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Research Intelligence Unit (RIUNIT) continues its groundbreaking efforts in shedding light on critical policy matters concerning Sri Lanka's economic landscape. Their latest series of reports highlights the significance of illicit [...]

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announces the upcoming launch of the next phase of their e-Billing system, effective from the 01st of July, 2023. During this phase, customers residing in [...]

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) once again draws the attention of the general public to the serious concerns that were brought to light by the Pandora Papers and revealed to [...]

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to launch an immediate investigation into the Sri Lankans and the related transactions revealed in the [...]

Byline: Dr. Anton Balasuriya Abstract This paper details the concept of economic development to jump start the rural economy and alleviate poverty beyond COVID 19. The strategy is to combine [...]

Byline: LBO June 26, 2018 (LBO) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper released yesterday has suggested the Central Bank use new Keynesian models for monetary policy analysis and [...]

Byline: LBO Sept 17, 2018 (LBO) - Outlining plans to support Sri Lanka in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, Unilever Sri Lanka and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over [...]

Byline: LBO June 06, 2018 (LBO) - ICRA Lanka Limited, aubsidiary of ICRA Limited, group company of Moody's Investors Service, has assigned [SL] A1 (pronounced SL A one) rating to [...]

Byline: LBO May 22, 2017 (LBO) - Verite Research argues that the disqualification of a candidate does not invalidate nomination papers due to two main reasons. Releasing a research note, [...]

Byline: LBO Aug 08, 2011 (LBO) - Perth Engineering, an Australia based firm, will invest 600 million rupees to revive a defunct state-run paper mill in Embilipitiya, secretary to Sri [...]

Byline: LBO Apr 06, 2016 (LBO): Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned on Tuesday, the first casualty of the leaked Panama papers. The Panama Papers showed that his wife [...]

Byline: Chamath Ariyadasa May 17, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government is following up on the Panama Papers leaks and has requested for an official list from authorities in Panama, [...]

Byline: LBO Apr 12, 2016 (LBO): Sri Lanka is moving ahead with an investigation on leaks contained in the Panama Papers, although clear information is not yet available, Central Bank [...]

Byline: LBO Apr 12, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is moving ahead with an investigation on leaks contained in the Panama Papers, although clear information is not yet available, Central [...]

Byline: LBO Apr 08, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Anti Corruption Front says re-claiming money from hidden offshore accounts is more important than revealing names. Speaking about Panama Papers, an [...]

Byline: LBO CORRECTION - Names of individuals in the Panama Papers have not yet been released. The list making the rounds on social media is a previous list on offshore [...]

Byline: LBO Dec 30, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka, which runs a trade deficit with China, should aim to increase the island's share of Chinese FDI going into Asia, a [...]

Byline: LBO May 09, 2016 (LBO): The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on Monday released a searchable database of more than 200,000 offshore entities that are part of the Panama [...]

Byline: LBO Apr. 27, 2016 (LBO) - The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists said they will release on May 9th a searchable database with information on more than 200,000 offshore [...]

Byline: LBO Apr 12, 2016 (LBO): Megapolis and Western Development Ministry today said Ministry Consultant Vidya Amarapala had decided to resign from his post to facilitate inquiry into the Panama [...]

Byline: LBO Apr 05, 2016 (LBO): A huge leak of documents has rocked the financial world revealing how some among the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their [...]

Byline: LBO Apr 05, 2016 (LBO): A huge leak of documents has rocked the financial world revealing how some among the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their [...]

Byline: LBO July 10, 2015 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapakse has signed his nomination papers to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections at his home near Colombo on [...]

Oct 01, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Papyrus Papers (Pvt) Ltd, a supplier of printing paper and corporate stationery said it had appointed Jude Silva, as chief operating officer.Silva was [...]

Dec 22, 2012 (LBO) - Commercial paper of 250 million rupees to be issued by Sri Lanka's Abans (Pvt) Ltd, a consumer durables maker has been rated 'F2(lka)' with a [...]

Sept 21, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's People's Leasing Company Plc, a unit of state-run People's Bank is planning to sell 500 million rupees of one year commercial paper which [...]

Apr 23, 2012 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka has assigned Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC's proposed commercial paper issue of up to a billion rupees a national short-term rating of 'F1(lka)'. [...]

Byline: LBO Apr 14, 2011 (LBO) - An International Monetary Fund policy paper has proposed a forecasting and policy analysis system (FPAS) to help start an inflation targeting regime for [...]

Byline: LBO Sept 19, 2011 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan student seeking to study in the United Kingdom was arrested for fraud because she submitted a false education certificate with [...]

Byline: LBR, Riyad Riffai A crispy new 5,000 rupee banknote issued by the Sri Lanka's central bank depicts a devil dancer wading off evil spirits. But the note also depicts [...]

Byline: LBO Oct 04, 2010 (LBO) - Early issue of export documentation by Sri Lankan authorities could help reduce delays in clearing goods shipped to India under a free trade [...]

Byline: LBO Aug 09, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's industrial production has increased by 2.2 percent in the month of June compared to the same month in 2018, new data [...]

Byline: LBO Aug 14, 2018 (LBO) - The volume of industrial production has increased by 0.4 percent in the month of June, 2018 compared to the same month in 2017, [...]

Byline: LBO Oct 22, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government is seeking private investors to help revive defunct state-owned sugar, paper and ceramic industries, media minister and government spokesman Keheliya [...]

Byline: LBO Oct 21, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government is seeking private investors to help revive defunct state-owned sugar, paper and ceramic industries, media minister and government spokesman Keheliya [...]

Byline: LBO Dec 24, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has set up a management company to manage several defunct state enterprises prior to a listing of a partial stake on [...]

In July 2022 the Sri Lanka Sunday Times reported 'Pandemonium at passport office', reporting people sleeping for days in queues waiting to get their papers stamped. The Ceylon Today newspaper [...]

Byline: LBO Oct 07, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka presidential rivals handed in their nomination papers for the upcoming Presidential Election. Minister Sajith Premadasa and his main rival in elections [...]

Byline: LBO Jun 25, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Power Minister is reportedly to present a cabinet paper to obtain the approval of the cabinet to rectify the errors in [...]

Byline: LBO Jul 25, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government approved a Cabinet paper to write off non-consumption loans up to 100,000 rupees given to women by all registered finance [...]

By Gayan Chandrasekara Mar 19, 2015 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government ally Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) on Thursday said they have put forward an observation paper to address the issues [...]

Nov 11, 2013 (LBO) I was in Fiji a few weeks back. Opening the morning paper, I was struck by a news story which said that the productivity of the [...]

Feb 22, 2013 (LBO) - The faculty of management studies and commerce of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura is holding an international conference with papers to be presented by participants [...]

Dec 10, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's banking secrecy laws may not be worth the paper it is written on and confidential information of customers could be easily obtained, a [...]

Nov 27, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Peoples Leasing and Finance will sell 2.0 billion rupees of commercial paper with a tenor of up to an year, which has been [...]

Nov 01, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's People's Leasing Company, the country's largest leasing firm is planning a billion rupees commercial paper sale, which has been given a short term [...]

June 26, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank PLC secured a A+(lka) for its upcoming 2.5 billion rupees debenture from Fitch Ratings Sri Lanka. The five-year debt paper is [...]

May 20, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse has signed papers to pardon jailed ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, his aide said Sunday, a day after the island marked [...]

April 27, 2012 (LBO) - People's Leasing Company PLC, one of Sri Lanka's largest leasing firms, has secured a F1(lka) rating for its upcoming commercial paper issue, Fitch Ratings Lanka [...]

Byline: Rohan Samarajiva I was asked to comment on a paper that looks at the potential of India as a source of tourists. Here are the key points. The key [...]