Zimbabwe’s Mugabe threatens British, US firms over Western sanctions 27 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am

Reuters: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe threatened ‘tit-for-tat’ retaliation against companies from Britain and the United States on Sunday if the Western nations persisted in pressuring his gover...

Global economy on a firmer footing awaiting the Fed 27 Aug 2013 | 11:43 am

Reuters: More bricks in the global recovery wall are likely to slot into place in a week that could also yield more clues as to when the Federal Reserve will start unwinding its exceptional monetary s...

Asian stocks, currencies start new week on calmer note 27 Aug 2013 | 11:41 am

Reuters: Asian stocks rose and gold hit a near three-month high on Monday, extending a move started late last week when a steep drop in US new home sales tempered expectations the Federal Reserve will...

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Pillay progresses amidst protests 26 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm

 Meets Hakeem, Vasu, CJ and AG Rise of religious extremism and fate of PTA take priority at Hakeem, Vasu talks Weliweriya and legal reforms including fast-tracking ex-combatant trials discussed Mon...

Pillay powwows with top envoys 26 Aug 2013 | 11:47 pm

Top diplomats in Colombo met with visiting UN Human Rights Chief Navanethem Pillay for a closed door luncheon at the Cinnamon Lakeside yesterday, where human rights and devolution were high on the age...

NSB to sell minimum of $500 m 5-year bond 26 Aug 2013 | 11:46 pm

COLOMBO/HONG KONG (Reuters): Sri Lanka’s State-run National Savings Bank (NSB) plans to raise a minimum $ 500 million through the sale of a likely five-year bond with a target yield around 7%, sources...

Sri Lanka and Belarus sign 7 deals 26 Aug 2013 | 11:46 pm

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, currently on a three-day state visit to the Republic of Belarus, and President Alexander Lukashenko presided over the signing ceremony of seven agreements and memorandums ...

SEC revises ‘lock-in’ period for pre-IPO shares 26 Aug 2013 | 11:45 pm

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a fresh directive amending the ‘lock-in’ period for shares held prior to an Initial Public Offer (IPO). It said all shares held by non public s...

Fall of stock market, Rupee persists 26 Aug 2013 | 11:45 pm

Reuters: Stocks closed at their lowest level in more than four months on Monday with trading volume slumping to near three-week lows as foreign outflows continued for the third day, while retail inves...