Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Packaging Centre (NPC) of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) recently conducted an awareness workshop on “Packaging strategies for Spices” for exporters and potential exporters, with the aim of enhancing their knowledge on packaging solutions that meet both local and international market standards. Over 65 exporters and potential exporters participated in the workshop held on March 19, 2026 at EDB.
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[2026-03-31 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has further strengthened its digital payments leadership by becoming the first bank in Sri Lanka to enable 3D Secure (3DS) authentication for e-commerce transactions on the LankaPay/JCB National Card Scheme, significantly strengthening the security and global usability of the card.
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[2026-03-31 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In celebration of International Women’s Day 2026, Pan Asia Bank rolled out a series of impactful initiatives focused on empowering women through financial literacy, reaching more than 1,000 women across Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-31 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Lasitha Ranjana Chanista Pathberiya popularly known as Lasitha Pathberiya has been appointed as the Director of the Economics Research Department at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) with effect from March 2026.
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[2026-03-31 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sampath Bank ushers in the spirit of Avurudu with the return of its much-anticipated SampathCards seasonal campaign, bringing together exceptional savings and memorable experiences for cardholders across the island.
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[2026-03-31 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: National Development Bank PLC (NDB) has been named Sri Lanka’s Best Trade Finance Bank at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, securing the #1 overall domestic ranking among local banks.
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[2026-03-31 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At the 36th Anniversary Convention of the Association of Professional Bankers, Sri Lanka (APB), DFCC Bank emerged as a central presence, contributing to the industry conversation through leadership participation, professional stewardship and institutional support.
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[2026-03-31 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian petrol prices tend to follow predictable cycles, but they've all gone out the window in recent weeks.
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[2026-03-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Special Crime Investigation Unit (SCIU) of the Kandy Police has initiated an investigation into a financial fraud of about Rs. 7 million that occurred at the Municipal car park belonging to the Kandy Municipal Council, following a complaint filed by Municipal Commissioner Indika Abeysinghe.
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[2026-03-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-03-31 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: French police have arrested two more people over a foiled attack on Bank of America’s Paris headquarters as authorities probe a suspected link with the Iran war.
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[2026-03-31 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi, the sports prediction market, has been raising the bar all March Madness and that continues into the next round this weekend.
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[2026-03-31 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Benjamin Netanyahu] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The law makes the death penalty – by hanging – the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted for nationalistic killings
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[2026-03-31 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Economic Trends and Indicators
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[2026-03-31 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses students at Harvard University, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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[2026-03-31 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Economy and finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have vowed to do what it takes to stabilise roiling energy markets amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-31 03:31 UTC+10:00] [Paris] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A link to Iran is suspected due to similarities to ‘recent attempted attacks in Europe which a pro-Iran group claimed responsibility for’
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[2026-03-31 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — French authorities are investigating a suspected link to Iran after thwarting a bomb attack outside a Bank of American building in Paris on the weekend, the interior minister said Monday.
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[2026-03-31 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a wide-ranging talk at Harvard University, said Monday that he sees inflation expectations as grounded despite rising energy prices and no signs yet of a widespread crisis in private credit.
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[2026-03-31 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — G7 economy and finance ministers Monday said they stood ready to take "all necessary measures" to ensure the stability of the energy market as they tackled the economic consequences of war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-31 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say disruption at plants could shift more output to China, which already produces more than half of global supply
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[2026-03-31 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Aluminum closed in on prices not seen since 2022 following Iranian attacks on two Middle Eastern producers over the weekend, heightening fears of a supply crisis for the industry.
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[2026-03-31 00:41 UTC+10:00] [US government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It suspended the Netzah Yehuda, a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers that has been linked to abuses of Palestinian civilians in the past
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[2026-03-31 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Palestinian man inspects a torched house following Israeli settlers’ rampage through nearby Nablus-area villages on Sunday night, in West Bank village of Deir al-Hatab, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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[2026-03-31 00:20 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenMadrid, Spain A bearer receives sweets during the Palm Sunday parade known as La Borriquita (the little donkey), which inaugurates Holy Week.Photograph: Luis Soto/Sopa Images/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenToluca, MexicoA cardinal sits in a cage before being sold in a local market. Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/APShareView image in fullscreenGaza City, GazaA boy cries at the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed in an Israeli strike.
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[2026-03-31 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: House lawmakers are reportedly balking at one provision in the bipartisan Senate housing bill — and they’re completely right: Penalizing “build to rent” projects would only shrink the new-homes market.
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[2026-03-31 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions said Monday it has raised $400 million as it looks to expand into the U.S. market ahead of a public listing.
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[2026-03-31 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s a deal that ambitious fashion labels hoping to crack the global market can only dream of: access to half a billion customers across 160 countries; clothes made essentially to order; and relinquishing the burden of back-end operations and logistics to a sophisticated global operator that has spent 14 years perfecting its artificial intelligence-powered business model.
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[2026-03-30 23:55 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Background image by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters
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[2026-03-30 23:30 UTC+10:00] [1970s stagflation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A timeline of past oil shocks is seen offering ‘clear lessons’ for today’s Strait of Hormuz crisis, with an eye on ripple effects and contingency tools
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[2026-03-30 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Economic and consumer confidence plummeted in Europe in March, according to official data released on Monday, in the latest evidence of how the Iran war is upending growth and inflation expectations.
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[2026-03-30 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Specialist John McNierney works at the post that handles Sysco, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, June 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
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[2026-03-30 22:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vast hog farms – some rising 26 storeys high – have caused China’s pig herd to swell, but consumers dislike the industrially produced meat
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[2026-03-30 22:02 UTC+10:00] [Xinhua] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s sci-fi industry has built on the success of breakout hits like ‘The Three-Body Problem’, with revenues up over 15 per cent last year
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[2026-03-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: YouTube employees admitted that their goal was “viewer addiction” and killed proposed safety tools for kids because they wouldn’t provide a sufficient “ROI” — financial lingo for “return on investment,” according to bombshell court documents reviewed by The Post.
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[2026-03-30 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Agentes de policía permanecen apostados frente al edificio del Bank of America en París, el sábado 28 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Nicolas Garriga)
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[2026-03-30 20:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's bourse operator said Monday it had identified 76 suspected illegal short-selling cases in the first year since launching a real-time monitoring system and referred them to authorities for investigation.
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[2026-03-30 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police stand outside the Bank of America building in Paris, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)
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[2026-03-30 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Quantum computing firms are defying turbulent markets to go public this year, as companies seek to raise funds to capitalize on recent scientific breakthroughs and push the experimental technology closer to commercialization.
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[2026-03-30 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: Israel kills four in Gaza, West Bank as it continues attacks in IranIn photos: Aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut30 March 2026 10:32 BST People look on at the site of a damaged Beirut building following a targeted Israeli strike as the US-Israel war on Iran continues, 30 March 2026 (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir) Workers clean up debris at the site of a damaged building following a targeted Israeli strike
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[2026-03-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SCBX, the Thai financial group partnered with Korea's Kakao Bank in a virtual banking venture, has set up a new subsidiary that will later serve as the corporate entity for the digital lender.
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[2026-03-30 19:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Naver has delayed a comprehensive share swap between its subsidiary Naver Financial and Dunamu by about three months, the company announced Monday.
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[2026-03-30 19:37 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-30 19:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In Seoul’s Gangnam-gu, amid glass towers and the global pulse of K-pop, a 3.5-kilometer boulevard named Tehran-ro runs through the city’s economic core. More than a hub for technology firms and financial institutions, its name reflects a moment when Korea and Iran, both undergoing economic transformation, chose cooperation over distance.
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[2026-03-30 19:30 UTC+10:00] [property market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the country’s economy and currency are struggling, Japan’s property fundamentals remain strong
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[2026-03-30 19:23 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stock markets in Asia drop sharply, with investors nervous over escalation of Middle East conflict
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[2026-03-30 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Ministers from the G7 will hold talks on Monday to unpack the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East, the French government said, as oil and gas prices continue to soar.
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[2026-03-30 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The war in the Middle East has triggered sky-high fuel prices and shortages around Australia. (ABC News: Timothy Ailwood)
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[2026-03-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces on Monday morning in the village of Kharsa, near Dura, southwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-03-30 18:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks fell nearly 3 percent Monday, led by heavy foreign selling, as an intensifying conflict surrounding Iran deepened concerns about global oil supplies and market uncertainties. The Korean won weakened against the US dollar.
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