China’s President Xi Jinping signalled there would be no immediate loosening of his controversial zero-Covid strategy as a historic Communist Party congress opened in Beijing. In a break in decades-long....

Investors and analyst are bracing for an extremely muted earnings season when listed companies start reporting their September quarter financial performance this week which will show how they have fared....

Sri Lanka’s market leader in LPG, Litro Gas Lanka Limited, observed a revival in the food and beverage industry, which was suffering for months, due to the shortage of essential items as a consequence of....

The Sri Lankan Chapter of the Entrepreneur’s Organisation (EO), the world’s largest peer-to-peer network of entrepreneurs, successfully concluded its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year 2022....

In an effort to foster and facilitate an increase in tourism in Sri Lanka, Ceylon Roots recently successfully concluded two events in collaboration with the International Police Association of Sri Lanka (IPA). Nominated as....

Envoy, Sri Lanka’s international brand and the premier brand of Hameedia that is synonymous with style and quality, will be expanding into the Middle East with the upcoming opening....

The APAC chapter of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), the world’s largest and influential PR body, carried out a survey during October, with the view of understanding....

The Union Bank Sports Club, in its endeavours to uplift employee motivation and wellness, initiated the innovative Walk & Win virtual steps challenge for staff during the month of September 2022. This initiative....

Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC together with HNB Assurance has launched a Group Term Policy for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to facilitate risk protection coverage....

People’s Bank recently refurbished its Katugastota branch, which was declared open by People’s Bank Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Ranjith Kodituwakku. The refurbished....

The nation’s Truly Sri Lankan Bank, Pan Asia Bank, was bestowed with the Employee ESG Programme of the Year Sri Lanka 2022 accolade by the Global Banking and Finance Awards, which reflects...

As Sri Lanka powers through its worst economic crisis in recent history, it’s now more important than ever for exporters to establish their footholds in the market. However, resources for entry-level exporters...

With the aim of providing a seamless banking experience along with the latest digital banking solutions, Bank of Ceylon (BOC) recently shifted its Sevanapitiya branch to a new building, adding more convenience....

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has entered into a strategic partnership with the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) to create another platform to extend financial solutions to the country’s....

NDB Investment Bank Limited (NDBIB), the unrivalled leader in investment banking in Sri Lanka, announced the appointment of Saminda Weerasinghe as its Head of Corporate Advisory. Weerasinghe is a strategic....

State-owned flag carrier Qatar Airways has agreed to increase flights for the Colombo-Doha route in November, following discussions held by the Tourism Ministry and Sri Lanka tourism authorities.

Sri Lanka has requested for support from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to assist the government’s initiative to establish a digital database of the labour workforce in the country.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, together with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday renewed commitment to strengthening food security in S

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) meeting that is currently underway in Washington DC witnessed a week of disruption by protesters urging the agencies to “cancel all debt”.

The offering at the latest Colombo Tea Auction increased after several weeks of depleted volumes.

Three of Sri Lanka’s trailblazing chartered accountants walked away with the Best Entrepreneur, Best CFO and Rising CFO awards, organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) for transcending businesses to the next

The Central Bank confirmed this week that Sri Lanka would not be joining Russia’s MIR payment system anytime in the immediate future.

The private sector was consulted by the government this week to obtain their inputs on charting the way forward to achieve the much needed economic progress.

Independent economic think-tank Advocata Institute was recognised at the Atlas Network’s Templeton Freedom Award Prize Programme for the economic analysis work it has carried out in Sri Lanka.

In a bid to increase tourist traffic from the United Kingdom, national carrier SriLankan Airlines together with the Sri Lankan High Commission joined forces with travel and tour operators in that country to increase tourist arrivals.

Striking French oil refinery employees voted Wednesday to maintain blockades now in their third week, despite a government order for some of them to return to work in a bid to get fuel supplies flowing.

As Sri Lanka looks to lure a section of the football fans attending the FIFA 2022 World Cup in November, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Qatar stepped up efforts in showcasing the offering of Sri Lanka Tourism in Doha, Qatar.

Sri Lanka exported a total of 21.54 MnKgs of tea for the month of September, a 1.88 MnKg decrease when compared with the corresponding period in 2021.

IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, in collaboration with Enterprise Analytics, recently announced that Aqua Dynamics, world’s leading action sports manufacturer based out of Sri Lanka, has chosen IFS Cloud as its ERP solution to und

University of Kelaniya and Dhammika and Priscilla Perera Foundation (DP Education) signed a memorandum of understanding recently to facilitate open online course development and delivery in certificate level enterprise resource planning (ERP).