Economic
The Colombo stock market remained upbeat yesterday ahead of a crucial Parliamentary vote to elect a new President today.
Operations at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) from port services, marine services, energy hub, Port Industrial Park and integrated logistics are running uninterrupted, despite the current fuel crisis in the country. As an essential service, HIP has ensured continuous fuel supply to enable the port to function 24/7 with no disruptions in shipping, logistics operations and services.
ඉකුත් ජුනි මාසයේ උද්ධමනය සියයට 58.9 ක් දක්වා ඉහළ ගොස් තිබෙනවා. ඉකුත් මැයි මාසයේ උද්ධමනය පැවතුණේ සියයට 45.3 ක් ලෙසයි. ජාතික පාරිභෝගික මිල දර්ශකයෙහි වාර්ෂික ලක්ෂ්‍යමය වෙනස මගින් මනිනු ලබන මතුපිට උද්ධමනය, මෙලෙස ඉහළ ගොස් ඇත්තේ ආහාර සහ ආහාර නොවන කාණ්ඩ දෙකෙහිම මිල ගණන්හි සිදු වූ මාසික ඉහළ යෑම් හේතුවෙන්.
The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE), yesterday demanded fullest support for the export community amidst the worsening crisis in the country.
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce yesterday called upon all parties to support the constitutional process to resolve the current crisis.
මෙම වසරේ මෙරට ආර්ථිකය සියයට 7 යි දශම 7 කින් සංකෝචනය වනු ඇති බව ආසියානු සංවර්ධන බැංකුව පවසනවා. ආසියානු රටවල ආර්ථිකයන් පිළිබඳ සිය නවතම විශ්ලේෂණය ඉදිරිපත් කරමින් ආසියානු සංවර්ධන බැංකුව පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ ලබන වසරේ මෙරට ආර්ථික ක්‍රියාකාරකම් තවදුරටත් පහළ මට්ටමක පවතිනු ඇති බවයි.
Tea production in June hit a 23-year low of 20.1 million kilos, Asia Siyaka Commodities PLC revealed yesterday.
Stalled IMF talks could resume with Parliament electing a new president yesterday
“Until time we sign an agreement with IMF and restructure debt, it is going to be tough”- CB governor
Lankan authorities expect more financing support from India and China
We live in an era where women are a force of their own. The doors of opportunities are wide open for them to showcase their talents, abilities and their skills. Today’s digital world has provided the perfect platform for women to start their businesses. Though many women have managed to break barriers and shine in their respective fields, many are unable to do so due to various reasons.
The Treasury bill yields edged lower yesterday after three weeks of climbing but ended way above when the current ascent in the short-term bills began on June 29, in response to the rising funding needs of the government amid the tightening liquidity conditions in the rupee markets.
Sri Lanka’s 72-year-old leading public quoted company Hemas Holding PLC is set to enter the Omani market.
The newly appointed Director General of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) Vajira Ellepola, in this exclusive interview with the Daily FT, shares his views in shaping the organisation to address the evolving needs of the world of work.
Manufacturing and services suffer widespread contraction with dip in employment
Export-oriented manufacturing firms also witnessed lower than anticipated orders
Services activities contract for third consecutive month
For next 3 months, overall expectations for manufacturing and services activities continued to deteriorate
The Colombo stock market remained positive for the second consecutive day with improved turnover as investors await key political developments.
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