Month: October 2021

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• Economy
• Energy
• Finance
• International
• Macroeconomy

Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union has Resorted to Trade Union Action

2 years ago Author

Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) issuing a Statement on Saturday announced that CEB engineers have resorted to a trade...

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• Industry
• Insurance
• Macroeconomy
• Markets
• Real-estate
• Technology

Verité Research Proposes re-introduction of WHT coupled with taxes on Wealth and Negative Externalities as a Way Out of Debt Crisis

2 years ago Author

Colombo-based Think Tank, Verité Research-backed re-introduction of With Holding Tax (WHT) on Interest Income, Property Taxes and Taxes on Negative...

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• International
• News
• Trade

India comes to Sri Lanka’s rescue despite its China tilt. Will Colombo mend its ways now?

2 years ago Author

“Sri Lanka dumps Chinese fertilizer and imports Nano Nitrogen liquid fertilizer from India,” screamed a Colombo media headline a few...

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• Banking
• Bond
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• Markets

BIS plans Asian Green Bond Fund for central banks

2 years ago Author

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) today announced the development of an Asian Green Bond Fund, in collaboration with the...

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• Opinion
• Real-estate
• Toursim

Softlogic’s landmark Odel Mall Project to open its doors to the public in early 2023

2 years ago Author

In anticipation of the growing post-COVID retail market, ODEL PLC, a subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings plans to open the doors of its landmark...

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• Trade

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa admits ‘not delivering’ as prices of essential goods soar

3 years ago Author

AFP : Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa admitted his government is "not delivering" as shortages persist of food, medicines and...

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• Economy
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Sri Lanka’s CCPI based Inflation eased off to 5.7% in September 2021

3 years ago Author

Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2013=100), eased off to...