TO attract more investments and support existing Filipino investors in Sri Lanka, Ambassador Shobini Gunasekera met with high-ranking executives of the Aboitiz Group on February 26 at the said country …
Sri Lanka’s government bonds jump on China currency swap deal
LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s government bonds surged on Wednesday after China approved a $1.5 billion (10 billion yuan) currency swap with the debt-strained country. Sri Lanka’s dollar …
China approves $1.5 billion currency swap with Sri Lanka
China has approved a 10 billion yuan ($1.54 billion) currency swap with Sri Lanka, a government spokesman in Colombo said on Wednesday, giving some respite from concerns about public finances. The …
Sri Lanka invites India for BIMSTEC FMs meet on February 1
Colombo has also sent invites for finance ministers meet to Myanmar’s U Wunna Maung lwin, who has been appointed as the foreign minister of the country by the military after the coup Sri Lanka has …
Sri Lanka: Made In India Railway Passenger Coaches Arrive At Colombo Port
India supplied ‘fully funded’ modern Diesel Multiple Units (DEMU) train under the ‘Make in India’ initiative to Sri Lanka last year. The coaches were equipped with multiple advanced features such as …
The National Chamber signs MoU with Lanka Business Ring – Kandy
The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and the Lanka Business Ring (LBR) of Kandy, Central Province entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on February 25, 2021. The Purpose of this MOU is …
Sri Lanka, West Indies gear up to shake off ODI rust
Neither West Indies nor Sri Lanka have much of a recent history of being good at this format. A quick look through stats first. Since the start of 2019, West Indies have lost 21 and won only 13 of …
Harvard Law Student Coordinates Open Letter to United Nations Calling for Human Rights Accountability in Sri Lanka
Sondra R. P. Anton, a second-year student at Harvard Law School, has coordinated an open letter to the United Nations calling on the Human Rights Council to create a new resolution to promote …
Police harassment of foreign professionals not good for Sri Lanka’s image
Australian national Prof Meeder and his colleague and flatmate Pioter Grzegorz Kopertowski (Polish national), who have been working in Sri Lanka for decades empowering local communities, are still …
SUPERBOX.lk: Sri Lanka’s first end-to-end fully-integrated online supermarket
The country’s first ever end-to-end fully-integrated online supermarket specializing in grocery was recently launched to cater to households all over Sri Lanka. The service intends to deliver …