WEAK OPERATING CONDITIONS RAISE RISKS FOR SRI LANKAN INSURERS
High investment and liquidity risks, pressure on regulatory capital positions and a likely worsening in financial performance have increased
FITCH PLACES BANK OF CEYLON ON RATING WATCH NEGATIVE
Fitch Ratings - Colombo - 12 Apr 2022: Fitch Ratings has placed Bank of Ceylon's (BOC) Long-Term Foreign-Currency
FITCH PLACES 13 SRI LANKAN BANKS ON RATING WATCH NEGATIVE
Fitch Ratings - Colombo - 12 Apr 2022: Fitch Ratings has placed the National Long-Term Ratings of 13 Sri Lankan
DOWNGRADES SRI LANKA TO ‘C’
Fitch Ratings - Hong Kong - 13 Apr 2022: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka's Long-Term Foreign-Currency
COMMONWEALTH YOUTH CLIMATE CHANGE NETWORK
More than 2,000 young leaders and youth-led organisations from across the Commonwealth are urging governments to respect the
LITTLE HEARTS
Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe – a Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) and the Project Director of Little Hearts
WFP STATEMENT
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) is a humbling, moving recognition of the work of WFP staff
WORLD BANK SUPPORTS SRI LANKA WITH $56 MILLION TO MITIGATE COVID-19 IMPACTS
COLOMBO, September 10, 2020—The World Bank has reallocated
UNICEF
UNICEF is leading efforts to procure and supply COVID-19 vaccines in what could possibly be the world’s largest and fastest ever procurement
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
We are experiencing loss and anxiety at multiple levels, which could leave room for mental health issues including depression
WORLD BANK GROUP
Chiyo Kanda is the World Bank’s new Country Manager for Sri Lanka. She will oversee a total portfolio of around $2.3 billion and the development of a new
CHINA ORDERS MASS SLAUGHTER
China orders the mass slaughter of poultry with reports indicating a fresh outbreak of Bird Flu
CHINESE STOCKS CRASH
China's benchmark stock index plunged as much as 9.1 - its worst opening in almost 13 years - as investors took cover from the fast-spreading Wuhan coronavirus.
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SCURRY TO AVOID RUMOURS
The rapid spread of the coronavirus in China and around the world has sent Facebook, Google and
GLOBAL DOMINATION?
According to IMF predictions global economic growth will increasingly slow own in the coming years while however
THE RECESSION IN GLOBAL CAR SALES
The global auto industry plunged deeper into recession in 2019, with sales dropping more than 4% as car makers struggled to find buyers
A DIVERSE BOARD OR NO IPOs
David Solomon, chief executive to Goldman Sachs recently announced that the Wall Street giant would no longer take any company
TECH AND BUSINESS GIANT MOURN UNEXPECTED DEATH OF KOBE BRYANT
Best known for his moves on the court, the world of business and technology too mourn the
FITCH RATINGS
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sir Lanka Telecom PLC's (SLT) National Long-Term Rating at 'AA+(Ika)'. The Outlook is Negative. We have also affirmed
FITCH RATINGS
Global Bank Rating Trends: 2H19
