Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-23 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Bank has reached a significant milestone with the successful completion of Sri Lanka’s largest debenture issue, mobilizing Rs. 25 billion through a Basel III compliant, Tier 2, Unlisted, Rated, Unsecured, Subordinated, Redeemable Debenture.
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[2026-03-23 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has granted permission to 11 companies holding storage licences to independently import, store, and sell fuel (including diesel and low/high-sulphur fuel) to specific private-sector industries in US dollars.
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[2026-03-23 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Australian High Commissioner, Matthew Duckworth, hosted a pivotal ‘Thought Leadership’ educational session titled ‘ConnectEd” at his residence in Colombo yesterday, focusing on disaster recovery efforts following Cyclone Ditwah. This event was part of a series organized by the Australian Trade, Investment & Education division, aimed at fostering discussion on pressing issues in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-23 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BFC Partners, one of the city’s leading pioneers in affordable housing development, outgrew its tiny Brooklyn digs. So it’s doubling its floor space in a move to 14,000 square feet at RFR’s 17 State St. in Manhattan.
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[2026-03-23 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ‘Gift of Vision’ programme completed one year, and a special programme to perform surgeries on a thousand patients who have impaired vision due to cataracts was held at the National Eye Hospital.
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[2026-03-23 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Second Round of Bilateral Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and Brazil were held at the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Ministry in Colombo recently, marking an important step in further strengthening the longstanding and friendly relations between the two countries. The meeting was co-chaired by Ministry Secretary Aruni Ranaraja and Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Ministry (Asia and the Pacific) Secretary Ambassador Susan Kleebank.
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[2026-03-23 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: UnionPay International has come on board as a Platinum Sponsor for the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2026, marking its fourth consecutive year of partnership with Sri Lanka’s premier awards platform dedicated to honouring the country’s payment technology innovators.
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[2026-03-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Seylan Bank PLC has introduced a new feature to its SME loans portfolio, offering loan decisions within three working days for facilities below Rs. 25 million, once the required documentation is submitted.
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[2026-03-23 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: HNB PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank, has rolled out its Happiness Cards campaign, bringing together a new positioning and way of living with seasonal savings, flexible payment options and lifestyle benefits through a card proposition built around what matters most to cardholders during the season.
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[2026-03-23 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Bank has solidified its position as the vanguard of financial technology in Sri Lanka, by aggressively expanding its digital ecosystem.
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[2026-03-23 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a strong move to empower women entrepreneurs reflecting the IWD 2026 theme ‘Give to Gain’, Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) reinforced its commitment to empowering women entrepreneurs and sustainable local businesses by partnering with The Creative Isle (Pvt) Ltd for the International Women’s Day edition of CAN Market.
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[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The federal government was warned last year of the "significant economic impact" of a fuel crisis. (ABC News: Sharon Gordon)
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[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China’s GDP growth target of 4.5-5 percent is realistic and achievable, as the economy has significant advantages in multiple aspects, Justin Lin Yifu, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, told the Global Times in a recent interview.
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[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The government has taken steps to implement a special programme to collect data on the fuel requirements of the wholesale distribution and transportation sector.
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[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thriposha production has now resumed at Thriposha Company to ensure uninterrupted supply.
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[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and party leaders was held in Parliament on Friday (20).
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[2026-03-23 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The office building “hiding in plain sight” is already more than 40% leased after just nine months of marketing.
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[2026-03-23 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The colorful district we called “42 Below” has seen retail occupancy grow 65% faster than Manhattan overall, according to New York Real Estate Journal.
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[2026-03-23 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The International Energy Agency says this is the greatest "supply disruption in the history of the global oil market". (Reuters: Vivek Prakash)
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[2026-03-23 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: TAMPA — The Yankees swung a minor trade on the final day of camp as they whittled down their roster to 26.
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[2026-03-23 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve.
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[2026-03-23 05:04 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will use his weight to push Asian countries to keep supplying oil to Australia as the Coalition proposes dropping sanctions on Russian fertiliser to avoid a food inflation should the Strait of Hormuz remain blocked.
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[2026-03-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Grill’d is planning to roll out new stores at an “aggressive” pace, despite the burger chain’s latest set of accounts showing rising business costs that are climbing faster than burger sales, impacting its bottom line.
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[2026-03-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The corporate regulator has been provided with an explosive phone recording which casts doubt on controversial billionaire Richard White’s defence to insider trading allegations.
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[2026-03-23 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged allies to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia’s economy ahead of a second day of talks between Ukraine and United States officials on ways to end the more-than-four-year Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-03-23 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 23, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-03-23 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IRONICALLY, while the world's governments failed to agree on a Global Plastics Treaty that would have mandated drastic cuts in plastic production, the Israel-US-initiated war in the Middle East appears to have accomplished precisely that. The war has all but cut the supply of chemicals essential for plastic production in especially Asia and the Pacific and Europe.
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[2026-03-23 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Over the past 18 years, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has evolved alongside the country’s increasing demand for connectivity, supporting an aviation system that links islands, facilitates travel and drives economic activity.
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: With oil prices at levels not seen in years and global business supply chains across sectors of the economy shut down by the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, faith in the C-suite that the worst isn't yet to come is being tested. On Friday, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said he is planning for $175 oil, and for an oil price that remains above $100 through 2027.
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[2026-03-23 01:27 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With war raging in the Middle East, tickets for mainland Chinese destinations are being snapped up
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[2026-03-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a conflict over Taiwan or western Pacific, Beijing may overwhelm air defences through sheer numbers in a war of economic attrition
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[2026-03-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Chinese currency ‘becomes more adopted globally’, report says it can replace many functions of a foreign exchange stockpile
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[2026-03-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Brisbane’s visitor economy reached a record $17 billion in 2025, driven by a surge in international spending and strong domestic demand, according to new tourism data.
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[2026-03-23 00:51 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West Kowloon Cultural District Authority signs MOUs with 12 international institutions from Australia, the UK, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere
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[2026-03-22 23:53 UTC+10:00] [International trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Growers face soaring fertiliser and fuel costs as shipping choke point of the strait of Hormuz hits supply chains
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[2026-03-22 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Finance (DOF) and its attached agencies have adopted a uniform special work arrangement to support the continuous delivery of public services, while advancing government-wide energy conservation efforts.
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[2026-03-22 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Those with narrow trade structures are hit the hardest but those with broad networks of partners, such as China, tend to be more resilient
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[2026-03-22 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Globe has continuously strengthened its position as a leading enabler of the Philippines’ digital economy, with its fiber subscribers growing by 43 percent or 2.1-million in 2025 from 1.7-million the previous year, its president and CEO Carl Cruz said on Sunday.
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[2026-03-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Rising inflation and ever-changing tariff policies have led to higher prices across store shelves over the past few years, squeezing consumers' budgets.
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[2026-03-22 22:46 UTC+10:00] [Qwen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investment in power and open-source models, plus industrial depth, highlights China’s vast potential for AI applications, Joe Tsai says
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[2026-03-22 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: When the gavel came down in December, Christie's had set a record that created a buzz in the auction world.
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[2026-03-22 22:31 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tech giants seeking to build artificial intelligence data centres in Australia should create their own renewable infrastructure to avoid sucking up domestic resources if they want to win government support under new investment guidelines.
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[2026-03-22 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hours before US and Israeli forces killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a bet that would result in a $553,000 pay off was placed on the prediction market website Polymarket.
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