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AFP: Sri Lanka is to start regulating the traditional home-brewed alcohol known locally as toddy in an effort to increase its tax revenues, a government spokesman said this week.
REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares rose about 1 percent yesterday in heavy trade and posted their highest close in more than 10 weeks, with banks leading the gains, brokers said.
Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera will present a “designer budget” next month that will focus on a start-up culture of “empowering the private sector,” a Finance Ministry communiqué said.
Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AAT) President J.M.U.B. Jayasekera this week requested the government to stimulate economic growth by facilitating the training of 100,000 accountants.
Given current sentiments and the high inflationary regime of over 7 percent coupled with the slow pace of Foreign Direct Investments, the International Monetary Fund’s growth projection of 4.7 percent for Sri Lanka in 2017 was encouraging and o
Sri Lanka’s most digitally innovative bank, HNB PLC, announced the launch of its state-of-the-art Centre of Aspiration, a new centralized unit within the bank dedicated solely to manage the bank’s debt collection operations.
REUTERS: HSBC has named John Flint as its next chief executive the bank said on Thursday, sticking with its model of always promoting company insiders to run the firm.
At the recently held ‘Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2017’, Sri Lankan and international speakers shared their views and recommendations on Sri Lanka’s trade reform efforts and the direction it should take, under the theme of ‘Exec
REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker for the fourth consecutive session yesterday as banks bought dollars on behalf of state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corp, which stocked up crude ahead of an expected fuel price hike, dealers said. The spot rupee en
MTI CEO Hilmy Cader arrived in Perth to strengthen ties with the University of Western Australia (UWA), with the intention of jointly exploring opportunities in Sri Lanka for research and executive education.
The Hindu: Sri Lanka’s Central Bank will evolve a programme to help the country’s war-affected communities tackle the mounting pressure of household debt, according to its chief.
Launched in 1991, Seylan Tikiri is the pioneer in minor savings accounts and is evolving rapidly with innovative services to cater to the diverse needs of its vast customer base.
Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake in his budget speech for 2017 stated that the tax system of the country is revisited with emphasis being made on the creation of a much simpler tax regime with minimum tax exemptions and a broadened t
Japan’s Denso Corporation, a reputed global automotive components manufacturer, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Laugfs International, the trading arm of Laugfs Holdings, a diversified business conglomerate in Sri Lanka,
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced it will keep more than 50 branches open for business on Wednesday, 18th October, a public and bank holiday in respect of Deepavali |Festival Day. The Commercial Bank branches that will operate on that day i
The Institute of Supply and Materials Management (ISMM) is celebrating its 45th anniversary on par with a full-day international seminar, under the theme ‘Leveraging supply chain management to enhance sustainability’, on October 24, at Th
Royal Fernwood Porcelain Limited, a manufacturer of coloured porcelain that enjoys a global reputation in the porcelain tableware industry as a reliable supplier to many premium brands, was the recipient of the Silver award in the large-scale industr
Sri Lanka Insurance opened a new branch at Tangalle recently in order to provide more efficient and speedier services to the people of the area.
A remarkably resilient real estate industry in Sri Lanka has been developing and expanding over the last couple of years. Major cities throughout the country have become urbanized and commercialized to such a degree that a condominium or two is now a
Maliban Malt, a Sri Lankan brand that has maintained high quality in production, nutrition value generation and an original malt taste from the very moment it entered the Sri Lankan market, has been endowed with the prestigious Sri Lanka Standards&nb
Tokyo Cement, the manufacturers of Tokyo Superlight, Sri Lanka’s first cellular lightweight concrete block, ceremonially inaugurated their state-of-the-art production plant with expanded capacity in Elpitiya recently.
The Evaluation Panel of the ‘Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2017’ (BCCS Award 2017) commenced its work to select the corporate sustainability champions of the country, as accepting of applications for the competition was clos
The Sri Lanka Association of Printers (SLAP) will be conducting a full day workshop on Negotiation and Decision Making on 20th October at Galadari Hotel.
The issuer rating of SL[A-] with stable outlook was reaffirmed for First Capital Holdings PLC (First Capital) by ICRA Lanka Ltd, a subsidiary of ICRA Ltd, a group company of Moody’s Investors Service. ICRA Lanka also reaffirmed the issuer ratin
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICCSL) 51st Annual General Meeting concluded on a high note recently at Hotel Galadari, Colombo.
The Sri Lankan government will look to streamline the regulatory process which has so far handicapped the ability of local companies to hire foreign labour by providing greater powers to the Immigration and Emigration Controller, according to Finance
As Sri Lanka sails forth towards unprecedented development, the real estate and construction sector has become significant as the back bone of the country’s economy.
The National Human Resource Development Council organized a lecture on ‘Good Governance and the Role of the Public Service’ for senior public servants at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Tourism recently. This lecture was delivered by PI
NDB introduced ‘Business Class’, a solution for businesses where access to an exclusive range of financial solutions is simply given by having a current account facility.
In a critical setback to corrugated carton manufacturers, prices of paper have risen by 40 per cent over the past 7 months due to short supply, following unexpected closure of production units. Trade sources say that the paper prices are likely to ha
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