Conducive biz climate vital to double per capita income

By Azhar Razak
The Sri Lankan government should lay out a very conducive business environment to attract greater private sector investment, if the island is to achieve its ambitious medium term per capita income target

Hydro Power Lanka to expand with Rs. 3.5m IPO

By Azhar Razak
Joint venture mini-hydro power firm, Hydro Power Free Lanka Ltd (HPFL) said it plans to fund its planned future expansions by raising Rs. 3.5 million through its forthcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO).

Loss of GSP+ shrinks SAGTs domestic volumes

The recent decline in domestic container throughput volumes at private-run port-terminal, South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT) may have been partly due to the recent loss of GSP+

Leopard Sri Lanka Fund to close in Jan 2011

By Azhar Razak
Leopard Capital Sri Lanka, which postponed its self-imposed deadline of launching two funds in Sri Lanka earlier in the year, after failing to raise the required funding, is now targeting to launch one of its funds by early 2011.