Jayaraja Chandrasekera, new NSB Chairman
Jayaraja Chandrasekera, a Senior Banking Professional with over 40 years experience in the industry assumed duties as Chairman of National
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TEA says Budget 2019 “below expectation” of tea exporters
The Tea Exporters Association (TEA) yesterday said the proposals in Budget 2019 were “somewhat below the expectations of tea exporters”.
Read moreNasdaq raises offer price to buy Norway stock exchange
REUTERS: Nasdaq Inc. yesterday sweetened its offer to buy Norway-based exchange operator Oslo Bors to 158 Norwegian krones per Oslo
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SL reaches staff level agreement with IMF to extend loan deal
Govt. requests to extend programme for an additional year with remaining disbursements being evenly spread Govt. commits to primary surplus
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SL must implement economic reforms immediately
Sri Lanka needs to implement much needed economic reforms at least for the next five years, particularly to address the
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Tourist accommodation increases
The number of tourist accommodation rooms grew by 1,521 (4.14%) to 38,214 and their corresponding establishments by 97 (4.38%) to
Read moreRupee, stocks end largely flat after Central Bank’s reserve ratio cut
COLOMBO (REUTERS) – The Sri Lankan rupee and the main stock index ended little changed yesterday after the Central Bank
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SL told to negotiate more realistic budget deficit target with IMF
From left: Standard Chartered ASEAN and South Asia FX Research Head Divya Devesh, South Asia Economist Sourav Anand and Global
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