Laugfs Gas Price Reduced By Rs46-CAA Chairman
Laugfs 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder price reduced by Rs46 to Rs1,593 from midnight. Shell price unchanged at Rs 1,652-CAA Chairman-JNW
August 31, 2010 at 6:49 pm
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Bank Lending Expected To Gain Momentum-Central Bank
Bank lending expected to gain momentum with lowering of interest rates; key reverse repo rate lowered to 9% from 9.5% today-Cen. Bank-JNW
August 20, 2010 at 11:20 am
Ashok Leyland Says Received Order For 1000 Buses From Sri Lanka
India’s Ashok Leyland says it has received the biggest order from Sri Lanka for 1,000 buses worth $26 mil, part funded by ADB-JNW
August 11, 2010 at 3:27 pm
SEC Imposes 10% Upward & Downward Price Band-CSE
SEC imposes 10% upward & downward price band on all stocks traded on Colombo Stock Exchange-CSE statement-JNW
August 5, 2010 at 8:27 am
Odel Shares Surge On Debut, Stay At Rs 32.70
Odel shares surge on debut, close 117% at Rs32.70 from Rs15 IPO price; market ASI 1.1% to 5,214.8 pts on heavy Rs5.4 bil turnover-JNW
August 4, 2010 at 4:56 pm
International Sovereign Bond For $1 Billion-Central Bank
An international sovereign bond for $1 billion planned for Sept for infrastructure development & restructuring existing debt-Central Bank-JNW
August 3, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Inflation Drops To 4.2% In July
Inflation 4.2% in July vs 10.4% in July 2009 based on CCPI 12-month moving average; July 4.3% year-on-year down from 4.8% in June-report-JNW
July 30, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Stock Market Breaks 5,000 Mark On ASI Price Index-Brokers
Stock market breaks the 5,000 mark on ASI price index to reach new life high, up 1.2% today. Market up 48% so far this year-brokers-JNW
July 27, 2010 at 2:03 pm
World Bank To Support For Sri Lanka’s Transition To Middle Income Country
World Bank pledges support for Sri Lanka’s transition to a middle income country at peace, says VP for S. Asia I Guerrero-JNW
July 23, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Odel’s Rs250.5mil IPO Records 64 Times Of Over-subscription-report
Odel’s Rs250.5 million public share offer draws Rs16 billion worth of applications, a record 64 times over-subscription-report-JNW
July 8, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Odel IPO Oversubcribes
Odel Ltd informs stock exchange that initial public offering of 16.7 mil shares at Rs15 each is oversubcribed, will close at 4.30pm-JNW
July 5, 2010 at 11:15 am
Budget Deficit To Fall To 8%-Acting Finance Minister
Acting Fin Min Amunugama concludes speech for ‘transitional’ budget for 2010; budget deficit to fall to 8% in 2010 from 9.9% in 2009-JNW
June 29, 2010 at 4:29 pm
State Sector Salaries To Be Increased In Budget In November-Min Amunugama
State sector salaries to be increased in budget in November; salary bill for 2010 up to Rs 296 bil from Rs271 bil in 2009-Min Amunugama-JNW
June 29, 2010 at 3:41 pm
IMF Approves Disbursement Of $407.8 mil To Sri Lanka
IMF approves disbursement of $407.8 mil to Sri Lanka & completes 2nd & 3rd reviews; says economy likely to show strong growth-JNW
June 29, 2010 at 6:01 am
Cabraal Reappointed As The CBSL Governor-CBSL Media
Ajith Nivad Cabraal reappointed as the Governor of Central Bank for another six years with effect from July 1-CBSL media-JNW
June 17, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Govt To Buy Back The Shell Gas-Minister Rambukwella
Cabinet approves plan to take over management of Shell Gas by buying 51% of shares-Minister Rambukwella
June 17, 2010 at 11:54 am
Tourist Arrivals Increased Significantly-Tourist Board
Tourist arrivals increased significantly in first 5 months of 2010 to 233,000 compared with 157,000 in same period last year-Tourist Board-JNW
June 15, 2010 at 2:51 pm