Abandon terror campaign, President urge

President Mahinda Rajapaksa asserted that now is the time the LTTE should seriously assess and accept the realities and abandon their military approach to liberate the Tamil people.

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Nation pays tribute to valiant Security Forces

The Nation felicited its 'War Heroes' at the epoch-making "Negenahira Navodaya" ceremony at the Independence Square in Colombo yesterday, with President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces presiding.

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Central Bank may up bond issue to $500 mln

The Central Bank may increase the size of a planned sovereign bond issue to $500 million from $400 million if there is sufficient demand, the Governor said on Thursday.

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ABC Group ties up with Sudanese Central Bank for technical assistance

The Central Bank of Sudan will give technical assistance and auditory services to ABC investment's overall Islamic Finance services. Assistant Governor of Central bank of Sudan said at the meeting with the Deputy Chairman, ABC Investment on working together in development projects with various capacities that CBS is working on developing various innovative Islamic financial instruments, specifically some financial derivatives.

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