Regaining GSP Plus will most certainly come with its fair share of challenges, and the government must now should set its sights on helping the export sector of the county to reap benefits, Exporter’s Association of Sri Lanka (EASL) stressed re

Sri Lanka reached a 6.8 million motor vehicle population in 2016, an 8 percent increase from 6.3 million registered in 2015, according to the latest edition of an annual report on the country’s vehicle market, compiled by the Ceylon Chamber of

Created by the society, with the society, and for the society, ‘Sanasa movement’ is truly the largest and one-of-its-kind in the country with an ever-increasing membership. 

Colombo City Holdings PLC, a property management company, yesterday said it entered into a sales agreement to divest part of the land it owns in Union Place, Colombo 2, which is commonly referred to as the Colombo Pharmacy land, for Rs.1 billion, to

Despite the Hambantota port deal would provide a temporary respite to the country’s ailing external sector by way of boosting its foreign exchange reserves, such proceeds by no means would be adequate to alleviate the medium-term challenges th

Sakura International, as a reputed organization, is known for its ability to supply comprehensive solutions in any commercial equipment that would be needed for a hotel from its entrance towards the backend which would include bakery, catering &

Continuing to provide irresistible deals, SampathCards, the responsible choice, announced that it has partnered with Damro to make furniture and appliances more affordable for its cardholders, yet again. 

SAP SE organized ‘Digital Transformation Forum’ and ‘Design Thinking Workshop’ for Sri Lanka’s leading corporates in Colombo  respectively showcasing the power of SAP solutions including SAP S/4HANA and introducing

Ford Motor Company, together with its local distribution partner, Future Automobiles (Pvt) Limited, a subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings PLC, collaborated with World Vision Lanka (WVL) to provide safe drinking water to 223 families in the Kattumurivu V

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Channa Wijesekara as a Member of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) on 14 July for a period of four years at the request of Skills Development and Vocational Training Minister Chandima

Janashakthi Insurance PLC was recognized for its work as a responsible corporate citizen at the Fintelekt Insurance Awards 2017 held in Mumbai, India, recently.

A new legislation gazetted by the Finance Ministry is attempting to amend the Regulation of Insurance Industry Act No. 43 of 2000 to allow insurance subsidiaries of foreign firms and state-owned insurance companies to be exempted from listing on the

Fitch Ratings yesterday downgraded the credit rating of Sri Lanka’s largest brewer, Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, amid lower beer sales as a result of the higher taxes imposed by the authorities over the last 18 months.

Hemas Slingshot, the startup incubator and seed accelerator programme of Hemas Holdings PLC, announced the winners of the Hemas Slingshot Startup Battle at the culmination of Disrupt Asia 2017 earlier this month. 

Alert cabin crew members aboard SriLankan Airlines’ flight UL 166 managed to avert a major incident that is believed to have been caused by the ignition of a lithium battery pack or mobile phones in a passenger’s hand luggage. The inciden

Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse very boldly stated at the Sri Lanka Economic Summit on Wednesday that the Board of Investment (BOI) should be shut down. The BOI is Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s brainchild and an offshoot of th

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) commenced a series of Investor Forums titled ‘Kotas welenda pola: nagarayen nagarayate’  with a view to showcasing the benefits of investi

The work on the proposed industrial zone in Kalutara by the Thai-based company, Rojana, on a 1000-acre land, which will have about 200 factories, is likely to start by next year in October, International Trade State Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe said.&

A recent discussion on combating substance abuse and its prevalence raised several interesting issues – matters that must require public interest, discussion and debate to generate sensible action. 

Lankaputhra Development Bank has come forward to provide loan facilities to entrepreneurs who are already engaged in the orchid industry and who intend to grow orchid.  

In today’s fast-paced world, preparing meals after a hard day’s work can be tiring, costly and a full-on hassle. We all struggle with balancing our many tasks and responsibilities all whilst trying to manage 

The mid-sized bank, Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC, has reported a decline in its profits for the April-June quarter amid higher cost of funds and poor asset quality in a higher  interest rate environment. 

Amãna Takaful PLC (ATL), the only fully-fledged Takaful operator in the country and the flag bearer of the Takaful way of insurance in Sri Lanka, recently relocated its Akkaraipattu branch with the intention of serving its customers better.&nb

Union Assurance PLC (UA) was acknowledged with the Global Master Brand Status for the period of 2017 – 2018 at the first-ever Master Brand Award ceremony organised in Sri Lanka, which was held recently, at Taj Samudra, Colombo.

The branch-wide investor education campaign conducted by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has been well received over the first half of the year, with over 350 educational and awareness initiatives conducted in 2017. 

In continuing to offer its customers the best leasing solutions in the market, Sampath Bank has once again introduced the lowest vehicle leasing interest rate in the country. 

REUTERS: Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada and three other banks agreed to pay a combined US $ 111.2 million to settle U.S. litigation accusing them of rigging prices in the roughly US $ 5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market.

For the second consecutive year, Fairfirst Insurance, the market leader for health insurance, won the title of Excellence in Medical Insurance, at the Fintelekt Insurance Industry Awards held in Mumbai recently. 

There has been renewed interest among policymakers to get more women to enter the workforce. Most solutions for encouraging women to enter the labour market look at helping women balance home and market activities through initiatives such as expandin

You probably know of some managers who are brilliant at engaging people but you’re not sure quite why those people are so good. The earlier instalments of this series could have helped you up to a level to understand why. They provided some bas