CHINA REPORTS FIRST QUARTER GDP DROP ON CORONAVIRUS IMPACT
Stocks in Asia rose in Friday morning trade as investors shrugged off an official data release that showed China’s economy shrinking by 6.8% in the first quarter
DARAZ
Alibaba Group, the parent company of Daraz Sri Lanka, has been one of the groups at the forefront in the worldwide fight against COVID-19 through continuous supplies of medical support to Asia
LMD TV
LMD TV focusses on the economic repercussions on segments of our economy with Shiham Marikar…
SLT
SLT recently donated Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Apaksha Hospital –Maharagama. SLT Chief Operating Officer Mr. Priyantha Fernandez handed over the equipment to Dr. Wasantha
EMIRATES
Emirates in coordination with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will be introducing additional precautions. Passengers on today’s flight to Tunisia were all tested for COVID-19 before departing from Dubai
IMF RELEASES WORLD’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR APRIL 2020
JUST RELEASED: April 2020 World Economic Outlook. The global economy is projected to contract sharply by -3% in 2020 as a result of the #COVID19 pandemic, a much worse contraction than during
LSEG
LKR 5 million donation used to purchase essential medical supplies for the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services for immediate use in COVID-19 isolation units
IMF ADDS LIQUIDITY LINE TO STRENGTHEN COVID-19 RESPONSE
In a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, even healthy economies might need quick access to credit. For example, investors have abruptly pulled their money out of many emerging market economies
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT SILENT CORONAVIRUS CARRIERS?
WUHAN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Though China has seen its domestically transmitted cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) maintain low levels thanks to stringent epidemic prevention and control measures
SLT
National telecommunication services provider Sri Lanka Telecom & Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel in partnership with Derana, conducting ‘SLT Digital Aurudu’ to celebrate
AIA
10th April 2020: AIA Insurance has pledged their support to help Sri Lanka fight COVID -19, at a meeting held on 07th April at the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
CAN QUIBI OVERTAKE NETFLIX?
Short-form video streaming app Quibi has hit 1.7 million downloads in its first week, according to the company's boss Meg Whitman
SOUTH ASIA FACES WORST ECONOMIC GROWTH
World Bank warns South Asia's economic growth to slump Low paid workers in countries like…
WORLD BANK FAST TRACKS MILLIONS TO SUPPORT SRI LANKA
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2020— The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the $128.6 million Sri Lanka COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project
SIDDHALEPA
In the fight against Covid 19 pandemic in Sri Lanka, the wisdom of Ayurveda and its remedies to enhance the immunity has been recognized by the government of Sri Lanka