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BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) has issued a directive to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) to extend trading hours from next Monday, April 10, 2023. The trading hours are set out as :…

BusinessClaude GunasekeraTags: Print EditionDomestic economic activity is expected to recover gradually towards the latter part of 2023 and sustain the recovery over the medium term, said Governor Central Bank Dr. Nandala Weerasinghe. This…

BusinessTags: Print EditionGrowth in developing Asia is forecast at 4.8% this year and in 2024, up from 4.2% last year. The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) recovery and healthy domestic demand in India will be the region’s main growth…

BusinessTags: Print EditionPeople’s Bank Chairman Sujeewa Rajapakse presented the People’s Bank’s Annual Report for the year 2022 to Secretary to the Treasury of Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies K. M Mahinda…

BusinessDr. Kingsley BernardTags: Print EditionVeteran Export Professional Dr. Kingsley Bernard assumed Chairmanship of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) on April 3. He succeeds the outgoing Chairman Suresh D de Mel who ended his…

CEB reforms by May BusinessEnergy Minister Kanchana Wijesekere Tags: Print EditionPower and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera identified cost-reflective pricing as the panacea to the problems ailing the energy sector in the country.…

BusinessTags: Print EditionSri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance is liaising with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) a subsidiary of the World Bank regarding the divestment of state-owned SriLankan Airlines, along with subsidiaries…

BusinessFaris H. Hadad-Zervos Tags: Print EditionSri Lanka’s heightened fiscal, external, and financial sector imbalances and its fluid political situation pose significant uncertainty for the country’s economic outlook, says the World…

Will not have a second chance Business Fizel JabirDr. Nandalal WeerasingheTags: Print EditionThe country is gradually coming out of the crisis but not out of the woods yet but making some progress, Central Bank Governor Dr Nandalal…

BusinessTags: Print EditionPremiere women’s gold jewellery manufacturer in Sri Lanka, Mallika Hemachandra Jewellers has launched special new year offers. Over five decades, Mallika Hemachandra Jewellers has become a part of every Sri…