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The first specialised free trade zone for rubber-based value-added exports of China Hainan Rubber Industry Group Co. Ltd will be set up in Kegalle next year. “We are negotiating with Chin
While assuring the government’s continuous commitment to facilitate foreign investments in the country, the government appeals to the foreign investors not to get distracted by the current domestic
AirAsia marks another foray into South Asia by offering direct services between Colombo in Sri Lanka and Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok. This four-time weekly flight service is slated to commence operation again on November 11, 2019 with speci
The ‘Lotus Tower – Multifunctional TV and Telecommunications Tower’, foreseen to be one of the significant landmarks of the country, is Sri Lanka Telecom’s (SLT) epic accomplishment in the arena of technological infrastructur
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi stocks plunged 2.3 percent as the market opened yesterday, after attacks on two plants at the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry a day earlier knocked out more than half of Saudi crude output.
A leading academic claims the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process concerning the Colombo Port City project which was renamed as Colombo International Financial City (CIFC) had fundamental flaws.
Sri Lanka has been striving to embark on an export-led growth model, but this aspiration is challenged given the prolonged delay in the development of Colombo Port’s East Container Terminal (ECT) and man
LONDON (AFP) - Former British prime minister David Cameron launched a blistering attack on the UK’s current leader Boris Johnson in extracts of his memoirs published yesterday, accusing him of only backing Brexit to further his own career.
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tax-payer funded health service is running below the optimal level of doctors required and more will be recruited by the end of next year, parliament was told. Sri Lanka’s state health service
PARIS (AFP) - Louvre Hotels Group, owned by China’s Jin Jiang, has signed an agreement to open two hotels under its own name in Damascus, it said during the weekend, a day after the UN announced an internal investigation into the bombing of hospita
NEW YORK (AFP) - President Donald Trump’s attacks on the US Federal Reserve make financial markets cringe, but his demand for zero interest rates makes banks sweat. As the Fed reverses course and is poised to cut the benchmark lending rate a second
State-owned enterprises (SOE) liabilities are posing both explicit and implicit contingent risks to Sri Lanka and some other Asia Pacific nations such as Vietnam, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea, Moody’s
For the fifth consecutive year, Sri Lanka’s diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC will support the country’s premier summit for key policymakers, business leaders, thought leaders and experts, the Economi
SriLankan Airlines yesterday said it is not allowing older generation 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro units on their planes over fire safety risk. Apple has determined that, in a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide technical assistance to strengthen the Gender Action Plan (GAP) for Colombo Light Rail, towards making it the first woman-friendly public transport system in Sri Lanka. The Memorandum fo
(LONDON) AFP: British American Tobacco (BAT) yesterday said it planned to cut 2,300 jobs globally by January as its new boss seeks to drive revenues in controversial e-cigarettes. “My goal is to oversee a step change in new category growth and sign
Hyundai Motor Company has announced Abans Auto as the authorised distributor for Sri Lanka. As the authorised
Responding to a recent newspaper article where it was suggested to introduce a minimum export price (MEP) for Sri Lankan cinnamon to prevent unhealthy competition, the management committee of the Spices & Allied Products Producers’ & Traders’ Ass
REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee closed flat yesterday, with foreign outflows from government securities showing a declining trend, while equities ended a tad firmer. The rupee ended flat at 180.25/45 per dollar ahead of a long weekend. The currency gain
There will be no Mirror Business tomorrow in view of today’s Poya holiday. The next issue will be on Monday (16).
As Sri Lanka is in the midst of making a transition to the upper-middle-income status, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) this week asserted that focus on women entrepreneurship is becoming increasin
(London) REUTERS: The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited has proposed a 31.6 billion pound (US $ 39 billion) takeover of the London Stock Exchange, it said yesterday, just weeks after the London bourse announced a plan to merge with data compan
With elections nearing, a leading economist painted gloomy economic prospects for Sri Lanka, saying that the country is faced with a choice between the devil and the deep blue sea after the current dispensation missed once in a generation opportunity
(Washington) AFP: President Donald Trump wants US “interest rates down to ZERO, or less,” he tweeted yesterday amid widespread expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut rates later this month.
The Singaporean unit of the French landing gear company, Safran Landing Systems, has bagged a contract to renovate the landing gear of six A330-200 aircraft of the national carrier, SriLankan Airlines. The Cabinet Office yeste
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee closed a tad firmer yesterday with foreign outflows from government securities showing a declining trend, while stocks ended steady. The rupee ended 0.03 percent firmer at 180.25/45 per dollar. It closed at 180
Sri Lanka’s private sector, which has been repeatedly affected in recent times due to lack of stability in the operating environment, presented their ‘wish list’ for the next political leadership yesterda
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday launched the construction work of the elevated highway, which is to be constructed from the New Kelani Bridge to Colombo Port City. The construction of 5.9 km Port Access Road and related facilities will
Considering the important role government activities play in an economy, the need for effective public financial management, which is built on trustworthiness of accountants, cannot be overlooked if a nation strives to achieve economic prosperity.
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) plans to call tenders for a fresh Rs.1.3 billion multi-country marketing campaign next week targeting 12 key source markets of Sri Lanka tourism.
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