A group of Japanese industrialists requested Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera to give them a fair warning before implementing the new tax system, in order to reduce exports risks.

REUTERS: Sri Lankan stocks posted marginal gains yesterday and ended near an 18-month high hit last week as telecom shares rose, while foreign investors continued to buy the island nation’s risky assets. Concerns over a proposed tax bill howeve

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker yesterday as importer dollar demand outpaced greenback sales by exporters and banks, dealers said.

The shareholders of Amãna Bank unanimously passed the resolution to increase the Bank’s stated capital by way of a Rights Issue at the Extraordinary General Meeting held yesterday 

The shareholders of Amãna Bank unanimously passed the resolution to increase the bank’s stated capital by way of a rights Issue at the Extraordinary General Meeting held yesterday. 

The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) held its Annual Membership Meeting (AMM) recently with over 85 members present at this momentous evening when the leadership of the institute changed hands. 

Nestomalt, Sri Lanka’s leading beverage brand for over five decades, announced the third lucky winner of its ‘Ran Ratha Wasana’ raffle draw, B.W.C.K. Jayasekara from Madawella, Haguranketha.  The campaign has already attracted

Demonstrating the inspirational leadership strength of Laugfs, Laugfs Lubricants CEO Niroshan J. Pieries clinched the prestigious IPM People Leader Award 2017 in the marketing category at the recently held IPM National  HR conference. 

For the second consecutive year, Gamer.LK is bringing the thrill of competitive video gaming to your workplace with the Mercantile eSports Championship – powered by Dialog Gaming. 

To meet the growing business demand for consistent, seamless and secure commerce, Mastercard Developers has releasedseveral new APIs to supplyfinancial institutions

DFCC Bank re-launched “Vardhana Junior” recently to strengthen its position as one of the leading minor savings products in the country, adding special features such as an exciting array of valuable 

Blue Mountain Apartments recently held the ground-breaking ceremony to commence construction of ‘Avalon’, an affordable luxury apartment complex with 18 units, located in Somadevi Place, Colombo

A prominent presence in the construction industry for over two decades, Suncity Property Developers proudly launches ‘Suncity@116’, a luxury apartment project in Moratuwa at 116, Rawatawatta Road

The highly controversial capital gains tax, which was put on the back burner for little over a year, is now making a comeback as part of the new Inland Revenue Bill, as the cash-strapped coalition regime, burdened with massive debts, attempts to shor

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker yesterday as late importer dollar demand surpassed sales of the greenback by exporters and banks earlier in the session, dealers said.

REUTERS: Sri Lankan stocks ended slightly weaker yesterday, down from an 18-month high hit in the previous session, as investors sold blue chip shares such as John Keells Holdings PLC, brokers said. Analysts said concerns over a proposed tax bill wei

Hot on the heels of Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera calling for the restrictions on the sale of alcohol on certain days to be liberalized, Finance State Minister Eran Wickramaratne said he was stunned to find out that women cannot lega

Suffocating government bureaucracies and processes were lambasted by the Sri Lanka Tea Board Chairman, drawing an equally emotional response from the Finance State Minister at the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association (CTTA) annual general meeting h

The Ceylon Motor Traders’ Association (CMTA) said that it would continue to lobby the government with regard to the discriminatory, short-sighted and ad hoc policy changes, which keep on hurting the country’s legitimate auto industry.&nbs

The importance of Sri Lankan businesses aligning its growth plans with greener practices to help develop a ‘sustainable era,’ will be discussed intensely at the upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2017.

Nejmeddine Lakhal, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia based in New Delhi with the President of the National Chamber, Sujeeve Samaraweera, at the Chamber 

The biscuit manufacturer with a heritage of over 65 years joined hands with The Ceylon Tea Board in celebrating 150 year anniversary worldwide. 

Verité Research is a private interdisciplinary think tank engaging in strategic analysis and policy reform. 

“We welcome the decision by the US Department of Homeland Security to lift the electronic devices ban on flights between Abu Dhabi and the United States, following the successful validation

Though there are many distinct features of Sri Lankan cuisine that set it apart from culinary styles across the world, the one, surefire ingredient that adds an authentic

The National Mobile Service Provider, Mobitel’s mobile money platform, mCash rewarded the winners of its special “Pay Bills with mCash to Win Big” promotion for its customers. In the promotion, mCash 

Economist Deshal de Mel, who was working for businesses controlled by tycoon Dhammika Perera, will be trying his hand at public service by joining the Finance Ministry as an Economic Advisor, Mirror Business learns. 

The Central Bank’s preferred gauge of inflation, the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), in the month of June rose by 6.1 percent from a year earlier, picking up from 6.0 percent in May, according to the data released by the country’s st

Former Commercial Bank Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody has been appointed to the board of Hatton National Bank (HNB) as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director with effect from June 29, 2017, according to a filing with the Colombo Stock Exchange. 

Watawala Plantations PLC (Watawala), a part of the Sunshine group, will be segregating its tea business in order to list it under a new company on the Colombo Stock Exchange, a disclosure to the trading floor of the bourse said.