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Over 20 Funds and Institutional Investors at Edinburgh Invest Sri Lanka Forum

The Invest Sri Lanka forum that was held at the Waldorf Astoria in Edinburgh yesterday had witnessed over 20 funds and institutional investors based in Scotland attending, whilst Sri Lanka’s capital market stakeholders yesterday (10th October 2018) for the first time lured investors in Scotland, reports point out. After successful exercise in London on Monday (8th October…

(0)Comments | October 11, 2018 6:22 pm

CBSL directs authorized dealers not to release Forex for non-essential consumer imports

Amidst day by day falling rupee against several major currencies whilst US Dollar had hit Rs. 172 level and Euro had hit Rs. 201 level, Sri Lanka’s financial market regulator Central bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) issuing a directive on 10th October 2018 said that Authorized Dealers are not permitted to release foreign exchange which involves…

(0)Comments | October 11, 2018 4:02 pm

Huawei and Audi Announce Joint Innovation in L4 Automatic Driving

[Shanghai, China, October 11, 2018] At HUAWEI CONNECT 2018, today Huawei and Audi show their future plans of a cooperation in the field of intelligent connected vehicles (ICV), featuring the new Audi Q7 as a demonstration of this state-of-the-art technology. Executive Vice President of Audi China R&D Saad Metz commented on the German automobile manufacturer’s…

(0)Comments | October 11, 2018 3:14 pm

Inaugural event of “The Indian Ocean: Defining our Future” Conference was held under President’s patronage

The inaugural event of “The Indian Ocean: Defining our Future” Conference, which aims to create a platform for Indian Ocean littoral states and major maritime users to discuss issues of mutual interest and concerns, was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Temple Tress, today (11). The conference is being held today…

(0)Comments | October 11, 2018 3:03 pm

“The CSE will have smiles on their faces soon” – PM Wickremesinghe in London

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had recently said that the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) will have smiles on their faces soon, referring to a possible return of biggest private sector workers’ pension fund – Rs. 2 trillion – EPF to the stock market, though with stricter new guidelines. “The CSE will have smiles on…

(0)Comments | October 11, 2018 11:39 am

Sri Lankan rupee hits fresh low for 6th straight session; stocks down

Reuters – ** The Sri Lankan rupee hit a record low for a sixth straight session on Wednesday as importers and foreign banks bought the dollar amid outflows from government securities, while stocks ended weaker for a second straight session. ** The rupee fell to an all-time low of 171.60 per dollar, surpassing the previous…

(0)Comments | October 11, 2018 11:06 am

Invest Sri Lanka Forum in London draws interest and engagement among UK investors

A large gathering of Institutional Investors based in London showed a keen interest in investing in Sri Lankan equities while attending an Invest Sri Lanka Forum held at the London Stock Exchange recently. The Forum, which was organized by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in association with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka…

(0)Comments | October 10, 2018 4:14 pm

Illicit Tobacco: Tackling the Threat to National Law and Order

RIU – Increasingly the illicit tobacco network is becoming a threat to national law and order as well as security. Benefitting from access to new markets with different legal and cultural conditions, organised crime has expanded its engagement in illicit trade significantly. In a recent report on the tobacco industry the Research Intelligence Unit (RIU) said…

(0)Comments | October 10, 2018 2:24 pm

British newlyweds got so drunk on luxury honeymoon in Sri Lanka they bought their own HOTEL

Mirror – Gina Lyons, 33, and Mark Lee, 35, from London, decided to purchase a rustic hotel after drinking rum on the beach while on holiday – and have renamed it ‘Lucky Beach Tangalle’ A pair of newlyweds got so drunk on their honeymoon they bought their own hotel. Gina Lyons, 33, and Mark Lee,…

(0)Comments | October 10, 2018 1:03 pm

Fitch Assigns Dialog Finance First-Time ‘AA(lka)’ Rating; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited has assigned Dialog Finance PLC (DF) a National Long-Term Rating of ‘AA(lka)’. The Outlook is Stable. KEY RATING DRIVERS  NATIONAL RATINGS  DF’s rating reflects Fitch’s view that support would be forthcoming from Dialog Axiata PLC (Dialog), the largest mobile-telecommunication and pay-TV operator in Sri Lanka. The assessment is based on Dialog’s…

(0)Comments | October 10, 2018 11:48 am

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