Heavy foreign buying boosts the market

Strong foreign buying into the JKH shares and the telecom sector helped the stock market to start the week on a positive note. Foreign purchases were over 63 percent of the market with the JKH contributing to over 50 percent of the day's turnover.

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New budget to focus on tax concessions for rural manufacturers - Minister

The new budget will specially focus on tax concessions for manufacturers in rural areas and is expected to repeat tax concessions which have been introduced in the previous budget said Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Rohitha Bogollagama.

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Handicraft lobby show at Crescat

National Chamber of Handicrafts of Sri Lanka held a lobby show at Crescat Boulevard last week. Here a foreign couple selecting some of the ornaments while with their baby looks on. Picture by Sumanachandra Ariyawansa


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