Viraj Dayaratne, PC assumed duties as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), yesterday.

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) has finalised a 5-year global promotional campaign targeting eight tier one (primary) source markets and six tier two (emerging) markets to reach the government’s objective of generating US$ 10 billion rev

The Colombo Stock Brokers Association (CSBA) has requested the government to immediately intervene to revive the activities at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).

For the ninth consecutive year, MTI Consulting (via its Corporate Finance practice), in partnership with Daily FT, Daily Mirror and Sunday Times, has concluded the MTI CEO Business Outlook Study, collectively outlining the Sri Lankan business communi

Top officials of the Planters’ Association (PA) of Ceylon are scheduled to hold a crucial round of discussions with Plantation Industries and Export Agriculture Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana today on the government’s decision to increase the mini

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) President Amal Ratnayake (center) yesterday took part in the Bell Ringing Ceremony at the CSE to commemorate the Global CIMA Centenary

Sri Lanka’s Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) were in for a rude shock this week when the government announced its decision to increase the minimum daily wage of plantation labourers to Rs.1,000, with effect from March 1, this year.

The government plans to commence a joint marketing campaign to promote the investment opportunities of Colombo Port City with the project company, CHEC Port City Colombo, subsequent to enacting a comprehensive legal framework after May this year.

Issuing by far the worst economic outlook for Sri Lanka this year, the World Bank last week said the country could entangle in a toxic mix of elevated fiscal deficit and debt, and the economy would struggle to break the 4.0 percent growth mark during

The government’s decision to ban the importation of maize has met with resistance from the local poultry industry stakeholders as they asserted the move would only help feed the “maize mafia” that over the years has capitalised on the lack of t

CNN’s foremost international business correspondent and presenter Richard Quest will feature Sri Lanka in the newest edition of CNN Business Traveller from today.

The Central Bank (CB) plans to introduce a task force to introduce a cost-reflective benchmark interest rate for the banking sector, which reflects the actual cost of funds, in order to overcome the deficiencies in the current benchmark interest rate

In what appears to be the sharpest rebuke levelled against the Central Bank bond scam so far, Senior Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, who is also an ex-Centr

Oil prices jumped more than US$ 3 yesterday after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad ordered by President Donald Trump killed the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, sparking concerns for an escalation of regional tensions and disruption to crude supplies.

The new government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is prepared to meet the record Rs.2 trillion debt service obligations including Rs.1.1 trillion worth of foreign debt service obligation for this year.

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry targets a 6 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in exports for this year, moving ahead with plans to set up a 200-acre fabric park with foreign investments in collaboration with the Board of Investment (BOI) in the Easter

The Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) announced that it handled a total of 2.9 million TEUs in 2019, achieving an 8.6 percent increase in its throughput, accounting for 40 percent of the volume of the Port of Colombo in the 12 months e

Boosting the revival of the tourism industry in Sri Lanka, Aitken Spence Maritime-facilitated Marella Cruises sailed its largest super-luxury cruise ship, Marella Discovery of the Marella fleet, to the Port of Colombo.

The Central Bank (CB) has forecast 4 to 4.5 percent economic growth and below 4 percent inflation for next year, backed by the new government’s economic revival programme while meeting estimated US$ 4.8 billion external debt servicing for the year.

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank (CB) at the last policy review of the year decided to maintain policy interest rates at their current levels, awaiting the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s policy statement on 3rd January 2020, which is expected

Indices at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) gained yesterday amid investors expecting further relaxing of the monetary policy by the Central Bank.

The newly-appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Deshamanya Professor W.D. Lakshman, assumed duties in his new post on December 24, at the Governor’s office in Colombo.

The Cabinet of Ministers has given its nod to allocate Rs.28.04 billion for a brand-new rural development programme named ‘Sapiri Gamak’, which is to be implemented from next January, covering all 14,021 Grama Niladhari (GS) divisions in the coun

Sri Lanka’s Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat (PRDS) is expected to soon seek Cabinet approval to award bids to commence development of oil and natural gas discoveries in M2 block of Mannar Basin, eyeing first commercial production within

SriLankan Airlines entered the arena of Electronic Sports or Esports recently at the Mercantile Esports Championship organized by Gamer.LK, with its team performing creditably in the face of some stiff competition from other organisations.

Leading entrepreneur and exporter, Prabhash Subasinghe assumed duties yesterday as the new Chairman of Export Development Board (EDB).

NDB Investment Bank (NDBIB) completed another successful transaction in the Maldives by arranging a US $ 12 million loan facility for The Hawks Private Limited (Hawks), the largest private sector company engaged in the import and distribution of high

Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts has completed its third and final hotel opening for 2019 with the reopening of Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives on Monday following refurbishments.

Advantis Bunkering, the bunker supply arm of transportation and logistics giant Hayleys Advantis Limited, has commenced offering IMO2020 grade very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) in Sri Lanka, becoming the first Sri Lankan company to offer this new gra

Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) has successfully concluded a landmark US$ 33.5 million syndicated term loan facility for Bayswater Maldives (Private) Limited, a joint venture between Sanken Overseas (Private) Limited, Singapore Hospitality Holdings (Pte