REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares ended firmer yesterday, recovering from an over four-month closing low hit in the previous session as investors bought battered shares following the government’s decision to drop a proposed tax on profits from share t

AFP:  France’s wine production is expected to plummet 18 percent this year after spring frost damaged vines across the country, the government said yesterday, but a hot summer is expected to yield a top vintage.

AFP:  The expected mass exodus of UK-based bankers because of Brexit could bring up to 100,000 new jobs to Germany’s Frankfurt region over the next four years, according to a study published yesterday.

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) Toastmasters Club celebrated the achievements of its second Toastmaster year and made appointments of new members and office bearers at the club’s third Installation Ceremony, which was recently held at the CSE.

AFP: Office sharing startup WeWork on Thursday announced that Japan’s SoftBank Group has made a US$4.4 billion investment in the company. Since launching in New York seven years ago, WeWork says it has grown into a network with more than 150,00

In 2015 the Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL) began a journey to gain national recognition to increase thespread of awareness about the value of Insurance. With the support of the Insurance 

Amãna Bank has joined hands with the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association to be its Official Banking partner for FACETS,Sri Lanka’s pinnacle International Gem and Jewellery Exhibition.

Fairway Colombo, the city hotel of Fairway Holdings, one of Sri Lanka’s leadingbusiness conglomerates, is taking the initiative to promote local art and jazz in the city of Colombo. 

The ground breaking ceremony to launch the Waste to Energy Project at Karadiyana was held recently with the attendance of His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena, along with the Chief 

Amjath Nazeer Abdul Careem completed all the examinations as well as the case study of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) prior to his twentieth birthday.

The 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sri Lanka – Korea Business Council (SLKBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was held recently at Hilton Colombo Residences re-electing Mahen Kariyawasan, Chairman, Andrew the Travel Company (Pvt) Lt

The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka has made arrangements to conduct a seminar on New Inland Revenue Act on 12 September from 2:30p.m to 5:00p.m at the National Chamber Auditorium, D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10.

A ministerial delegation led by International Trade State Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe, together with the representatives from the Board of Investment (BOI), Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) held meet

R. Paskaralingam, Advisor to the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs and a former senior government officer will chair a business forum with the  business community to assist them  to sort out their business issues/concerns,

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has organized a seminar to create awareness on the new Inland Revenue Bill, which will be taken up for debate in the Parliament today.

This August, Sadaharitha Plantations is proudly celebrating a 15-year-long journey that has seen the value of its pioneering business of commercial forestry flourishing from less than a million rupees in the first year to over a billion rupees this y

The Crysbro chicken stall enticed the attention of thousands of culinary lovers who trotted the BMICH to participate in Culinary Arts Exhibition 2017.

Metropolitan Holdings Pvt. Ltd partnered as the Gold Sponsor for Office 2017, an exclusive exhibition showcasing the complete workplace solutions to be held in September.

The gem and jewellery industry of Sri Lanka as well as the premier platform that showcases it, the Facets Gem and Jewellery Exhibition, has gained much international acclaim and recognition. This has been proven by the confirmation of several interna

Angry and offended Pakistanis fired back Wednesday against Donald Trump’s accusations that their country harbours militants, highlighting the heavy toll they have paid fighting extremism and slamming his embrace of arch-rival India.   

REUTERS:  Sri Lankan shares yesterday hit an over four-month closing low as gains in telecom shares were offset by losses in diversified stocks.

REUTERS: Sri Lanka will not go ahead with a proposed tax on profits from share trading that was planned as part of a major tax reform bill, a top government official said, after the move dented investor sentiment and drove down the main share index.

Following considerable progress in reducing poverty in recent years, controlling inequality is starting to become a major challenge for Sri Lanka, Hayashi said. “Inequality is becoming a larger issue for Sri Lanka because in general, upper midd

The ADB said that it was contemplating to distancing itself from the East Container Terminal (ECT) project in the Colombo Port due to delays in the government selecting finalists from the submitted expressions of interest (EOIs).

Shareholders of Ceylon Leather Products PLC (CLP) have approved a share swap arrangement involving its parent company Lanka Century Investment PLC (LCI) at an Extraordinary General Meeting held yesterday. 

Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) has provided as much as Rs.400 million from its group profits on account of investments made in government securities by one of its subsidiaries through the troubled primary dealer, Entrust Securities. 

REUTERS:  The Sri Lankan rupee closed steady yesterday in dull trade as exporter dollar sales and inward remittances offset importer demand for the U.S. currency in the absence of dollar buying by state-run banks, dealers said.

REUTERS: Sri Lanka is likely to miss its revenue target this year due to delays in implementing proposals set out in the 2017 budget, a top Finance Ministry official said yesterday.

Selonica Perumal, Director of Publicis, has been named as one of the Top 40 Women to Watch by Campaign Asia. Selonica joins an elite group of professional women in the marketing communications 

Mount Lavinia Hotel held an exclusive evening featuring the hotel’s award-winning chefs partnering with Michelin Star Chef Tom Aikens in preparing a special dinner for a crème de la crème list of