Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC together with HNB Assurance has launched a Group Term Policy for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to facilitate risk protection coverage....

People’s Bank recently refurbished its Katugastota branch, which was declared open by People’s Bank Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Ranjith Kodituwakku. The refurbished....

The nation’s Truly Sri Lankan Bank, Pan Asia Bank, was bestowed with the Employee ESG Programme of the Year Sri Lanka 2022 accolade by the Global Banking and Finance Awards, which reflects...

As Sri Lanka powers through its worst economic crisis in recent history, it’s now more important than ever for exporters to establish their footholds in the market. However, resources for entry-level exporters...

With the aim of providing a seamless banking experience along with the latest digital banking solutions, Bank of Ceylon (BOC) recently shifted its Sevanapitiya branch to a new building, adding more convenience....

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has entered into a strategic partnership with the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) to create another platform to extend financial solutions to the country’s....

NDB Investment Bank Limited (NDBIB), the unrivalled leader in investment banking in Sri Lanka, announced the appointment of Saminda Weerasinghe as its Head of Corporate Advisory. Weerasinghe is a strategic....

State-owned flag carrier Qatar Airways has agreed to increase flights for the Colombo-Doha route in November, following discussions held by the Tourism Ministry and Sri Lanka tourism authorities.

Sri Lanka has requested for support from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to assist the government’s initiative to establish a digital database of the labour workforce in the country.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, together with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday renewed commitment to strengthening food security in S

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) meeting that is currently underway in Washington DC witnessed a week of disruption by protesters urging the agencies to “cancel all debt”.

The offering at the latest Colombo Tea Auction increased after several weeks of depleted volumes.

Three of Sri Lanka’s trailblazing chartered accountants walked away with the Best Entrepreneur, Best CFO and Rising CFO awards, organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) for transcending businesses to the next

The Central Bank confirmed this week that Sri Lanka would not be joining Russia’s MIR payment system anytime in the immediate future.

The private sector was consulted by the government this week to obtain their inputs on charting the way forward to achieve the much needed economic progress.

Independent economic think-tank Advocata Institute was recognised at the Atlas Network’s Templeton Freedom Award Prize Programme for the economic analysis work it has carried out in Sri Lanka.

In a bid to increase tourist traffic from the United Kingdom, national carrier SriLankan Airlines together with the Sri Lankan High Commission joined forces with travel and tour operators in that country to increase tourist arrivals.

Striking French oil refinery employees voted Wednesday to maintain blockades now in their third week, despite a government order for some of them to return to work in a bid to get fuel supplies flowing.

As Sri Lanka looks to lure a section of the football fans attending the FIFA 2022 World Cup in November, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Qatar stepped up efforts in showcasing the offering of Sri Lanka Tourism in Doha, Qatar.

Sri Lanka exported a total of 21.54 MnKgs of tea for the month of September, a 1.88 MnKg decrease when compared with the corresponding period in 2021.

IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, in collaboration with Enterprise Analytics, recently announced that Aqua Dynamics, world’s leading action sports manufacturer based out of Sri Lanka, has chosen IFS Cloud as its ERP solution to und

University of Kelaniya and Dhammika and Priscilla Perera Foundation (DP Education) signed a memorandum of understanding recently to facilitate open online course development and delivery in certificate level enterprise resource planning (ERP).

A milestone in industry-academia collaboration was reached recently when Teejay Lanka PLC extended its partnership with the University of Moratuwa for two more years, a period that will encompass the 10th anniversary of the relationship.

Verité Research Assistant Analyst Senith Abeyanayake was recently announced as one of the eight Sri Lankans this year to receive the prestigious Chevening Scholarship.

Virtusa, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering and IT services and solutions that help clients change and disrupt markets through innovation engineering, reaffirmed its position among the Top 20 Most Respected Entities in Sri Lan

The most preferred travel partner with a solid reputation for high-quality services, Classic Travel was recently appointed as Exclusive Partner for Sri Lanka by Reed & Mackay (R&M), a recognised leader in corporate travel and event management.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday announced a downgrade in Sri Lanka’s growth projections for 2023, expecting gross domestic product (GDP) to contract, as opposed to the previous expectation of the economy witnessing positive growth.

As Sri Lanka grapples with the ongoing unprecedented crisis that has resulted in both the country and its people looking for change, efforts must be taken to move from people-centric to system-centric, with enhanced transparency and accountability, s

Sri Lanka’s manufacturing sector has observed a rare uptick in employment in August, reversing a months-long decline in jobs in the sector, an indication that the sagging economy was trying so hard to find some footing, although near full stability

The shorter end of the Treasury bill yield curve continued to edge up after the Central Bank showed its resoluteness in fighting inflation at any cost at last week’s monetary policy meeting, where the key rates were left at the current elevated lev