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Sri Lanka seeks to remove barriers in India trade deal

COLOMBO, Nov 19, 2014 (EconomyNext) - A team of Indian experts are in Sri Lanka to study ways to remove barriers faced b...

a Staff Reporter
November 20, 2014 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Renuka Land to build Rs2Bn office block

COLOMBO, Nov 19, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Renuka Land, a joint venture between Renuka Hotels and Cargo Boat Development Comp...

November 20, 2014 1 min read

India's ITC starts building US$300mn hotel in Sri Lanka

India's ITC group started building a 300 million US dollar hotel and apartment complex which is slated to be the group's...

November 20, 2014 1 min read

Sri Lanka graphite miner returns to profit in September quarter

COLOMBO, Nov 19, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Bogala Graphite Lanka, a unit of Netherlands-based AMG Advanced Metallurgical Grou...

November 20, 2014 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks recover slightly

COLOMBO, Nov 20, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Sri Lankan stocks rose marginally Thursday lifted by gains in index heavyweights w...

a Staff Reporter
November 20, 2014 1 min read

Sri Lanka Ports Authority orders dredger

COLOMBO, Nov 20, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has ordered a dredger from a Dutch shipyard to be...

a Staff Reporter
November 20, 2014 1 min read

Sri Lankan SMEs to get loans without collateral from Malaysian firm

COLOMBO, Nov 20, 2014 (EconomyNext) - SME Factors Sdn Bhd of Malaysia, which is in the business of financing small and m...

a Staff Reporter
November 20, 2014 1 min read

India mega hotel investment signals Sri Lanka's welcome to neighbor: minister

A 300 million US dollar hotel and apartment project by India's ITC Limited has shown that Sri Lanka is welcoming investm...

A Staff Reporter
November 20, 2014 2 min read

Sri Lankan stocks down 0.3-pct after six-day rally

COLOMBO, Nov 19, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Sri Lankan stocks closed down 0.3 percent Wednesday with profit taking seen after ...

a Staff Reporter
November 19, 2014 1 min read

Sri Lanka among countries with rising urban poverty

COLOMBO, Oct 20, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Urban poverty levels in Sri Lanka are comparatively low but rising with poverty fo...

a Staff Reporter
November 19, 2014 2 min read

Sri Lanka forum hears how to cut fuel costs, emissions

COLOMBO, Nov 18, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Better management of truck fleets helps reduce 'empty trips' and fuel costs and em...

Rohan Gunasekera
November 19, 2014 2 min read

Sri Lanka resorts, real estate eyed by Qatar investment fund

COLOMBO, Oct 27, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Qatar Holding, the global investment arm of the Qatar Investment Authority, one of...

a Staff Reporter
November 19, 2014 2 min read

Sri Lanka policy rates unchanged amid strong credit

Sri Lanka kept policy rates unchanged amid strong pick up in bank credit growth and low inflation, the island's central ...

Staff Reporter
November 18, 2014 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines takes delivery of new A330-300 aircraft

COLOMBO, Oct 31, 2014 (EconomyNext) - SriLankan Airlines took delivery of the first of seven new Airbus A330-300 on orde...

a Staff Reporter
November 18, 2014 2 min read

Sri Lanka says air-sea entrepot trade possible

COLOMBO, Oct 02, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Sri Lanka will allow cargo transfers between ships and aircraft without the need t...

a Staff Reporter
November 18, 2014 2 min read

Sri Lanka in talks with Kenya on trade deals

COLOMBO, Nov 17, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Sri Lanka aims to sign a bilateral trade deal with Kenya and increase trade with t...

a Staff Reporter
November 18, 2014 1 min read

Sri Lanka mixed crop plantations seen as better investment

COLOMBO, Nov 13, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Investors considering buying into Sri Lanka's listed plantations companies should ...

a Staff Reporter
November 18, 2014 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.3-pct

COLOMBO, Nov 17, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Sri Lankan stocks closed 0.3 percent up Monday pushed up by stocks with a heavy we...

a Staff Reporter
November 18, 2014 1 min read

Sri Lanka Commerce Ministry picks Anushka Wijesinha as advisor

COLOMBO, Nov 18, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Sri Lanka's Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen has appointed Anus...

a Staff Reporter
November 18, 2014 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks end up 0.3-pct

COLOMBO, Nov 18, 2014 (EconomyNext) - Sri Lankan stocks rose 0.3 percent Tuesday, the sixth consecutive daily increase,...

a Staff Reporter
November 18, 2014 2 min read