Month: August 2019

DFCC

This commentary relates to the interim non audited financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2019 presented in accordance with

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CARMART

Carmart (Pvt) Ltd, the sole distributor in Sri Lanka for the world-renowned European vehicle brand Peugeot has introduced an attractive and one-of-a-kind offer

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Hong Kong airport cancels all flights due to protests

Hong Kong airport authorities cancelled all remaining departing and arriving flights at the major travel hub on Monday (Aug 12) after thousands

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BANKING SECTOR

IN THE SPOTLIGHT BANKING SECTOR Lakshman Silva in the hot seat BIZ CONFIDENCE Confidence Retreats Therica Miyanadeniya THE ECONOMY Sri Lanka’s Macro Outlook Trisha Peries  

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Extreme water stress affects a quarter of the world’s population, say experts

A quarter of the world’s population across 17 countries are living in regions of extremely high water stress, a measure of the level of competition

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Buddhism most trusted religion in New Zealand, survey says

Buddhism is the most trusted religion in New Zealand, while Evangelical Christians take the bottom spot, a new survey says

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REGIONAL TIES

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena held bilateral discussions with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a state visit to Cambodia

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Plant-based diet can fight climate change – UN

Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said

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Schoolchildren in China work overnight to produce Amazon Alexa devices

Hundreds of schoolchildren have been drafted in to make Amazon’s Alexa devices in China as part of a controversial and often illegal

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Uber loses $5 billion, misses Wall Street targets despite easing price war

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) reported a record $5.2 billion loss and revenue that fell short of Wall Street targets on Thursday

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