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The e-commerce industry in Sri Lanka has seen a rapid development over the last year, with a large percentage of shoppers venturing on to the digital platform.
In view of the recent developments in the finance leasing business, Central Bank Governor Prof. W.D. Lakshman appointed a three-member committee to examine and report on the irregularities and illegal activities of the finance and finance leasing bus
Over 35,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers still remain stranded mainly in the Gulf countries, awaiting return to the country amid the job losses triggered by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFE
The state-imposed import controls are likely to further hamper the country’s growth prospects while advisedly impacting the businesses that rely on imported raw materials, including exporters, Colombo-based policy think tank Advocata Institute said
The government of Japan has agreed to provide a grant of Yen 800 million (Rs.1,360 million) to Sri Lanka to support the country’s fight against COVID-19.
Sri Lanka was singled out on the world stage yesterday when the leading global asset manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments advised the investors to “be careful” about frontier markets such as the island nation, even though Asia and emerging mark
The government’s sudden policy decision to ban the cultivation of oil palm incurred a loss of Rs.75 million for Malwatte Valley Plantations PLC and Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) are pursuing litigation measures against the ban, which is base
Sri Lanka is ranked second among 250 global start-up ecosystems for affordable talent, securing the top spot in the Asia Pacific region, according to the 2020 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Ne
Talal Rafi has been nominated by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader 2021.
It’s hard to draw positives from a global crisis such as COVID-19, one that has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and impacted millions more globally but the reality of crises such as this is that they are, more often than not, some of the great
Ernst & Young (EY) was commissioned to conduct an assessment on the key bottlenecks for private sector investments in the Northern Province in agriculture and fishery sectors, amidst significant progress made by the International Labour Organisation
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) yesterday entered into agreements to begin the process of developing blockchain technology-based shared know-your-customer (KYC) proofs of concept (PoCs).
Sri Lanka’s budget deficit for January through April expanded to 2.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), from 2.3 percent in the corresponding period, last year, as the coronavirus lockdowns sapped the tax revenues while the government had to
While Sri Lanka would be among the few markets in Asia to avoid a contraction in its insurance business this year, the industry will make a swift recovery from 2021 and could clock in a 10 percent growth every year on average in the next 10 years to
The government refutes the claims on any changes to the special interest scheme for senior citizens’ fixed deposits while assuring the scheme would continue with the prevailed interest rate up to now.
Sri Lanka tourism has received a much-required impetus for revival with the British public service broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) having come on board to promote the island nation to the world.
Sri Lanka Tourism yesterday said they were working closely with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to include Sri Lanka in developing travel corridors for travel with no quarantine overseas, for returning tourists or visiting Sri Lankans.
As the COVID-19 virus forced much of the world into lockdown, the scale of interdependence and reliance on trade across nations was apparent by the global urgency to re-open economies as soon as possible.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, a combination of technological breakthroughs had been rapidly reshaping the way we lived and worked.
On 2 July 2020, India’s Ministry of Health announced 226,947 active cases of COVID-19, with 17,400 lives lost.
Dart Global Logistics (DGL) has signed an agreement with the Board of Investment (BOI) to set up a US $ 3 million state-of-the-art logistics fulfilment centre, at the Muthurajawela Industrial Zone, located in Kerawalapitiya, Wattala.
Sri Lanka is facing the second most significant deterioration in debt affordability among the non-investment grade sovereigns, amid the erosion in its revenue base and upcoming external debt maturities, according to Moody’s Investors Services.
Earnings from the tourism trade, Sri Lanka’s second largest foreign currency income after worker remittances, took nearly a 50 percent plunge during the first six months to June, as all forms of cross-border travel were suspended from mid-March sin
Senior economist Dr. Kenneth De Zilwa has been invited to take over the Chairmanship of the reconstituted Financial System Stability Consultative Committee (FSSCC) of the Central Bank (CB) by CB Governor Prof. W.D. Lakshman, with effect from this mon
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is likely to have its 3.5 million euro grant by the Europe Union (EU) upped to 4 million euros, where the additional funds would be allocated to assist the revival of the tourism industry SMEs hit by the coronavirus pande
The suspension of the business of controversial primary dealer Perpetual Treasuries Limited has been extended by another six months, the Central Bank said yesterday.
The local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) continue to be underserved by the country’s banking and insurance industry, a national study revealed and the failure of an intervention along with the absence of the necessary stimulus during t
Loans under the Central Bank liquidity support scheme to assist pandemic-affected businesses gathered steam as of late as the banking sector regulator granted approval for 6,314 new applications for Rs.25.3 billion worth loans at 4 percent during the
Total credit to private individuals and businesses by the banking sector declined by Rs.69.6 billion in May as loan settlements by borrowers who were capable of continuing to service their loans overtook the new loans granted in the month where not m
Sri Lanka’s unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 4.5 percent in the fourth quarter in 2019 and 4.7 percent a year ago as the pandemic-induced business closures limited economic operations from the third week of Ma
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