IMF says materialising of key global risks could upset growth of emerging Asia

2019-04-12   |   Development

Washington DC Although the growth in emerging markets and developing economies is expected to stabilise around 5 percent, the International Monetary F...

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A money guzzling road project!

2019-03-05   |   Development

The development work on a proposed five-kilometre four-lane- stretch of a road in the main city being represented by a leading politico, taken on hand...

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PM inaugurates construction work of Bingiriya EPZ

2019-03-05   |   Development

The construction work of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Bingiriya was inaugurated by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe together with Minister o...

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Dialog invests Rs. 30.6 bn for broadband infrastructure

2019-02-20   |   Development

Dialog Axiata PLC has recorded a consolidated revenue of Rs 109.2 billion, demonstrating a growth of 16% Year-to-Date (YTD) for the year ended Decembe...

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Planning to do the somersault with a big bang!

2019-02-06   |   Development

The action taken by this politico from an area North of the hill country sacred city to convene a special meeting of the party’s electorate Bala Man...

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National Govt. proposal made to House to accelerate development process - Kiriella

2019-02-05   |   Development

The proposal to form a National Government and increase the number of Ministers was made to Parliament with the objective of obtaining the participati...

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Panasian Power continues ‘success streak’ with 452% growth in PAT during 1H 2018

2018-11-20   |   Development

Panasian Power PLC (PAP.N), one of Sri Lanka’s leading green energy solutions providers, posted a consolidated net profit of Rs. 54 million for the ...

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Janashakthi Life continues to deliver ‘steady growth’ in Q3

2018-11-16   |   Development

Janashakthi Insurance PLC (Janashakthi) continued on its growth journey, registering a Gross Written Premium (GWP) of Rs.2.2 billion as at September 3...

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'SL's architects overlooked for major, local construction projects'

2018-11-09   |   Development

'Sri Lankan architects are capable, effective and knowledgeable and are in demand for foreign assignments. For instance, a Sri Lankan architect was as...

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World’s largest employer of Sri Lankans commits $ 300 m across many development projects

2018-09-27   |   Development

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) now stands as the largest employer of Sri Lankans outside of Sri Lanka and has committed $ 300 million for Sri Lan...

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Lanka yet to finalise project proposals for 2 bn yuan grant

2018-09-21   |   Development

Sri Lanka is yet to receive a two-billion-yuan (nearly USD 300 mn) grant from China as project proposals have not been finalised.   President M...

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I know the reason for delaying Gin-Nilwala projects: MS

2018-09-11   |   Development

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said he knew the reason why the Gin-Nilwala development projects were suppressed and sidelined during the pas...

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Ports Ministry to present Cabinet paper on ECT development

2018-08-24   |   Development

Govt. grants approval to Ports Authority to run the ECT  Ports Authority to procure equipment for the development of the Terminal  Equipm...

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Mega water, sewerage project in northwestern Sri Lanka opens to benefit over 70,000 people

2018-08-16   |   Development

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday inaugurated the Greater Kurunegala Water Supply and Sewerage Project in northwestern Sri Lank...

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GOOGLE LOON PROJECT: DISCUSSIONS RECOMMENCE

2018-08-01   |   Development

Disrupt Asia - Start-up conference, Innovation festival on August 11 The ‘Google Loon’ project is still alive and discussions to solve the freq...

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CONSTRUCTION OF US$ 250 MN PLANT PROCEEDING RAPIDLY

2018-07-24   |   Development

MINISTER MALIK SAMARAWICKRAMA VISITS BOI RIGID TyRE FACTORY Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama visited ...

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SL lost economic independence due to corrupt development projects: JVP

2018-07-20   |   Development

The JVP in Parliament yesterday said that the country had no economic independence as a direct result of the unfeasible large-scale development projec...

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PM launches Gamperaliya accelerated rural development program: PM

2018-07-16   |   Development

The demand for consumer goods had gone down as a result of money circulation decline in the country, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. ...

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Sri Lanka’s govt gets USD 50Mn loan from OPEC fund for international development

2018-07-09   |   Development

Sri Lanka’s government signed a loan agreement for obtaining financial assistance of US 50 million dollars from OPEC fund for International Developm...

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India expresses concern over huge Chinese housing project in NE

2018-06-24   |   Development

Questions about competence of the company and large presence of Chinese workers. India has raised concern at the highest levels of the Sri Lankan Gove...

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Port of Colombo clocks 2nd highest growth rate in the world

2018-05-30   |   Development

The Port of Colombo recorded a 16.2% growth in container handling for the 1st quarter of 2018 over the same quarter last year, according to Alphaliner...

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World Bank withdraws US$ 200M waste projects due to corruption

2018-05-15   |   Development

The World Bank (WB) last month withdrew US$ 200 million in funds, which were earmarked for a garbage disposal project and Kelani River Flood Protectio...

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ONUR to implement Rs. 500 million worth irrigation project in the North and East

2018-04-02   |   Development

The Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR) in partnership with the Department of Agrarian Development is planning to implement its annual...

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2017 sinks to slowest economic growth in 16 years

2018-03-21   |   Development

Department of Census and Statistics releases official GDP data for 2017 Economy grew by 3.1%; agriculture down by 0.8%; industry grows by 3.9%, s...

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