රුපියල් දහසක දෛනික වැටුපක් ලබාදීමට කලාපීය වැවිලි සමාගම් (RPCs) එකඟතාව පළ කර ඇති බව අරුණ පුවත්පත වාර්තා කර තිබේ. ඒ අනුව දෛනික වැටුප් ක්රමවේදයට අනුව වතු කම්කරුවන්ට එක් දිනක් වැඩ කිරීම සඳහා රුපියල් 1025ක් ගෙවනු ඇති බව එම පුවත් වාර්තා වේ සඳහන් වේ. ඒ අනුව මූලික වැටුප රුපියල් 700ක් ද […] The post වැවිලි සමාගම් වතු කම්කරු වැටුප 700ක් කිරීමට එකඟ වෙයි appeared ...
- වැවිලි සමාගම් වතු කම්කරු වැටුප 700ක් කිරීමට එකඟ වෙයි (Category: Sinhala)
[…] The post Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
Photo courtesy of Longitude 80 The estate sector, a high foreign exchange earner for the country, is undergoing a severe crisis. On one hand, estate workers are underpaid and forced to live...
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
Photo courtesy of Longitude 80 The estate sector, a high foreign exchange earner for the country, is undergoing a severe crisis. On one hand, estate workers are underpaid and forced to live...
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternative Models to Improve Lives of Estate Workers (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post The Right Way To Do The Eastern Container Project appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa Hoodwinks World Body (Category: Breaking News)
- Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa Hoodwinks World Body (Category: Breaking News)
- Actually, The Foreign Ministry Certainly Seems Foreign Now (Category: Breaking News)
- Actually, The Foreign Ministry Certainly Seems Foreign Now (Category: Breaking News)
කොන්දේසි කිහිපයකට යටත්ව වතු කම්කරුවන්ට රුපියල් දහසක දෛනික වැටුපක් ලබාදීමට කලාපීය වැවිලි සමාගම් (RPCs) එකඟතාව පළ කර ඇති බව අරුණ පුවත්පත වාර්තා කර තිබේ. ඒ අනුව දෛනික වැටුප් ක්රමවේදයට අනුව වතු කම්කරුවන්ට එක් දිනක් වැඩ කිරීම සඳහා රුපියල් 1025ක් ගෙවනු ඇති බව එම පුවත් වාර්තා වේ සඳහන් වේ. ඒ අනුව මූලික වැටුප රුපියල් 700ක් ද […] The post වැවිලි සමාගම් වතු කම්කරු වැටුප 700ක් කිරීමට එකඟ වෙයි appeared ...
- වැවිලි සමාගම් වතු කම්කරු වැටුප 700ක් කිරීමට එකඟ වෙයි (Category: Sinhala)
2014 T Bond Yield Goes Below One Year T Bill Rate In Secondary Market The rupee further strengthened at Friday’s (September 21) trading due to a mix of sluggish import demand and possible foreign investment in the Government Bond market, a source told this newspaper. As a result, the exchange rate (ER) strengthened by 25 ...
- Money Market’s Illiquid Status Deepens (Category: Breaking News)
- Money Market, ER Management, Full Marks To CBSL (Category: Breaking News)
- Stage Set For FDI Inflows (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL Rekindles War Memories (Category: Breaking News)
Sept 20, Colombo: Sujeewa Senasinghe, a parliamentarian of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) today lodged a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption against the investment of Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees' Trust Fund
By Saman Gunadasa World Socialist Web Site: A scandal over the manipulation of shares on the Colombo Stock Exchange has erupted in recent weeks, after former Sri Lankan Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Thilak Karunaratne accused Government ministers of acting in league with speculators. Karunaratne was pressured by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to quit his position, ...
- Former SEC Chief Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Bourse boom awaits boosted brokers after Presidential forum (Category: Business)
- Tilak talks his way out of SEC (Category: Business)
The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka will hold a half day Seminar on EPF/ETF and Employee Benefits on Tuesday 18 September from 1.30p.m to 5.30p.m at the NCCSL Auditorium, 450 D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10. The objective of this seminar is to explain the benefits
- EPF and ETF tangled up! (Category: Business)
- ETF,EPF ගැන රජයෙන් යළි සහතිකයක් (Category: Sinhala)
- Controversial Investments Out Of EPF And ETF (Category: Breaking News)
- වතු කම්කරුවන්ගේ ETF සහ EPF හිඟය ගෙවන්න කැබිනට් පත්රිකාවක් (Category: Sinhala)
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