Tourist Arrivals Up 67.7% In February Compared To Last Year-SLTDA
Tourist arrivals up 67.7% to 57,300 in February from 34,169 in Feb last year; up from 50,757 in January-Tourism Development Authority-JNW
March 11, 2010 at 9:57 am
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Tourist Arrivals Up 31.9% In January-Ministry
Tourist arrivals up 31.9% in January 2010 to 50,757 from 38,468 in same month in 2009-Tourism Minstry-JNW
February 10, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Sri Lanka No 1 Place To Visit In 2010-New York Times
New York Times newspaper recommends Sri Lanka as No 1 place for tourists to visit in 2010, with Patagonia in Argentina getting second spot-JNW
January 12, 2010 at 10:16 am
Stocks Close Up 125.2% At 3,385.5 Points
Stocks close up 125.2% at 3,385.5 points on ASI; world’s 2nd best performer in 2009.
CCPI inflation 4.8% in Dec from 14.4% in Dec 2008-report-JNW
December 30, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Laugfs Domestic Gas Cylinder Price Reduced-Min B Gunawardena
Laugfs domestic gas cylinder price to be reduced by Rs60 from Jan 1; new price Rs1421. Shell price to stay unchanged; Rs 1550-Min B Gunawardena-JNW
December 30, 2009 at 2:51 pm
World Bank Approves $182 mil Loan To Sri Lanka
World Bank approves $182 mil in loans; $105m for provincial roads in East, North & Uva, $77m to support IDP returns & livelihoods in North-JNW
December 18, 2009 at 11:33 am
John Keells 24.6% Stake In Central Hospital
John Keells Holdings says it has bought 24.6% stake in Central Hospital in Col 10 for Rs900 mil, which is expected to commence in 2010-JNW
December 16, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Wayamba Province To Recieve Up-Market Hotels With 3,000 Room Capacity-PC Official
Govt approves construction in Wayamba Province of up-market hotels with 3,000 room capacity & investors invited-NW Prov Council official-JNW
December 14, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Indian IT Firm Mphasis To Open Branch In Sri Lanka
Leading Indian IT services firm Mphasis says it plans to open a new center in Sri Lanka in 2010 & employee 2,000 workers over three years-JNW
December 10, 2009 at 8:14 am
Tourist Arrivals Up 20.1% In November From November Last Year-Tourist Board
Tourist arrivals up 20.1% in Nov to 44,311 from Nov last year; 21% in last six months; most arrivals from UK, Germany & India-Tourist Board-JNW
December 9, 2009 at 7:54 am
Central Bank Buys 10 Tonnes Gold From IMF
Central Bank buys 10 metric tonnes of gold from IMF for $375mil. Foreign reserves now increased to $5.2bil (6.4 months of imports)-CB, IMF-JNW
November 26, 2009 at 11:57 am
Monetary Board Cuts Interest Rates
Monetary Board cuts interest rates amid low inflation to support econ activity; Repo rate down to 7.5% from 8%, Rev. Repo 9.75% from 10.5%-JNW
November 18, 2009 at 8:37 am
Colombo Consumers Price Index Falls To 5.2%-Census Dept
Inflation based on Colombo Consumers Price Index falls to 5.2% in Oct from 6.6% in Sept annual avg. Point-to-point 1.4% vs 0.7%-Census Dept-JNW
October 30, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Etihad Airwys To Fly To Colombo From January
Etihad Airways says will resume flights to Colombo from January-JNW
October 19, 2009 at 10:37 am
Hemas Power Opens Trade On CSE-Trader
Hemas Power opens trade on CSE after IPO, hits high of Rs28; closes at Rs24, 20% from issue price of Rs 20; ASI 3120.73 0.13%-trader-JNW
October 8, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Treasury Bill Rates Fall Slightly-CBSL
Three-month treasury bill yield falls to 9.26% from 9.48% at last auction, 6 month 10.10% from 10.63%, 12 month 10.48% from 11.09%-CBSL-JNW
October 7, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Stock Market Hits All-time High-CSE
Stock market hits an all-time high of 3,018 points 0.68% on ASI, rising above previous high on 13 Feb 2007; today’s turnover Rs1.08 bil-CSE-JNW
October 2, 2009 at 5:39 pm