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    • FISCAL POLICY18/08/17Sri Lanka announced tax cuts and subsidised loans for small businesses and exporters Thursday, amid concerns a raging drought and flash flooding could drag on economic growth. Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • REGIONAL MARKETS14/08/17Most Asian markets started clawing back losses Monday as fears fuelled by spiralling North Korean tensions showed tentative signs of easing and safe-haven assets lost momentum. Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • FINANCIAL INQUIRY11/08/17Sri Lanka’s foreign minister resigned Thursday after being linked to a controversial financial trader under investigation for allegedly causing millions of dollars of losses to the island’s coffers. Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • TEA INDUSTRY04/08/17The world faces a shortage of prized Darjeeling tea because of deadly unrest in the idyllic Indian Himalayan foothills where it is grown. Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • SOUTHERN PORT31/07/17Sri Lanka on Saturday sealed a billion-dollar deal to let a Chinese state firm take over a loss-making port in a move that worries many, including its giant neighbour India Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • MARKET UPDATE17/07/17Most Asian markets rose Monday following another record close on Wall Street while Shanghai stocks pared steep early losses thanks to stronger-than-expected growth figures Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • FED FALLOUT14/07/17Global stock markets were mostly higher on Thursday with the Dow edging to another record, boosted by remarks from Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen that investors Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • REGIONAL MARKETS07/07/17Asian 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. Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • VIRAL EPIDEMIC03/07/17Sri 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, Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • PRODUCTION INDEX30/06/17An 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. Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
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    • MONETARY POLICY27/03/17Sri 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. Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
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    • MARKET UPDATE20/03/17Most Asian markets slipped Monday following last week’s broad advances, with the dollar suffering fresh selling pressure after the Federal Reserve Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • MARITIME PIRACY17/03/17Somali pirates on Thursday handed over an oil tanker and eight Sri Lankan hostages captured just days ago, the Oceans Beyond Piracy NGO told Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
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    • HUMAN RIGHTS06/03/17Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has rejected a fresh appeal from the United Nations to allow international judges to investigate alleged Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
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    • STATE BORROWINGS27/01/17Sri Lanka Thursday said it was stuck in a “gigantic debt trap” and that paying off foreign loans would hit a record US$ 2.4 billion Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • MARKET REACTION16/01/17The pound struggled at 32-year lows against the dollar in Asia on Monday after reports said British Prime Minister Theresa May Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • TRADE CONCESSIONS13/01/17The European Commission on Wednesday proposed restoring tariff concessions for imports from Sri Lanka after scrapping them Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • PROTEST CAMPAIGN09/01/17Sri Lanka police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of people protesting the launch Saturday of a special industrial Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
    • CURRENCY MARKETS06/01/17China on Friday hiked the yuan against the dollar in its biggest one-day increase since 2005, after the greenback fell Share this:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogleSkypeWhatsApp...
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