Cargills Bank opened its new branch in Wattala recently. It is located at No: 315, Negombo Road, Wattala giving an opportunity to customers of Wattala to experience superior banking service and convenience.

ICRA Lanka Limited, a subsidiary of ICRA Limited, a group company of Moody’s Investors Service, has assigned the issuer rating of [SL]BBB- with a stable outlook to Alliance Finance Company PLC (AFCP).

Eight outstanding young professionals from Sri Lanka’s advertising industry and two students have been selected to represent the country at the annual Young Spikes 2017 & Cheil Young Creative Academy at Spikes Asia 2017 from 27th to 30th Se

At the 22nd Sumathi Awards 2017, held on 20th September at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre, Holmes Pollard & Stott won the 2nd Runner up award for their Mahajana Sampatha TV commercial.

The country’s leading and most diverse communication firm, Phoenix Ogilvy Group Sri Lanka won all three categories at the local Young Spikes Asia competition, which is aimed at creatives who are aged 30 or under and working in the advertising o

The round one and two judging of entries for Effie Awards 2016 has been completed by members of the jury panel led by Imal Fonseka.  

Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC last week announced its decision to dispose 100 percent stake in M.P.S. Hotels Private Limited, the owners and the managers of the Hotel Hilltop Kandy for a consideration of Rs.740 million. 

In a sharp censure to those who charge that the present government has slapped the citizenry with the highest possible taxes while taking away the concessions, the country’s State Minister of Finance said Sri Lanka is a tax haven in comparison

 The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce invites Sri Lankan ICT firms to join the Chamber’s ICT Gateway Project, an initiative by the country’s premier chamber to help local firms benefit from the thriving ICT industry in Norway.

The agonizing daily commute in public transport has continued to drive the Sri Lankan public towards acquiring some form of personal vehicle no matter how much such purchases have become difficult with the current economic conditions in the country.

Siyapatha Finance PLC, a fully owned subsidiary of Sampath Bank PLC said it would offer an additional 50 basis points return on top of the 12 percent it earlier promised for its subordinated debenture, which will open for subscription today.

With the ban of the weed killer glyphosate without scientific evidence, some planters have started using alternative chemicals, running the risk of Ceylon Tea exports becoming banned in overseas markets, according to Ceylon Tea Board Chairman Rohan P

Nestlé has been ranked Sri Lanka’s Most Respected Food and Beverage Company in LMD’s Most Respected Entities Publication for 2017. 

In recognition of the service towards the upliftment of herbal products in Sri Lanka, Green Herbal Products was awarded a special MASSCO award 2017 held at Hotel Ramada Colombo recently.

The International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) which celebrates its 62 years anniversary this year will hold its 51st Annual General Meeting and the anniversary celebrations at the Hotel Galadari, Colombo on September 29.  

Alpha Industries, a leading security solution (physical storage) provider and furniture manufactures in Sri Lanka recently joined hands with ‘Office 2017’, an exclusive exhibition showcasing workplace solutions, as the Gold sponsors for t

Litro Gas Lanka, the largest importer and supplier of LP Gas in Sri Lanka partnered the Chefs Guild of Lanka for the 10th consecutive year to sponsor the 17th edition of the country’s biggest culinary food exhibition and trade show, ‘Culi

Sanjeev Jayaratnam and Kumar de Silva are back once again with their signature motivational, skills development, and corporate etiquette workshops – The Smart Professional

Positively noted as a happening shoppers’ paradise, Urban Trendz is a multi-brand retail store having such a super assortment of exclusive fashion brands as United Colors of Benetton, AND, Global Desi, Allen Solly, Van Heusen, V.Dot, John Mille

Ankara, the authentic Turkish restaurant in Colombo recently celebrated its sixth month in operation.  Since its inception earlier this year in February, Ankara has become a favourite dine-in restaurant for the city dwellers as well as many tour

Sri Lanka’s pioneer in food processing technology Cathy Rich marked the completion of 25 years in Sri Lanka. 

  ]Asia and the Pacific has long been the world’s top destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), propelled by increasing trade and investment openness in the region. From 2001 to 2016, Asia’s share of global FDI increased from

“There is no doubt that the oil market is moving in the right direction,” the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries noted with satisfaction in its most recent bulletin published  on Wednesday.

Proposals for an Asian Monetary Fund (AMF) dominated corridor conversations at the 1997 International Monetary Fund (IMF)–World Bank annual meetings in Hong Kong. The Asian financial crisis had erupted a few months earlier and was engulfing the

Eminent scholar and economist Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja is slated to deliver the keynote address at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Sri Lanka ‘International Conference - 2017’ to be held on 3rd October at the Balmor

‘Sri Lanka Socio-Economic Data – 2017’, the annually published data folder of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is now available for public information. The current data folder is the 40th volume of the series. This easy-to-carry data

At the tea auction held on 20th September, an invoice of PF1 from Abbotsleigh Estate, Watawala selling under the Florence Mark secured an all-time Colombo tea auction record price of Rs.710/- per kilogram in the CTC High Grown Category.

The Sri Lankan chapter of Global Organization for Persons of Indian Origin (GOPIO) SL organized a career development seminar today.

Perfect Business Solution Services (PBSS) grabs another Gold award as the best service company in the national level at CNCI Awards 2017 held recently at Galadari Hotel Colombo.

AFP:  UK banks will start carrying out immigration checks on all account holders from January, part of a crackdown on those in the country illegally, the government said this week.