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Sri Lanka will join India’s Adani Group to develop and operate the West Container Terminal In Colo...

Sri Lanka will join hands with a giant Indian conglomerate in a Build, Operate and Transfer deal to develop the West Con...

March 2, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee plunges as car registrations collapse under import controls

Sri Lanka rupee has fallen from 186 to around 194 to the US dollar in January 2021 as new car imports and registrations ...

March 1, 2021 2 min read

China's Sinopec unit says Sri Lanka bunkering made competitive, LMS first customer

Sinopec Fuel Oil Lanka Limited (SFOL), a unit of China's Sinopec group located in Hambantota port, is making Sri Lanka's...

February 28, 2021 3 min read

Kuwait's Jazeera Airways begins flying to Sri Lanka

Kuwait's Jazeera Airways made its maiden flight to Colombo, adding to operators flying to Sri Lanka as the Indian Ocean ...

February 25, 2021 1 min read
Sri Lanka committed to regional stability President tells Middle East ambassadors

Government committed to safeguarding freedom of navigation and ensuring minimal adverse impact on Sri Lanka economy

Sri Lanka sails in to the breach as ships by-pass Middle East over Houthi attacks

SLPA terminals have seen volumes rise as much as 80-pct

Sri Lanka road repair bids seen high, discounts low

ECONOMYNEXT – The lowest bids by construction firms to improve rural roads in central Sri Lanka were up to 70 per...

October 17, 2015 2 min read

Pilot new chief executive of SriLankan Airlines

ECONOMYNEXT - Suren Ratwatte, an airline pilot, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines, the na...

October 15, 2015 1 min read

China's MCC rejects slashed price of Sri Lanka highway contract

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government said it would only achieve less than half the anticipated cost reduct...

October 15, 2015 2 min read

Sharing could cut Sri Lanka empty container repositioning costs

ECONOMYNEXT - Sharing or pooling containers by shipping lines can reduce the need for costly empty container repositioni...

October 14, 2015 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines launches drive to return to profitability

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s loss-making national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, said it has launched an initia...

October 12, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka car registrations surge to all time high as controls come in

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's vehicle registrations hit an all-time high of 63,687 in September 2015 with cars surging to 14...

October 11, 2015 3 min read

Sri Lanka's SAGT ranked No.1 terminal in South Asia

ECONOMYNEXT - South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), the first private sector facility in Sri Lanka’s Port of Colom...

October 8, 2015 1 min read

Be wary of ‘supplier-driven’ solutions, Sri Lanka transport expert says

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka needs to be wary of ‘supplier-driven’ solutions for its urban mobility probl...

Rohan Gunasekera
October 2, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka may be heading for port 'capacity trap'

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's expanded port capacity and plans ahead may be ahead of demand in for the foreseeable future as...

September 28, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka credit squeeze slows car sales, hits prices

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lankan car prices which spiked with the sharp depreciation of the local currency has seen weak demand ...

September 27, 2015 2 min read
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Sri Lanka may target old people, poorer car owners in Japan-backed controls: report

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka may bring tough regulations on old cars which are owned by the less affluent and old couples who...

September 27, 2015 5 min read

Indian firms must invest in Sri Lanka port, envoy says

ECONOMYNEXT – India’s envoy in Sri Lanka has indicated Indian companies will invest in the island’s...

Rohan Gunasekera
September 27, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka's older container terminals lose out amid Indian trade collapse; China firm gains

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's older container terminals have seen their business plunging in 2015 as a newly built Chinese f...

September 25, 2015 3 min read

Private ports in India drawing main lines, less dependent on Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT - India's private terminal ports on the East Coast is attracting mainline calls from ships originating from ...

September 24, 2015 2 min read

Megaships are worsening overcapacity in the container market

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Container shipping lines are poised to take delivery of a new generation of "megaships" over...

John Kemp
September 23, 2015 7 min read

Sharp edges of three-wheeler taxis on Sri Lanka's roads

ECONOMYNEXT - An EconomyNext photographer captured these images Sept 21, 2015 of three-wheel taxis highlighting the expo...

September 22, 2015 1 min read

Volkswagen shares plunge on emissions scandal, U.S. widens probe

BERLIN/WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Volkswagen shares plunged more than 20 percent on Monday, their biggest one-day f...

September 21, 2015 5 min read

Sri Lanka car dealers cash in on rupee free float windfall

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka car dealers have sharply raised prices for existing fleets imported before the rupee fell 11.76 ...

September 21, 2015 2 min read

India's producers use Sri Lanka port to escape domestic non-tariff barriers

(Reuters) - At the Walayar checkpoint in southern India, lines of idle trucks stretch as far as the eye can see in both ...

September 18, 2015 4 min read

Sri Lanka and India talks on Hanuman Bridge: report

ECONOMYNEXT - A newly revived plan to build a bridge between India and Sri Lanka has been discussed during a visit by Pr...

September 16, 2015 1 min read
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