ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
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Nov- 2016 -25 November
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a positive note Friday, with Tokyo again being propelled by the weaker yen as the
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21 November
FISCAL POLICY
Sri Lanka’s economy has begun to stabilise after securing a US$ 1.5 billion bailout earlier this year, but the island needs to
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16 November
INTERNAL TRADE
The Sri Lankan Government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese consortium by January
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15 November
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake assured that Budget 2017 is a development-oriented budget
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7 November
TRADE AGREEMENT
Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain would become the ultimate free trade champion as she laid the groundwork
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4 November
REGIONAL MARKETS
A sharp fall in Tokyo led losses in most major Asian stock markets Friday, as traders fret over next week’s US election
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Oct- 2016 -17 October
TRADE RELATIONS
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted leaders of the BRICS emerging powers on Sunday at a summit seeking to strengthen trade ties and help overcome the bloc’s economic woes
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14 October
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sri Lanka said Wednesday it will lift a bar on women reaching the top ranks of the police, as part of wide-ranging reforms to the ailing force
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3 October
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets rallied Monday, with financials up on easing fears about the future of German giant Deutsche Bank, after a source said it was nearing a deal to slash a…
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3 October
WIND POWER AFFECTS BIRDS
Although wind power is an ideal alternative energy option for Sri Lanka, the location of a proposed wind farm is said to negatively impact the migrant bird population arriving in…
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