REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a negative note Friday following a selloff on Wall Street, US jobs data coming in below par and a dive in oil prices fuelling losses across the energy sector.
VIRAL EPIDEMIC
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of deadly dengue fever that has killed a record 215 people this year,
PRODUCTION INDEX
An indicator of Chinese manufacturing activity beat forecasts in June but analysts warned that Friday’s surprising result belied a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.
MARKET UPDATE
Asian markets on Monday built on last week’s gains following another record on Wall Street, while the euro edged up on news
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The global economy is set to post solid growth this year, amid improving world trade and better performance by large emerging markets, but key risks
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets headed into the weekend with another round of gains Friday, following a record close for all three major New York indexes as traders welcomed
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Sri Lanka’s monsoon toll climbed to 164 with the discovery of more bodies of people buried in landslides triggered by intense rains, the
POST-WAR AGENDA
Sri Lanka’s President announced Saturday new investigations into alleged secret detention centres as part of a drive to find tens
MARKET UPDATE
Asian traders headed into the weekend on a nervous note Friday as a pickup in US stocks and positive data were offset by worries about a crisis
REGIONAL MARKETS
Most Asian markets rose Monday with Hong Kong heading for a sixth successive gain as traders brushed off another set of disappointing US economic figures
AIRLINE INDUSTRY
A US equity firm that bid to buy a stake in Sri Lanka’s loss-making national airline has pulled its offer, officials said Saturday as the carrier scrambled for a new partner.
COMMODITY MARKETS
Hong Kong, China | AFP | Friday 5/5/2017 – Energy firms were among the main losers in Asian trade on Friday following a plunge in oil prices fuelled by fresh
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Sri Lanka will raise US$ 2.5 billion through sovereign bonds and syndicated loans amid delays in securing the latest instalment of an International Monetary Fund (IMF)
CURRENCY MARKETS
The euro surged Monday after moderate Emmanuel Macron won the first round in France’s presidential election and looked set to triumph in the run-off against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen next month
MARKET WATCH
Asian markets built on a Wall Street rally Friday as geopolitical fears gave way to fresh hopes for Donald Trump’s stimulus after his top finance man said
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets sank Friday as the quarter drew to a close with dealers ignoring better-than-expected US economic growth data, while South Africa’s
MONETARY POLICY
Sri Lanka raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points Friday as inflation spiked and foreign reserves fell, compounding problems caused by slowing economic growth.
TRUMP AGENDA
Asian investors moved uneasily Friday as they look to a delayed vote on US healthcare reform whose passage is seen as crucial to the future of Donald Trump’s growth-drive agenda
MARKET UPDATE
Most Asian markets slipped Monday following last week’s broad advances, with the dollar suffering fresh selling pressure after the Federal Reserve
MARITIME PIRACY
Somali pirates on Thursday handed over an oil tanker and eight Sri Lankan hostages captured just days ago, the Oceans Beyond Piracy NGO told
