Inflation Spectre Floats on Developing World’s Horizon including Sri Lanka
By Rabah Arezki and Jean-Pierre Landau As the global economy begins to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, managing inflation risks will be much more challenging in developing countries than in…
Sri Lanka’s Agripreneurs Alarmed Over Contaminated Organic Fertilizer Sample Imported From China
Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum (SLAF) expressed grave concerns regarding the importation of a batch of contaminated organic fertilizer following confirmation from the Minister of Agriculture and National Plant Quarantine Services…
Sri Lanka food crisis: Forex dips to risky levels. Can Colombo avoid IMF?
Sri Lanka is experiencing acute food emergency. Long food queues are seen even in Colombo neighbourhoods amid tight lockdown measures. Shelves at government-run supermarkets are running low – some even…
Outstanding foreign currency borrowings by Sri Lanka’s banks up for the first time in a year
The outstanding foreign currency borrowings of Sri Lanka’s banking sector rose for the first time in a year in the second quarter(2Q2021) in the line with the Central Bank of…
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FCR recommends cutting exposure to equities to 50% amidst expectations on overall Interest rates and tax hikes
First Capital Research (FCR) recommends investors to limit the exposure to equities to 50% or to aggressively shiftportfolio to defensive counters amidst expectations on overall Interest rates rise and a…
Local Investors Drives CSE to New Heights
Indices at Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) reached new heights yesterday making robust gains while turnover recorded a high at Rs.10.8 billion surpassing the earlier record set nearly seven months back…
Sri Lanka Imposes stricter regulations relating to import delivery fees and import container deposit refunds
Stricter regulations relating to import delivery fees and import container deposit refunds have been announced by the Sri Lankan Director General of Merchant Shipping (DGMS). Under this new regime, the maximum…
166,284 Credit Cardholders in Sri Lanka on CRIB’s Blacklist
166,284 Credit Cardholders in Sri Lanka were placed on the Credit Information Bureau’s (CRIB) blacklist with Rs.16 billion in arrears by the end of Q12021, CRIB data showed. Defaulted Credit…
Sri Lanka’s SME Business sentiment remains pessimistic in June
Business sentiment among Sri Lanka’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remained pessimistic with an overall score of 36.3 out of 100, ‘SME pulse’ survey conducted by Sri Lanka@100. SME pulse computes…
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka eyes to attract Singaporean Fintech players to its Fintech Sandbox
Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) headed by leading venture capitalist Prajeeth Balasubramaniam is facilitating cooperation between Sri Lankan and Singaporean authorities to support the Central Bank of Sri Lanka…