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Economy losing its steam

  • At 6.3% country suffers the lowest third quarter growth in recent times; Officials forecast full year growth to hit four year low of near 6%
  • Census and Statistics Department describes quarterly growth as “encouraging”; agriculture rebounds with double digit growth while industry and services lag

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Challenging times
Amidst mounting challenges for Sri Lanka, Asia and the rest of the world following the global financial crisis, Asian Development Bank Vice President Xiaoyu Zhao yesterday called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa during an official visit. ADB’s SARD Director General Kunio Senga, Advisor Nianshan Zhang, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and Treasury Secretary Sumith Abesinghe were also present Pic by Sudath Silva


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$ 50 bn. fraud-rich Madoff firm to be sold off

US authorities said Monday they were liquidating Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC of New York, following his arrest for alleged fraud to the tune of 50 billion dollars.

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), which provides a Congress-authorized special reserve fund to help investors at failed brokerage firms, said it was liquidating the Madoff company.

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