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[…]The post Gamini Karunathilake Offers Practical Handbook On Credit Evaluation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Demystification Of The Black Box Involving Money Creation By C.A. Abeysinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- Debate Over Profits Of Banks: Who Shares Them Ultimately? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lending In A Recession: Banks Should Do Venture Capital Financing For Startups (Category: Breaking News)
- New Central Banking Bill: Positive But Gaps Need To Be Filled (Category: Breaking News)
LinearSix, a pioneering force in the digital transformation of the financial services industry, proudly marks its seventh anniversary as a leader in promoting financial inclusivity through innovative technology solutions. Since its inception in 2017, LinearSix has played a pivotal role in driving digital growth in Sri Lanka’s banking and financial sector, demonstrating a commitment to [̷...
- LinearSix celebrates seven years of transforming financial services by unveiling cutting-edge fi... (Category: Breaking News)
- HNB unveils the future of rapid customer onboarding in partnership with Lime by LinearSix (Category: Breaking News)
- GOLDEN GLORY OF DIGITAL TITANS, LOLC CLINCHES FIVE GOLDS AT TECHINNOVATION 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Why digital economy is key to Sri Lanka’s economic growth (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Bitcoin’s Foe: Market Manipulation Schemes appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Embracing the Cryptocurrency Wave, Sri Lanka Ventures into Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology (Category: Breaking News)
- The Central Bank Rejected U.S. Billionaire’s Bitcoin Pitch (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: BITCOIN | THIS IS HOW BITCOIN COULD COME DOWN TO $10,000!!! (Category: Business)
- Video: BITCOIN | WHAT IS THE NEXT STOP FOR BITCOIN FROM HERE??? (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s digital retail payments are poised for remarkable expansion, with the potential to reach up to Rs 77.2 trillion by 2027, according to analysis by Robocash Sri Lanka. This represents a substantial 128 percent increase from the 2022 level. The optimistic forecast by the company is contingent on the assumption that all major macroeconomic […]
- President promises five percent economic growth in 2026/27 under current economic policies (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez presents Budget to ‘build foundation of Sri Lanka’s recovery’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Insurance makes record profit of Rs. 7.7 billion before taxation for 2022 first half (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha hints at Chinese hurdle in debt relief talks (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo Oktoberfest 2023, the much-anticipated celebration of Bavarian culture, concluded in a grand style at the iconic Lotus Tower in Colombo. From October 2nd , 4th to 8th 2023, the festival took attendees on a memorable journey through the streets of Munich, offering six unforgettable nights of revelry from 6pm to 1am each day. This […]
- Colombo Oktoberfest 2023: Elevating Bavarian culture at Lotus Tower (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo welcomes prestigious Webb Ellis Cup and legendary Springbok Bryan Habana (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog Enterprise and Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan Rotary Par 3 Golf Classic in 2023 Resu... (Category: Breaking News)
- Largest capacity crawler crane in Sri Lanka unloaded at Hambantota (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo Oktoberfest 2023 is back, promising a memorable and exhilarating celebration of Bavarian culture at the iconic Lotus Tower in Colombo. From October 2nd & 4th to 8th October , 2023, prepare for six unforgettable nights of non-stop revelry, from 6 pm to 1 am daily. World-class entertainment will transport you to the lively streets […]
- Colombo Oktoberfest 2023: A triumph of Bavarian culture at Lotus Tower (Category: Breaking News)
- Investors reluctant to put their money in Colombo Port City (Category: Breaking News)
- Sunera Foundation concludes ‘Samanalayaya 2023’ Regional Drama Festival … (Category: Breaking News)
- amanté celebrates 10th anniversary; unveils exciting new intimate wear collection, ‘Vogue’ (Category: Breaking News)
Elon Musk has said the Twitter name “does not make sense” as he rebrands the platform into an “everything app” called X. The world’s richest man has not been shy of putting his own stamp on the site he bought for $44bn (£38bn) last October and has now embarked on the most dramatic change in […]
- Elon Musk says he has appointed new Twitter boss (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk changes his Twitter name to ‘Mr. Tweet’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man (Category: Breaking News)
- Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is ‘not for sale’ (Category: Breaking News)
The economic and political landscape of Nepal is currently facing a dual assault from its neighbor, China. As the country grapples with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, the once-thriving Tatopani market stands as a somber reminder of the destructive power of nature. However, the decline of this border town is not solely due to […]
- Lanka to join India –Bangladesh-Nepal tripartite energy grid to avoid energy problems and develo... (Category: Breaking News)
- DESTABILIZING DYNAMICS: Unraveling Chinese Interference in South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape (Category: Breaking News)
- Undermining Stability: Chinese Interference in South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Xi warns West against economic ‘decoupling’ (Category: Breaking News)
By Hema Senanayake hemasenanayake@yahoo.com IMF has an ideology, a system of ideas and ideals which forms the basis of its decisions and policy prescriptions for which the recipient country of the loan claims as of its own. The most important idea does not originate from economic theory but international trade theories instead. The Great Recession […]
- Flexible Rate (Category: Business)
- RW says great power rivalries and geopolitics emerging threat to Third World (Category: Breaking News)
- Steve Hanke on currency boards and flawed pegs amid Sri Lanka meltdown (Category: Breaking News)
- Reactions (Category: Business)
The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 16 years as it battles to stabilise prices. The Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points – its 10th hike in 14 months. The Fed signalled that Wednesday’s rise may be its last one for now. The moves […]
- UK to be one of worst performing economies this year (Category: Breaking News)
- US interest rates hit 14-year high in inflation battle (Category: Breaking News)
- Moldovan government resigns in wake of multiple crises (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
Hatch, Sri Lanka’s leading startup hub partnered with the US Department of State to implement AccelerateHer, a bespoke accelerator program for budding female entrepreneurs. Applications are now open for its second cycle. AccelerateHer is designed to help female founders grow their businesses, upskill, and gain access to funding and networks that will allow them to […]
- Hatch in partnership with Draper Startup House open Colombo’s first Co-Living Space to drive col... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch Enters Partnership with Draper Startup House to Strengthen Sri Lanka’s Position as a Start... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch fund secures investment from Mountain Lion Ventures (Category: Breaking News)
- Virtusa celebrates International Women’s Day with Engineering Equity Hackathon (Category: Breaking News)
A testimony to its commitment to further increasing its digital payment footprint in Sri Lanka, Daraz, the leading online marketplace in Sri Lanka, recently became the country’s first e-Commerce platform to enable LANKAQR-based transactions in Sri Lanka. LANKAQR is an initiative by the Central Bank
- Sri Lanka, a regional hub for enhancing connectivity for the Daraz Group (Category: Breaking News)
- Only three transactions per LankaQR merchant code in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- SLT-MOBITEL’s mCash empowers Sri Lanka fisheries CEYFISH outlets (Category: Breaking News)
- Daraz Buy1Give1 reaches out to more than 1000 families in vulnerable communities (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Impetus For Aragalaya 2.0 – Transform From Vertical To A Horizontal Power Structure appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 75 Years Of Non-Democracy In Our Democratic Nation (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Springboarding From The Aragalaya To A New Nation We All Deserve (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Growth in Sri Lankan Yacht Charter Industry Looks Promising for the Future appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Forlorn Paruthitivu Yields The Secrets Of The Illegal Chinese-EPDP Dollar-Making Nexus (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Sri Lanka Needs A Presidential Secretariat On Blue Economy Or National Center For Ocean Reso... (Category: Breaking News)
- Challenges Beneath The Surface Of Peace & Normalcy In Northern Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Risk Of Another Tsunami Disaster: Are We Adequately Prepared? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Delayed IMF Assistance & The Fertilizer Ban: President Rajapaksa’s “Two Mistakes” That Pauperized Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka on brink of food crisis after economic meltdown (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s president requests help from Indian, Chinese, Middle East envoys – PMD (Category: Breaking News)
- What The President Can Do Before He Goes (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum recommends 10 proposals to overcome food crisis (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What’s Next, After The Rajapaksa Clan & #GotaGoGama Are Both Gone? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Postscript To Political Crisis: A Way Out (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
“Conquest creates tyrants.” - Baron d’Holbach (The Social System) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Three provincial councils have been dissolved, years ahead of time. Millions of rupees will be wasted on untimely elections, unneeded by the country and unwanted by the people. These incessant elections are not about democracy or devolution; nor are they in popular or ...
- Kleptocrats Strike Again (Category: Breaking News)
- The Medamulana-Doctrine And A Brave New Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition must counter patriotic narrative of Rajapaksas with socio-economic and political narr... (Category: Breaking News)
- Devolution will strengthen and uphold democracy and national unity (Category: Breaking News)
SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asian stocks rose more than 1 percent and U.S. index futures also gained on Friday, as signs of a strengthening economy in the United States encouraged a year-end bounce for riskier assets. European shares were also expected to open higher, helped by a 0.5 percent rise in S&P 500 index futures that pointed ...
- Global stocks, euro ease on debt talk caution (Category: Business)
- Asia stocks rise on hopes of progress in Europe (Category: Business)
- Asian shares rebound, but on course for weekly loss (Category: Business)
- Gold edges up on dollar; physical demand sluggish (Category: Business)
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