The Central Bank will have to print money when not doing so brings even bigger problems such as not paying State sector salaries, said the Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe adding that they however do that with utmost responsibility and restraint now than before.
In yet another historic industry first initiative, Airtel Lanka announced unlimited free local voice calls to any operator and social media to its range of Freedom Plans.
The main Opposition the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday got an update on the state of the economy from the Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe and Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena.
Finance Minister Ali Sabry has issued a new Gazette effective 20 May banning use of Open Account for imports except by the overall export sector including indirect exporters.
අග්රාමාත්ය රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතා ඉක්මනින්ම නව අයවැය ලේඛනයක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමට සූදානම් වන බව වාර්තා වේ.
Claim recommendations of the professionals at the Central Bank were consistently ignored
Insist on procedures for appointing heads of independent public institutions should be ‘depoliticised’
Call on enacting the proposed ‘Central Bank Act’ (Draft)
Condemn despicable attacks by mobs, incited and directed by certain politicians on peaceful protests
Opine violation may adversely affect international cooperation
CB revisits pandemic era playbook to preserve capital and liquidity of sector
CB brought in similar styled restrictions for second time since March 2020
Also asks banks to refrain from buying back their own shares, increasing management allowances and payments to director boards
Foreign banks been barred from repatriating profits, which are not already declared for financial years 2021 and 2022
Joint Chambers together with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka yesterday called upon the President to take immediate steps to appoint a competent person as the interim Prime Minister and a small Cabinet of Ministers to be appointed in consultation with the Prime Minister acceptable to all leading political parties represented in Parliament.
ශ්රී ලංකාව තුළ මේවනවිට පවතින ලියාපදිංචි නොකළ වාහන ප්රතිඅපනයනය කිරීම මගින් මෙරටට විදේශ විනිමය කඩිනමින් උපයාගත හැකි බව ආර්ථික විශ්ලේෂකයින් පවසනවා.
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