An Echelon Media Company
Monday November 9th, 2026
Logistics

Sri Lanka Railway promises normal operations, union leader says no

.

May 5, 2022 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines explains plan to lease newer used aircraft

The lease premiums may still be cheaper than existing aircraft after a sovereign downgrade

May 3, 2022 12 min read

Sri Lanka ex-PM who failed to privatize SriLankan Airlines brings up sale idea in opposition

He said this organization is making losses and needs to be sold

May 1, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka's China backed port visited by top Japan foreign officers

Sought information relating to port activity and the economy of the southern part of Sri Lanka

May 1, 2022 1 min read
Colombo Plan boosts Sri Lanka Ports staff capacity

The Colombo Plan, a regional inter-governmental organization with 28 countries is helping build capacity at Ports Author

SriLankan Airlines to interline with flydubai to expand destinations

SriLankan Airlines could travel to 30 destinations in Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Europe via the Dubai hub

Sri Lanka auditor queries payments on road project

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Auditor General’s Department has queried what it called contention paymen...

September 18, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to call investors for property and multimodal transport hub

Sri Lanka will call competitive tenders to hand over a 9 acre land (about 4 hectares) in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo for...

September 15, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard to build cable ship

ECONOMYNEXT – Colombo Dockyard has begun building a cable-laying vessel for Kokusai Cable Ship Co. Ltd., the Sri ...

September 8, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Expolanka unit sued by US logistics firm

RCS Logistics, a New Jersey USA based firm said it had sued a New York based unit of Sri Lanka-based Expolanka Holdings ...

September 7, 2017 1 min read

Range anxiety may reduce in Sri Lanka as Nissan turns new Leaf

On Wednesday, Japanese giant Nissan unveiled a new electric car with an extended range and semi-autonomous driving funct...

September 6, 2017 4 min read

Sri Lanka Shipping Corporation in trouble after controversial China vessel deal

Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Shipping Corporation Ltd has warned that ships ordered from China in 2014 were overpriced a...

September 1, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka drives cattle off the road to tackle traffic

Sri Lanka today announced a crack down on cattle roaming the streets of Colombo and its suburbs in a bid to reduce traff...

August 31, 2017 1 min read

Hayleys buys Sri Lanka Shipping Company for Rs4.9bn

Diversified Hayleys group said its logistics division had bought Sri Lanka Shipping Company Limited for 4.9 billion rupe...

August 29, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Colombo container transhipment up 5.8-pct

Sri Lanka's Colombo port handled 2.95 million containers, up 6.1 percent from a year earlier, with transhipment volumes ...

August 28, 2017 1 min read

European airlines consolidating amid low cost pressure

A dogfight over the assets of troubled Alitalia and Air Berlin heralds a new shake-up in the European airline industry -...

August 27, 2017 4 min read
Morning Briefing Gain clarity on the biggest stories of the day with our daily newsletter, Morning Briefing
Latest Last
US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4948 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.4403 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.3209 90.0766
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,656.91 -0.43%
CSE All Share 19,927.30 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
Source: CSE
Latest Last
3-m bill 7.61 7.84
6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka private electric bus company mooted as commuters drop

Sri Lanka's private bus operator group is proposing to set up an electric city bus company on a key route in the capital...

August 26, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka to tighten controls on three wheel taxis, school vans

Sri Lanka's central government is to tighten controls on three wheeler taxis and schools vans operated by the community,...

August 24, 2017 2 min read

Switzerland's Dufry gets second Sri Lanka airport duty free concession

Sri Lanka will award a five year duty free retail concession at the main airport in Colombo to Dufy AG of Switzerland, C...

August 23, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's MTD Walkers to expand shipyards, eyes Maldives

Sri Lanka's MTD Walkers, a publicly traded construction and engineering group, said it is eyeing a third shipyard in Gal...

August 22, 2017 1 min read

Property development prospects in Sri Lanka railway upgrade

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s railway and urban development authorities are to work together to include proper...

August 17, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines says cracking down on costly human trafficking

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan Airlines said it has been cracking down on human smuggling a...

August 15, 2017 2 min read

Loose talk hurts govt credibility, Sri Lanka business lobby warns

ECONOMYNEXT – The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Sri Lanka’s top business lobby, has urged the government to ...

August 15, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka state airline to be monitored quarterly

The performance of state-run SriLankan Airlines will be monitored quarterly under an International Monetary Fund-backed ...

August 14, 2017 1 min read

Professionals push connectivity, access in Sri Lanka rail electrification

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan transport professionals have praised a plan to electrify the railway but want more caref...

August 11, 2017 4 min read

Sri Lanka’s Expolanka June net up 12-pct, margins under pressure

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s Expolanka Holdings said June 2017 quarter net profit rose 12 percent to 204 million rup...

August 8, 2017 1 min read