The Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC) has joined hands with the Colombo University China Language Center and the Hambantota International Port to provide Chinese language lessons to Hambantota district residents.
HNB in a statement to media a few minutes ago confirmed that further to one staff member having tested positive for the coronavirus on October 15, all staff working in the relevant area of level 19, HNB Towers and close associates who underwent PCR testing were all diagnosed as negative.
Apparel manufacturing major MAS Holdings said a few of its employees living in the high risk areas have been found COVID-19 positive and hence the company is carrying out PCR tests at all its manufacturing facilities across the island.
Catering arm of the national carrier, SriLankan Catering will soon be launching range of heat-and-eat frozen meals for both local and overseas supermarkets under the brand name ‘Cuisine Gastronome’ in a bid to create other revenue generation avenues amid the significant drop in air travel across the world.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to set up an Expressway Investment Company, a fully state-owned entity under the Treasury to own and self-finance the ongoing and future expressway projects with revenues generated from toll collections and possible revenue streams by leasing valuable land parcels surrounding the highways.
As Brandix continues to come under harsh criticism for having COVID-19 positive cases among its staffers, leading to a spike in the number of infected persons in the country, the Fabric and Apparel Accessory Manufactures’ Association (FAAMA) urges the public to be “respectful” during the ongoing crisis.
US economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the Nobel Economics Prize today for work on commercial auctions, including for goods and services difficult to sell in traditional ways such as radio frequencies, the Nobel Committee said.
As part of its ongoing initiatives to strengthen the structure to deliver the next phase of strategy, leading conglomerate Ambeon Group today announced the appointment of Shevan Goonetilleke as Director/Chief Executive Officer of their technology subsidiary – MillenniumIT ESP.
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon today announced the completion of all formalities relating to the private placement of shares with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the receipt of US$ 50 million (Rs.9.215 billion) from the latter for 115,197,186 ordinary voting shares in the Bank.
The government has no intention of going for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme as there is no need for such a thing as the debt services have been effectively managed, Minister of Finance, Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivard Cabraal told Parliament today.
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