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Reuters: Pakistan’s premier on Wednesday appeared to back down from a confrontation with the military, moving away from remarks made this month that it had acted unconstitutionally in supporting a court investigation of a controversial memo. “I want to dispel the impression that the military leadership acted unconstitutionally or violated rules,” said Prime Minister Yusuf ...
- Somali piracy set to surge as monsoon ends – EU Navy (Category: Business)
- Shavendra Denies War Crimes (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 100 arrested in new “Grease Devil” clash; Gota fires warning (Category: Business)
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Reuters: India cut cash reserve requirements for banks by 50 basis points on Tuesday to ease tight liquidity conditions, signalling a shift in policy towards reviving growth after two years of fighting inflation. With core inflation still stubbornly high, the Reserve Bank of India as expected left its policy repo rate unchanged at 8.50 percent ...
- India Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged, cuts CRR (Category: Business)
- India’s inflation may have picked up slightly in Feb. (Category: Business)
- India’s July inflation eases; rate hike still seen (Category: Business)
- India’s inflation hits three-year low, cenbank seen unmoved (Category: Business)
Effects first major move to become a self-made entrepreneur; his new venture N Capital acquires 70% stake Aspires to make iconic 35-room resort luxurious with Rs. 500 m investment to add 50 more rooms under a new wing and plush refurbishment Says deep south will be centre of economic, tourism and recreation boom with air ...
- Ricky Mendis buys 8% of Serendib Hotels for Rs. 142 m (Category: Business)
- Location! Location! Location! (Category: Business)
- LOLC seeks Rs. 4 b funding for Lanka’s biggest resort complex (Category: Business)
- Shareholders vote out Rights; Malwatte opts for debt for tourism venture (Category: Business)
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) kicked off operations for the New Year with the launch of its brand new savings account. ‘CDB Saver,’ as it is aptly called, was launched at CDB’s Corporate Office at Sangaraja Mawatha in the presence of its valued customers, staff and well-wishers. Blazing a trail in savings accounts in ...
- CDB launches ‘Sithumina 2012/13’ with brand new jeeps on offer (Category: Business)
- Why disgust is a healthy emotion (Category: Technology)
- CDB spreads wings to Eheliyagoda, Kandana, Marawila and Ragama (Category: Business)
- CDB’s state-of-the-art lab to nurture IT literacy in Welioya school (Category: Business)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters): Americans have traditionally been the most enthusiastic champions of capitalism. Yet a recent American public opinion survey found that just 50 per cent of people had a positive opinion of capitalism while 40 per cent did not. The disillusionment was particularly marked among young people 18-29, African Americans and Hispanics, those with ...
- The rise of State capitalism: new masters of the universe or an ominous portent? (Category: Business)
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. PRESIDENT (Category: Breaking News)
- Entrepreneur and the profit motive (Category: Business)
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
Rotating Savings and Credit Associations and the Finance Business Act No. 42 of 2011Cheetu or Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (RoSCAs) are the world over a well-recognised method of savings and capital accumulation for the poor and marginalised. Advocate E.B. Wikramanayake B.A., in his Legal Dictionary for Ceylon (1948 Edition) describes a cheetu club as ...
- Unregulated microfinance - A high-risk strategy (Category: Business)
- Finance: Restrictions on use of the word (Category: Business)
- Regulation of microfinance institutions (Category: Business)
- Micro finance: As India moves forward, Sri Lanka stagnates (Category: Business)
Sampath Bank with effect from 1 January has got a new Chairman and several new youthful additions to its Board of Directors. The Bank announced on Friday that at a Board of Directors meeting held on 29 December Chairman I.W. Senanayake decided to step down with effect from 31 December. Whilst accepting this decision the ...
- Dhammika to be appointed Chairman of Sampath Bank (Category: Business)
- CB clears five new nominees to Sampath Bank Board (Category: Business)
- Qualified daughters make their way to boards (Category: Business)
- Former CB Deputy Governor appointed to COMBank Board (Category: Business)
SINGAPORE (Reuters): Brent crude is set to end the year up nearly 14 per cent from a year ago, supported by signs of an improving US economy and Iran’s threats to halt oil flow through a vital trade route. Brent rose 19 cents to $ 108.20 a barrel by 0701 GMT in the final trading ...
- Brent hits six-month high over $ 116 on Iran, cold (Category: Business)
- Brent hits eight-month top above $ 121 after Iran, China moves (Category: Business)
- Oil gains on US stocks draw (Category: Business)
- Brent remains above $ 120 on Iran worries, Greece optimism (Category: Business)
Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, will add an additional five weekly flights to Paris in direct response to strong passenger demand on the route. Effective 25 March, the current double-daily Charles de Gaulle service will be supplemented by an additional four frequencies, increasing to five extra weekly flights in the ...
- Emirates in major network expansion to East and West (Category: Business)
- Emirates to operate A380 flights to Singapore (Category: Business)
- Emirates to Increase Paris Flights (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates launches A380 connectivity (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)
Edna Group of Ceylon, one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka, has tied up with Dialog Enterprise to provide mobile communication solutions to the group, which includes Dialog BizConnect; an APN (Access Point Network) solution, allowing sales teams to give real time updates from the field. Dialog BizConnect APN (Access Point Network) Solution by ...
- Dialog Axiata opens Enterprise Discovery Centre in Colombo (Category: Business)
- Dialog Enterprise inks deal with Stafford Motors (Category: Business)
- Dialog, Micorimage deploy Lanka’s first cloud based human resource application (Category: Business)
- Commercial Bank of Ceylon and Dialog partner for managed services (Category: Business)
Reuters: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack while on a train trip, state media reported on Monday, sparking immediate concern over who is in control of the reclusive state and its nuclear programme. A tearful television announcer dressed in black said the 69-year-old had died on Saturday of physical and mental ...
- Kim Jong Un’s nephew Kim Han-sol reportedly taken in by CIA after dad’s murder (Category: USA, New York)
- Kim Jong Un’s nephew Kim Han-sol reportedly taken in by CIA after dad’s murder (Category: USA, New York)
- Kim Jong Un’s nephew Kim Han-sol reportedly taken in by CIA after dad’s murder (Category: USA, New York)
- Kim Jong Un’s nephew Kim Han-sol reportedly taken in by CIA after dad’s murder (Category: USA, New York)
After the recent Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, critics found three new words for the acronym ‘CWG’ – Corruption, Waste and lack of Governance. The Chairman of the Indian National Olympic Committee, who was Chairman of the Organising Committee, is presently in Tihar Jail, in Delhi with many of his acolytes, on charges regarding ...
- CWG bid money not wasted: Cabraal (Category: Business)
- Gold Coast wins CWG 2018 bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hosting CWG would inspire 45 other nations – President (Category: Business)
- A month to go for vote, Govt. says momentum building on Hambantota’s 2018 CWG bid (Category: Business)
Arrenga Capital Research takes a deeper look at Budget 2012 and impact on select listed companies 1. A challenging deficit target – 6.2% of GDP in 2012 I. Government revenue targeted to grow by 20.2% YoY to Rs. 1,126.1 b (14.7% of GDP) II. Total Government expenditure to rise 14.1% YoY to Rs. 1,594.9 b ...
- Highlights of the Budget 2012 proposals (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Budget 2012: Growth in focus (Category: Business)
- Budget bloats! (Category: Business)
- Economic growth to rebound in 2013: SCB (Category: Business)
The Free Dictionary defines impunity as ‘exemption from punishment or loss or escape from fines’. In the context of the international law of human rights, it refers to the failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a denial of the victims’ right to justice and to bring ...
- The Need to Address Persistent Impunity for Violations and Abuses of International Human Rights ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Power: Opium of the political class (Category: Business)
- Declining Trust In A Legal System; Where The “Fence Is Eating The Crops”! (Category: Breaking News)
- Declining Trust In A Legal System; Where The “Fence Is Eating The Crops”! (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: The Iranian army is conducting a four-day training exercise to test its defences, state TV reported on Saturday, amid rising international tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme. Press TV said the war games started on Friday and were taking place over 800,000 square km in the east of the country. “The initial stage of the ...
- Nuclear stand-off (Category: Technology)
- Hot Plan (Category: Business)
- Nuclear Dispute (Category: Business)
- Iran: Heading toward a nuclear show-down? (Category: Technology)
Reuters: Italy’s president appointed former European Commissioner Mario Monti on Sunday to head a new government charged with implementing urgent reforms to end a crisis that has endangered the whole euro zone. After a frenetic weekend during which parliament passed the reforms and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stepped down to the jeers of hostile crowds, ...
- Italy’s Monti defends reform as opposition grows (Category: Business)
- Italy’s Monti sees end of crisis getting closer (Category: Business)
- Crisis in Italy spurs fears of euro zone break-up (Category: Business)
- Out: politicos; in: technocrats (Category: Business)
By Chamitha Kuruppu The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna claims spending Rs. 265 billion on an 11-day extravaganza is intolerable for an economically ailing country like Sri Lanka. Addressing a media briefing the JVP warned that the aftermath of hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games would not be rosy as the Rajapaksa administration predicts According to JVP Propaganda ...
- Govt. takes vengeance on private sector over pension bill – JVP (Category: Business)
- JVP accuses Govt. of crippling University system (Category: Business)
- AKD’s India visit: ‘JVP will not compromise Lanka’s security and economic interets’ (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP urges public to hold Govt. accountable for “gambling with public money” (Category: Business)
PARIS (Reuters): France announced 65 billion euros of tax hikes and budget cuts over five years, as President Nicolas Sarkozy seeks to protect the country’s creditworthiness in financial markets without killing his chances of re-election in six months time. The main goal was to protect a top-notch credit rating that allows France to fund itself ...
- Sarkozy details measures for growth, jobs (Category: Business)
- Euro zone barely grows in Q3, recession looms (Category: Business)
- Voting begins in France, economy may doom Sarkozy (Category: Business)
- Euro zone crisis reaches France, turns existential (Category: Business)
Singer Sri Lanka recently announced strong third quarter results that validate its dedication to customer satisfaction. In his review, CEO Asoka Pieris noted that the group’s revenue rose to Rs. 15.47 billion at the end of the first nine months. The revenue represents a growth of 37% over the same period of the previous year ...
- Singer Asia – Retail Holdings Board of Directors meet in Colombo (Category: Business)
- Singer Finance opens at Embilipitiya (Category: Business)
- Dialog strikes deal with Singer outlets on bill payments (Category: Business)
- Singer partners Artmatrix (Category: Business)
President Barack Obama can’t get enough of North Carolina and its people – or at least that’s the impression he gives in a series of interviews to anchors in local television markets.He tells WSOC anchor Natalie Pasquarella of Charlotte that he hopes next year’s Democratic National Convention will highlight “how wonderful Charlotte is.” He tells WXII ancho...
- Gingrich would drop federal lawsuit challenging S.C. immigration law (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- Conservationists to DOT: Fix existing roads before building new ones (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- Rally will feature Gingrich, Clyburn (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- Iowa results could presage S.C. victor (Category: USA, South Carolina)
Airline, unions appear again before govt-ordered labour tribunal Qantas says 447 flights grounded, 68,000 passengers affected since Sat PM calls for end to dispute World leaders at Perth meeting among those affected Rival airlines put on more flights MELBOURNE, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Qantas Airways and its unions appeared before a labour tribunal on Sunday ...
- Qantas chaos casts shadow on Gold Coast bid for 2018 CW Games? (Category: Business)
- Blow for Qantas as talks with Malaysian Airlines end (Category: Business)
- Qantas overhauls with $ 9 b fleet order, two new airlines (Category: Business)
- Fair Work ends Qantas industrial dispute (Category: Australia, Queensland)
Reuters: Residents fled Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, on Thursday after authorities warned the city would soon be flooded and called a special five-day holiday to let people escape. Traffic in central Bangkok was light as the holiday began but a main road out of the city to the flood-free south was jammed. Many people were heading ...
- Thais tense as floods set to swamp more of capital (Category: Business)
- Ever-resilient Thai tourism may bounce back after floods (Category: Business)
- Thailand shores up capital as waters creep higher (Category: Business)
- Thai PM warns on prices as flood fears grip Bangkok (Category: Business)
Reuters: Greeks greeted the latest European Union deal to rescue their debt-choked country with deep scepticism on Thursday, fearing further painful belt-tightening and years more of recession. EU leaders struck a deal with banks and insurers early on Thursday for them to accept a 50 percent loss on their Greek government bonds under a plan ...
- Greece, creditors strive to avoid costly default (Category: Business)
- German FM: Greece needs sustainable debt by 2020 (Category: Business)
- Greek troika sees second bailout up to 145 b euros (Category: Business)
- Euro zone seals second Greek bailout worth 130 b euros (Category: Business)
The courage the Government has demonstrated in cancelling the CATIC deal and yet feeling secure, rather than embarrassed by it, must be recognised. It is a responsible step, a prudent decision, which will have enduring benefit both in terms of national policy and FDI strategy. This step will also earn the respect of the indigenous ...
- Sovereign Wealth Funds (Category: Business)
- Sector report (Category: Business)
- Unilever’s Pears to make millionaire children (Category: Business)
- Revamped Siddhalepa Ayuverda Health Resort opens (Category: Business)
U.S. presidential election all about the economy First bin Laden, now Iraq Obama shows he can answer the “3 a.m. call” WASHINGTON (Reuters): President Barack Obama delivered on another foreign policy promise on Friday with plans to pull the last U.S. troops from Iraq. But in a re
- Obama’s 2013 budget a campaign call to arms (Category: Business)
- US will ‘do what we must’ on Iran, UN’s Ban opposes threats (Category: Business)
- Obama says it’s clear US economy ‘not doing fine’ (Category: Business)
- Obama takes campaign to Latin America, slams Romney (Category: Business)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairperson Indrani Sugathadasa on Saturday used religion to bring some sanity to the capital market, currently marred by allegations of greed and power. Before concluding her speech at the ceremonial opening of the SEC-organised Investment Day 2011 at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, Sugathadasa, quoting Lord Buddha, said: ...
- Investor Day at Negombo tomorrow (Category: Business)
- SEC Investor Day goes to Matara (Category: Business)
- SEC takes Investor road show to Jaffna (Category: Business)
- SEC’s mega Investment Day in Colombo on 22 Oct. (Category: Business)
Lessons from the life and times of Steve JobsA process of education should equip young people with the values, knowledge and skills required to lead a fulfilling and productive life. Additionally, a good grounding in the fundamentals of math, science and the English language is essential. Nations have to move away from the unquestioning mode ...
- Computer great Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 (Category: Business)
- Income inequality: How the rich got richer and what politicians are doing about it (Category: Business)
- Nation branding: A holistic perspective (Category: Business)
- Impact of the Apple management change (Category: Business)
Reuters) – European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the European Union’s treaty should be changed to prevent one member state from destabilising the rest of the bloc, and urged stronger governance of the euro zone. “In my view it is necessary to change the treaty to prevent one member state from straying and creating ...
- S&P piles pressure on Franco-German budget plan (Category: Business)
- German FM: Greece needs sustainable debt by 2020 (Category: Business)
- Euro zone crisis heads for September crunch (Category: Business)
- Europe splits over fiscal union, UK isolated (Category: Business)
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, yesterday took delivery of its first A330-200 aircraft retrofitted with Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s (Panasonic) Global Communications Suite. The comprehensive communications and entertainment solution, ‘Sky Hub’, offers passengers onboard full broadband connectivity to access internet, mobile phone services and, for t...
- SIA invests $ 400 m for next-gen in-flight entertainment systems (Category: Business)
- Emirates continues roll-out of inflight product innovations (Category: Business)
- Emirates launches A380 connectivity (Category: Business)
- Emirates in-flight entertainment wins Skytrax Award (Category: Business)
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