EPF suffers nearly Rs. 20 billion in direct losses from investments

The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) has suffered close to Rs. 20 billion in losses from bond and equity market investments, with an additional Rs. 12 billion in foregone earnings, as a result of bypassing due process and investing in unlisted equity, according to a new report by Verité Research. The report has calculated these losses and foregone earnings by analysing …

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Sri Lanka and India to jointly establish solar power plants in Trinco

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Power and Energy to take further necessary steps related to the establishment of two solar power plants with capacity of 50 Megawatt and 70 Megawatt at Sampur in Trincomalee, as a joint venture between Sri Lanka and India.

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