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List of candidates and preferential votes in Sri Lanka 2024 election
Nov 15, 2024 · ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s 2024 general elections has returned an overwhelming majority of candidates from the National People’s Power of President Anura Dissanayake followed by the Samagi Jana Balwegaya.
Karl Marx, Engels would have approved Sri Lanka rice imports for ...
Dec 15, 2024 · Sri Lanka has relaxed import licensing on rice, a staple food, till December 20, in bid to reduce rising local prices, but still kept a 220 dollar a tonne import tax in place, which has made the island's rice prices almost percent higher than the rest of South Asia.
Sri Lanka current account $303mn in surplus in 3Q with financial ...
Jan 3, 2025 · ECONOMYNEXT – A 75 million dollar private equity fund was launched targeting South and South East Asia, its promoters Sri Lanka and Singapore based, Plus94 Fund and Malaysia based Crewstone International said. The fund will focus on early-stage technology companies in health, AI-driven outsourcing, agriculture and deep tech.
Sri Lanka planning reforms to cut poverty, bring benefits to rural ...
Jan 1, 2025 · ECONOMYNEXT – The name was a conversation piece. He was known as ‘Lenin,’ but that was actually an afterthought. Born Hirohito Edward Jayasinghe to a radical communist—Jones Alexander Jayasinghe—and his Eurasian bride, Myra Nesta Crutchley, my father underwent a name substitution just two days before his first birthday in October 1937.
Sri Lanka central bank cuts rates with new 8.00-pct policy rate …
Nov 27, 2024 · Sri Lanka's central bank has announced an 8.00 percent overnight policy rate dropping the earlier policy corridor, with its standing facilities kept at 8.50 percent to print money and 7.50 percent to take out excess liquidity.
Sri Lanka spy chief sacked, agency returns to police control
Oct 5, 2024 · ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to leave the island today (13) for a four-day China state tour. Dissanayake, who is visiting at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, will meet a group of diplomats including Xi and Prime Minister Li Chiang, his media division said.
Michelin sells two plants in Sri Lanka to India’s CEAT
Dec 6, 2024 · ECONOMYNEXT – France-based Michelin said it was selling two plants in Sri Lanka that made bias tyres and tracks for compact construction equipment to India’s CEAT group.. In addition to the production facilities, the sale will also include the Camso brand, at the end of a three-year licensing period.
Japan’s Onomichi to exit Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard amid crisis
Dec 9, 2024 · ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard Plc said its Japanese majority shareholder Onomichi Dockyard Company Limited is exiting the firm and is stepping down from management amid a financial crisis, making way for a new investor.
Sri Lanka to announce vehicle import relaxation ‘under certain limits’
Dec 11, 2024 · Sri Lanka will soon make an announcement on relaxing vehicle imports, subject to certain constraints, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said.