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Recent performance of the Colombo stock market - Daily FT
Oct 12, 2021 · The Colombo Stock Exchange’s (CSE) market capitalisation is up by 42% YTD to Rs. 4.215 trillion. Both the ASPI and S&P SL20 gained 5% in September 2021 (Daily FT, 1/10/2021). The recent seemingly outstanding performance of the share market is of course an excellent outcome, particularly for the investors who invested in shares prior to the ...
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Charting Sri Lanka’s economic future: Current challenges, and ...
Dec 29, 2023 · The Sri Lankan economy currently grapples with the significant challenges presented by a complex financial situation unfolding in unprecedented ways. As the country tackles the intricacies of this economic turmoil to overcome fiscal obstacles, there is a prevailing sense of concern among the populace. Against this backdrop, the nation contends with politically motivated decision-making that ...
2020 – A turnaround year for the Sri Lankan stock market
May 12, 2020 · The Sri Lankan stock market ended 2020 on a positive note yesterday, marking a year in which the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has seen indices indicate noteworthy resilience and attract record-breaking levels of trading activity. Market performance The benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed 2020 recording a growth of 10.5%, the highest annual increase the index has seen since 2014 and ...
Colombo’s Port City, ‘city of the future’ rising from the sea
Dec 28, 2021 · The Port City Colombo project, located near Colombo’s Central Business District, is a large-scale investment project jointly developed by the CHEC and the Sri Lankan Government. It is regarded as a model of cooperation between China and Sri Lanka in jointly building the Belt and Road. Alwis has witnessed the construction of the project since ...
Sri Lanka: Issues and priority for the agriculture sector
Feb 23, 2021 · While agriculture’s share in Sri Lanka’s economy has progressively declined to less than 7.3% due to the high growth rates of the industrial and services sectors, the sector’s importance in Sri Lanka’s economic and the apparel and textile industry contributes 6% to Sri Lanka’s GDP while accounting for 40% of the country’s total exports.
Role of foreign employment in Sri Lanka’s economic revival: …
Jul 8, 2020 · According to the Central Bank report of 2019, based on those registered with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), 30% were domestic workers, 25.2 % unskilled workers, 1.5% Semi-Skilled Labour, and 30.9% Skilled Labour. The rest non-Labour category constituted – Professional 4.9%, Mid-level 2.8%, Clerical and Related 4.5%2.
Reimagining the future of Sri Lanka’s apparel industry
Dec 2, 2021 · The emergence of apparel and textiles as a significant contributor to Sri Lanka’s economy began post-Independence in 1948 when a few pioneering industrialists saw opportunities in its domestic market. Following the liberalisation of the economy in the late ’70s, the industry ventured into exports, bringing in much needed foreign exchange, and before long, established Sri Lanka’s ...