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Businesses across all sectors in the country have massively cut down or completely frozen job postings in the recent months and despite the economy being reopened for nearly four weeks, no real recovery is seen in industries creating job opportuniti
Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC (PGC) said it incurred a loss of sales to the tune of Rs.450 million, including exports worth of Rs.200 million, during the month of March, due to the closure of operations amid COVID-19 lockdowns.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US $ 3 million grant from its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF), to further assist Sri Lanka in its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Sri Lankan gig platforms are at a disadvantage over their foreign counterparts, who have their operations here, as the former comes under regulatory scrutiny and local tax laws while the latter is not, says the Central Bank.
An agreement was signed by the Government of Sri Lanka with the Government of Germany yesterday to obtain a technical assistance grant of euro 11 million, to implement two projects pertaining to vocational training and SME development.
The construction activities of the multibillion dollar Colombo Port City (CPC) is expected to resume work in full swing from mid-July onwards, as more workers return to work with the gradual easing of COVID-19-related restrictions in Sri Lanka.
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Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defense Staff, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, and Head of the National Operational Center for Prevention of COVID -19 addressed the monthly committee meeting of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce on ‘The s
Although Sri Lanka performs well in most health indicators, child nutrition remains a major issue. According to the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2016, in Sri Lanka, more than 20 percent of children under five years, are underweight.
The plantations industry continues to offer employment to about 140,000 directly employed and to almost 1.5 million dependents during the countrywide shut down, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Central Bank flat out rejected the notion propagated by certain parties with ideological bias that attempt to always showcase money printing as bad and said those were the ones who were ignorant of the role of the Central Bank.
Sri Lanka’s banking sector asset quality measured by the gross non-performing loan (NPL) ratio edged up to 5.1 percent during the first three months of 2020, from 4.7 percent at end-2019, broadly in line with the expectations, the latest Central Ba
Sri Lanka’s apparel sector is showing signs of recovery from the impacts of the pandemic, with the lockdowns being carefully lifted world over but the industry players expect to receive a new hit come July, as demand for safety gear, which has help
Expo 2020 Dubai is gearing up to help shape a post-pandemic world and create a better future for all, after a two-thirds majority of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) member states voted in favour of postponing the next World Expo by one
Sri Lanka has the third worst pension system among 70 nations, in terms of sustainability and adequacy, according to the latest Allianz Group Pension Index (API).
Asian equities mostly rose yesterday as long-running optimism over the reopening of economies overcame early profit-taking to extend a rally across world markets. Sydney and Hong Kong were the standout performers, with traders picking up the baton fr
The COVID-19-related lockdowns and the continuing need to follow social distancing rules even once the lockdowns are lifted, mean that we will not be going back anytime soon to what it was like in the pre-pandemic days. For businesses, this means an
The Colombo Port City will witness the injection of an additional investment with its project developing company, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), coming forward to pump in a further US $ 1 billion.
The World Bank (WB) Group projects Sri Lanka’s GDP to contract by 3.2 percent this year and to remain flat at zero percent next year, underscoring that a V-shaped recovery is unlikely for the country from the coronavirus-induced recession.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a US $ 50 million loan to Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank), Sri Lanka’s largest private bank, to help small and medium businesses in the country deal with the adverse economic impacts of COVID-
Fitch Ratings has revised the National Long-Term Rating of Sunshine Holdings PLC to ‘A(lka)’, from ‘A-(lka)’ and has simultaneously affirmed its Outlook Stable.
The government has extended all visas of foreigners in the country till July 11, as many were unable to get an appointment before the previous deadline of June 11, the country’s immigration office said.
Sri Lanka’s lubricant market leader, Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC, plans to grow its exports aggressively to Bangladesh and the Maldives, as the export volumes to Bangladesh hit an all-time high in 2019.
People’s Bank has reduced the interest rate of the ‘Aswenna’ loan scheme, a unique product that is aimed at creating a self-sufficient nation, with immediate effect.
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Sri Lanka has reported 1730 cases of COVID-19 as of June 3. The authorities and the medical staff have responded effectively to the crisis and need to say on course. The effort is being acknowledged in the region as an example. The challenge from now
Central Bank Governor Prof. W.D. Lakshman issuing a special statement yesterday assured the resilience of Sri Lanka’s financial system and all possible measures taken by the Central Bank to ensure the safety of the deposits of the general public.
Coronavirus may have disrupted supply chains around the world and caused widespread economic pain but the pandemic is slowly re-setting the global world order which dominated manufacturing and trade for half a century, foreign entities have been forc
Coming August, Sri Lanka will open its doors to tourists from across the world, a step it will take by having in place strict safety guidelines and precautionary measures against the COVID-19 threat.
The MarCom Collective has commissioned Ernst and Young Sri Lanka (EYSL) to undertake a comprehensive study on the country’s marketing communications industry and its contribution to the Sri Lankan economy.
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