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Jan- 2017 -13 January
TRADE CONCESSIONS
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed restoring tariff concessions for imports from Sri Lanka after scrapping them
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9 January
PROTEST CAMPAIGN
Sri Lanka police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of people protesting the launch Saturday of a special industrial
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6 January
CURRENCY MARKETS
China on Friday hiked the yuan against the dollar in its biggest one-day increase since 2005, after the greenback fell
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Dec- 2016 -30 December
ECONOMIC POLICY
Beijing has pledged to open up more economic sectors to foreign investment, an official statement said, as foreign chambers
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23 December
REGIONAL MARKETS
Most Asian markets fell Friday following a retreat on Wall Street and as oil prices weakened on the last trading day before Christmas
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19 December
FINANCIAL AID
Sri Lanka has secured US$ 1.34 billion in loans from the World Bank to boost the cash-strapped island’s economy over the next
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5 December
CURRENCY MARKETS
The euro hit a 20-month low Monday and most Asian stocks retreated as a fresh wave of uncertainty hit markets after Italy’s prime minister resigned following a heavy referendum defeat.
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2 December
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian stocks turned negative Friday and oil prices retreated along with the dollar as investors took a step back from a recent rally, while caution
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1 December
ENERGY POLICY
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has introduced a proposal that would exempt electricity consumers who
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Nov- 2016 -28 November
HUMAN RIGHTS
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has asked Donald Trump to pressure the UN Human Rights Council to drop war crimes allegations
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