Economy achieves new peak

Unemployment down to all-time low 6.3 per cent:

LAST year’s economic growth rate of 7.4 per cent was the highest since the country recorded a growth margin of 7.9 per cent in 1978, Deputy Governor of the Cental Bank W.A. Wijewardena told the Daily News yesterday.

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Sri Lankan style, Indian smile

THE Deputy High Commission for Sri Lanka in South India celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year at the Chancery premises on Thursday in Chennai. In keeping with age old traditions, the Deputy High Commission organised two functions to celebrate the occasion

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Poorest real losers as WB Chief clings to office

World Bank’s members express great concern over scandal:

THE planet’s poorest people risk being the real losers in a scandal that has engulfed World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz, who is clinging to office after a weekend of stormy meetings.

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President inspects development projects in Beliatta, Tangalle

PRESIDENT Mahinda Rajapaksa toured Beliatta and Tangalle in the Southern Province over the New Year, inspecting development projects in the area.

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Top Vision: DFCC Vardhana Bank on fast growth track

DESPITE having had comparatively small beginnings, DFCC Vardhana Bank Limited is today the country’s fastest growing commercial bank, says the Bank’s Managing Director/CEO L.G. Perera. This interview with the CEO lays bare the roots of the Bank’s dynamism and provides insights into the ways in which it is aiding Lanka’s development process.

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