Economic

The listed Debenture Issue of Bogawantalawa Tea Estates plc was not only its debut in the Colombo Stock Exchange but also the recording of a unique fund raiser, especially suited for the plantation sector, company management claimed.

Carmart (Pvt) Ltd, the sole distributor in Sri Lanka for the world-renowned European vehicle brand Peugeot has introduced an attractive and one-of-a-kind offer.

REUTERS: Shares gained for the fifth straight session on Monday to hit a nearly three-month closing high, as foreign fund inflows hit a more than seven-year high due to a block deal, while the rupee ended marginally lower.

CB closely monitoring rates, assures further measures to support economic growth

Bank of Ceylon has decided to raise Rs. 12 billion via a private placement of debentures.

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT), the joint venture between China Merchants Holding International and Sri Lanka Port Authority has become the largest green terminals in South Asia.

Next Hotel Colombo featuring Kafnu will be opening its doors to visitors both here and overseas in the fourth quarter this year marking the revival of tourism and business in Sri Lanka erasing the bitter memories of Easter terror.

Sri Lanka’s manufacturing activities expanded at a higher rate while services sector recorded a recovery with the expansion in new businesses and business activity last month following the Easter terror set back, Central Bank revealed.

Sri Lanka’s business prospect of coir, the golden fibre, is now looking ahead of times with the initiating of traditional fibre mill modernisation programme for the first time countrywide by Tropicoir Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a leading exporter of coir based products.

Fantasy Island will become Colombo’s premier family entertainment center located at Waters Edge in Battaramulla.

Government revenue as a proportion of GDP has been on a declining trend and it is inadequate to meet its committed current expenditure and debt servicing costs.

In the highly disruptive phase of Sri Lanka’s economy with elections around the corner, the Finance Ministry has embarked on a prudent path in bringing down large unproductive conspicuous public expenditure, official sources said.

Exports bounced back in May, posting a 4% gain from a year earlier and dismal 0.4% growth in April, whilst declining imports helped narrow the country’s trade deficit.

Energy and Business Development Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday criticised the Finance Ministry for not releasing Rs. 81 billion due to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) so it could settle dues to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC).

Sri Lankan economy is now recovering gradually at a relatively healthy rate of 3.7 per cent (year-onyear) during the first quarter 2019, compared to 1.8 per cent recorded in the fourth quarter, following the Easter Sunday attacks, Central Bank announced.

A self- powered housing model for low income households will be devised with the aim of providing best architectural housing structure with the use of maximum daylight for low income households in Sri Lanka.

The Government is set to move a resolution in Parliament next week to alter the limits of the Administrative District of Colombo by the inclusion of the reclaimed area of land known as ‘Port City Colombo’.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stepped in to assist the electrification and double tracking of the Kelani Valley Line in 2020. In addition, ADB will assist in developing Main Line and Coastal Line too.