https://vimeo.com/1054343831 *First Capital Equities | 07-FEB-2025 | News in Brief* *LOCAL NEWS* *🖋 Top IMF official meets Sri Lanka President ahead of budget* https://economynext.com/top-imf-official-meets-sri-lanka-president-ahead-of-budget-203902/ *🖋 Container Blockage at Port: Vessels bypass Colombo due to congestion* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/VFjpF2BFF2wGdvLZ0xIU *🖋 Hemas Holdings reports LKR Billion earnings in Q3* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/S4pWtY92qpB1I4vCQ7zh *🖋 Fitch upgrades four insurers* https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/Fitch-upgrades-four-insurers/273-301857 *🖋 Poverty line rises to LKR 16,191 in December* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/XVZPwXvZuJ3EYQh5f3Ks *GLOBAL NEWS* *🖋 Bank of England signals further easing after rate cut, slashes growth outlook* https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/bank-of-england-restarts-monetary-easing-cutting-key-rate-to-4point5percent.html *🖋 China touts record spending over Lunar New Year holiday* https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/05/business/china-record-spending-lunar-new-year-intl-hnk/index.html *First Capital Equities-*