* Sri Lanka government and ADB sign USD 165Mn loan agreement to aid COVID hit SMEs Thu, Nov 26, 2020, 09:36 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.Nov 26, Colombo: The Government of Sri Lanka entered into loan and grant agreements with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to obtain a loan of USD 165 million and grants worth of USD 3 million from the Japan Fund for Poverty … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka government and ADB sign USD 165Mn loan agreement to aid COVID hit SMEs
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UNDP to support to introduce a multidimensional approach to poverty in Sri Lanka
* UNDP to support to introduce a multidimensional approach to poverty in Sri Lanka Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 10:03 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.Nov 25, Colombo: According to the 2020 global report on the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) entitled ‘Charting pathways out of multidimensional poverty: Achieving the SDGs’, 4.1% of the population in Sri Lanka live below … [Read more...] about UNDP to support to introduce a multidimensional approach to poverty in Sri Lanka
Daily Mirror – CB wants banks’ credit loss provisioning to reflect more credible economic forecasts
Issues revised instructions to banks asking them to use forecasts and projections published by them This move will effectively shun forecasts of IMF, WB and the likes The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has issued revised instructions to banks on projecting losses on their loans and other financial assets, which will effectively shun forecasts of the International … [Read more...] about Daily Mirror – CB wants banks’ credit loss provisioning to reflect more credible economic forecasts
Sri Lanka FM highlights importance of adequate funding for developing countries to overcome challenges to achieving SDGs
* Sri Lanka FM highlights importance of adequate funding for developing countries to overcome challenges to achieving SDGs Sat, Nov 14, 2020, 08:52 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.Nov 14, Colombo: Sri Lanka reiterated the call of the Group of 77 for adequate funding for development initiatives, enabling the developing countries to overcome the multifaceted … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka FM highlights importance of adequate funding for developing countries to overcome challenges to achieving SDGs
Daily Mirror – COVID-19: Wake-up call for Sri Lanka’s tea industry
Sri Lanka is identified as one of the most vulnerable middle-income countries to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. A key channel through which vulnerabilities are heightened relates to a country’s export earnings. While Sri Lanka is not highly exposed to global supply chain disruptions, its dependence on a limited basket of exports and export … [Read more...] about Daily Mirror – COVID-19: Wake-up call for Sri Lanka’s tea industry
Vested interests kept Lankan plantation workers educationally backward
(MENAFN - NewsIn.Asia) By P.K.Balachandran/Ceylon TodayColombo, November 9: Right from the beginning of the plantation economy in Sri Lanka, vested interests had kept the plantation workers economically, socially and educationally backward.The need of the British planters to have large numbers of cheap and docile laborers resulted in the workers being denied an education even … [Read more...] about Vested interests kept Lankan plantation workers educationally backward
CCC to host Sri Lanka Economic Summit virtually this year
* CCC to host Sri Lanka Economic Summit virtually this year Fri, Nov 6, 2020, 11:53 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.Nov 06, Colombo: The 20th Sri Lanka Economic Summit organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) will be hosted virtually for the first time in its history due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Summit will be held on December 1 and 2 on … [Read more...] about CCC to host Sri Lanka Economic Summit virtually this year
CSE recognized as an Honoree in the National Category at ISAR Honors 2020
* CSE recognized as an Honoree in the National Category at ISAR Honors 2020 Thu, Nov 5, 2020, 09:49 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Nov 05, Colombo: The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was recognized as an honoree in the national category at the recently held International Standards of Accounting and Reporting awards (ISAR) 2020. The award was … [Read more...] about CSE recognized as an Honoree in the National Category at ISAR Honors 2020
First-ever virtual Sri Lanka Economic Summit, 2020 to be held next month
(MENAFN - Colombo Gazette) The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be organizing the 20th Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) on the 1st and 2nd of December 2020 and will be conducting the summit virtually for the first time in its history. The theme of the Summit is 'Roadmap for Take-Off: Driving a People-Centric Economic Revival'. The two-day virtual event will bring together key … [Read more...] about First-ever virtual Sri Lanka Economic Summit, 2020 to be held next month
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