The International Monetary Fund (IMF), during its recent mission to Sri Lanka, said the 2025 budget needs to be underpinned by appropriate revenue measures and continued spending restraint.

Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department beat the revenue forecasts for 2023, earning a total revenue of Rs.42.76 billion, driven by higher tourist arrivals and passport issuances.

The National Organic Control Unit (NOCU), the competent authority for organic agriculture in Sri Lanka, established under the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), recently launched its initiative to promote organic agriculture islandwide.

The 30th sale of the year, concluded this week, had on offer a total of 5.8 million kilogrammes.

IndiGo, India’s preferred airline, has announced Jaffna as the newest addition in its international route network.

The secondary market concluded the week with a mixed range of activities marked by subdued volumes and limited trading activities.

The ASPI edged up as a result of price gains in counters such as John Keells Holdings

HNB PLC recently announced signing on as a sponsor of Soul Sounds, Sri Lanka’s premier female choir ensemble, for the World Choir Games 2024.

Sanasa General Insurance Company organized a special event to commemorate their fifth anniversary.

Union Assurance continues its commitment to enriching community well-being with another execution of its HOPE initiative.

Prima KottuMee announced its official affiliations with the nation’s most prestigious school rugby teams.

Orzone Mineral Water Exports has constructed a new police post in the Ella tourist area.

Signal served as the prime sponsor for the Sri Lanka Dental Association’s (SLDA) successful 91st Year Annual Scientific Session, which concluded recently.

In celebration of National Leopard Day on August 1st, LOLC Holdings had launched several new initiatives to further its ongoing commitment to the conservation of the Sri Lankan leopard, in partnership with the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (

Neptune Recyclers have once again demonstrated its deep commitment to sustainability with the successful completion of recycling initiatives during Vesak and Poson Poya.

A lecture on ‘Introduction to Artificial Intelligence’ was recently delivered by Fintech Association of Sri Lanka (FASL) President Rajkumar Kanagasingam at Little Flower Girls’ Maha Vidyalayam (known as Little Flower Convent) in Karampon, Kayts

Clogard has partnered with the Medical Officer of Health (MOH), on its continuous mission to educate school children about good oral hygiene to build a cavity-free nation.

Seylan Bank continued its focus on embedding a culture of reading and learning among Sri Lankan children with the recent opening of the 240th Seylan Pahasara library at the Kotambapitiya Muslim Central College.

School-going children of a rubber farming community in the Monaragala District were the latest beneficiaries of a CSR initiative of CEAT Kelani Holdings.

Sysco LABS recently concluded the 13th phase of its sustainability project, ‘Share a Meal, Share a Moment’, donating over 350 hampers containing essential items to communities affected by the recent inclement weather and flooding in Thawalama, Ga

CA Sri Lanka – Australia Chapter organized the Chartered Ball 2024 – The Golden Gala at the Springvale City Hall in Victoria, Australia recently.

Sri Lanka’s deficit in the merchandise trade account continued to soften on a monthly basis as the earnings from exports rose faster than what the country expensed for imported goods in June.

Completion of SOE reforms agenda remains ciritical to enhance growth by boosting private sector credit growth in order provide required capital to the private sector along with other structural reforms.

Sri Lanka’s export sector is reeling from severe inefficiencies in shipping and Customs operations, threatening earnings and shaking the confidence of exporters, according to the Free Trade Zone Manufacturers’ Association (FTZMA).

Blue Diamonds Jewellery Worldwide PLC (BDJ), a Sri Lanka-based company that manufactures specialised floating diamond jewellery, shared its plans to transition to a just-in-time (JIT) business model.

American multinational transportation company, Uber yesterday announced it will promote Sri Lanka as a tourist destination to its users in India, a top source country for tourism in Sri Lanka.

Vallibel One PLC yesterday set the record straight on the misinformation circulating on social media.

REUTERS: Oil prices extended gains yesterday after the killing of a Hamas leader in Iran raised the threat of a wider Middle East conflict and concern over its impact on oil.

State-owned Bank of Ceylon (BoC) yesterday reached a key milestone in its journey as it marked 85 years of service to Sri Lanka.

The ASPI closed in green as a result of price gains in counters such as John Keells Holdings, Sampath Bank and Hayleys Fabric with the turnover crossing Rs. 756 mn.