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A visiting delegation of German Industry and Commerce had a preliminary meeting with Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama at the ministry yesterday, prior to the opening of the delegation office in Sri Lanka. G
A number of leading international petroleum companies will be visiting Sri Lanka in the coming months to evaluate the opportunities for oil and gas exploration in the Mannar Basin, while the Petroleum Resource Development Ministry seeks the cabinet a
Building awareness on tax compliance and giving five-star hospitality treatment to the potential taxpayers are paying dividends, with more tax files being opened after Sri Lankans participated in such seminars, according to the Finance Ministry.
HSBC has always been in the forefront of Sri Lanka’s growth story—may it be funding the big infrastructure projects, raising funds for the government in the
The troubled The Finance Company PLC (TFC) has resorted to dispose its assets and real estate as the company appears to be making a last ditch attempt to revive fortunes.
Serendib Hotels PLC has consolidated control over its recently acquired luxury boutique villas in down south last week as Hemas group leisure sector company acquired the balance stake in the operating company.
A totally fresh commission is likely to be established at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shortly, following the expiry of the three-year term of the commission led by Chairman Thilak Karunaratne on January 25, this year.
The Colombo port has gained five places in the latest Drewry Port Connectivity Index to be ranked as the 13th best connectivity port. According to the rankings, the Colombo port is also the best connectivity port in South Asia.
The remainder of 2018 and the entirety of 2019 would be positive for consumer markets as the government is likely to introduce fiscal stimulus in the run up to 2020 elections after the battering it took at the local government elections, industry exp
SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, reaffirming the global appeal and innovativeness of its marketing communication endeavors yet again, has won three awards at the recently held Golden City Ga
Qatar is looking to Asia for foreign investment in a ‘new era’ for the country, following the blockade by a number of major Arab nations in June last year.
REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee closed steady yesterday as exporter dollar sales and inward remittances offset demand for the U.S. currency in early trade, dealers said.The rupee closed unchanged at 156.10/15 per dollar.
The Board of Investment held the “Investor Facilitation and Networking Event” at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel recently, to engage in a dialogue with investors who have re-invested in Sri Lanka.
REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares slipped to their lowest close in more than eight weeks yesterday, led by beverage and telecom stocks as investors remained worried about the island nation’s slower economic growth, brokers said.
REUTERS: China is preparing a range of responses to planned U.S. tariffs and will stand up to protectionism, but still hopes for dialogue, Beijing’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday.
AFP: Tiny olive ridley turtles have hatched in India’s financial capital Mumbai for the first time in two decades after a major cleanup of a beach, officials said yesterday. Dozens of the threatened species cracked out of their egg shells and s
AFP: The United States launched yesterday a challenge at the World Trade Organization against China over intellectual property breaches, a statement said. “The United States is taking action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address Chin
AFP: Asian markets plunged yesterday following a sell-off in New York as Donald Trump sparked fresh trade war fears by imposing huge tariffs on Chinese imports and Beijing unveiled its own measures against US goods.
Economic reforms have become an urgent need for Sri Lanka, with successive governments since independence, resorting to short-term, politically expedient economic strategies that have placed considerable macroeconomic pressures whilst reducing Sri La
Paul Polman, Global CEO of Unilever, the world’s largest consumer goods company, told us recently about his personal mission to be a force for good instead of just making a profit and how Unilever is able to serve all their stakeholders as a re
REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares ended marginally higher yesterday, snapping three straight sessions of falls, as investors bought beverage and diversified stocks, brokers said.
ECONOMYNEXT: Sri Lanka’s company law is to be changed to give powers to authorities to force shareholders of private companies to submit more information about themselves under global anti-money laundering laws.
REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly weaker yesterday as dollar demand from importers and banks outweighed mild selling of the U.S. currency by exporters, dealers said.
Senkadagala Finance PLC has entered into a loan agreement with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group to borrow US $ 15 million, a stock exchange filing said.
The shortage of labour— skilled or unskilled—is cited as the number one limiting factor faced by Sri Lanka’s export-oriented manufacturers, when they met the press at a recently held media round table and this issue has forced many
Every new Visa card issued in Sri Lanka from October this year will be payWave-enabled, Visa’s Asia Pacific Head of Risk Joe Cunningham told Mirror Business yesterday.
The Sri Lankan government has not yet fully committed to the implementation of a cost-reflective fuel pricing formula and is leaning towards maintaining current subsidised prices, Petroleum Resource Development Minister Arjuna Ranatunga told a press
‘The One’, an ambitious property development project with a price tag of US $ 500 million in the heart of Colombo, is hoping to bring back its former glory to the Colombo Fort area.
Tourism Development and Christian Affairs Minister John Amaratunga yesterday said that the recent violence in Kandy caused a negative impact on the tourism industry.
The Finance Ministry will be resorting to borrowings from state banks and offshore banking units to cover just under half of the Sri Lanka Development Bond Maturities during the first quarter of 2018. According to Finance and Mass Media Acting Minist
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