Think tank warns of over-reliance on non-democratic states for natural capital imports
11-05-22 / by Eleanor Wragg
Commodity trade disruption in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is pushing sovereign...Sri Lanka
ADB makes hire to trade and supply chain finance team
06-05-22 / by Eleanor Wragg
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Neha Noronha as investment specialist and relationship manager...
UAE oil trader defrauded Mauritius bank out of US$21mn, court rules
12-01-22 / by Jacob Atkins
A United Arab Emirates oil trading company committed fraud when it arranged for part of...
China extends US$500mn to Sri Lanka in Covid-19 support
25-03-20 / by Maddy White
The Sri Lankan government has signed a US$500mn deal with China Development Bank to help...
ADB and World Bank support Sri Lankan infrastructure
04-10-17 / by Finbarr Bermingham
Development banks have poured money into trade and energy infrastructure in Sri Lanka in a...
Sri Lankan LPG terminal secures debt funding
23-08-17 / by Finbarr Bermingham
Sri Lankan conglomerate LAUGFS Gas has secured US$80mn in debt finance from Standard Chartered, for...
ADB loan to bring 100% electrification to Sri Lanka
17-08-16 / by Finbarr Bermingham
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lent US$115mn to Sri Lankan energy projects that will...
If you build it, will they come?
05-05-16 / by Finbarr Bermingham
As global trade growth declines, China is building ports all over the world. Finbarr Bermingham... DFIs boost financing for Sri Lanka non-bank lender
24-02-16 / by Sofia Lotto Persio
Sri Lanka’s non-bank financier LOLC Group has signed almost US$250mn in loans from development financial...
Kexim opens Sri Lankan office
25-01-16 / by Finbarr Bermingham
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has opened a representative office in Colombo as trade...