On January 17, 2017, Ambassador Jörn Rode participated in the opening ceremony of the awareness campaign, Vote for a Woman, a project of the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), which is funded by the Federal Republic of Germany. 

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Sri Lanka appoints Christopher Wijeyakulasuriya as Director Marketing to the National Board. 

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) will hold a seminar under the title of ‘Capital Structure Management for Better Financing’ in  a bid to help the finance sector professionals maintain a healthy capital structure in their firms.

The Marga Institute and Gamani Corea Foundation are conducting a seminar on ‘The Future of Agriculture in Sri Lanka and Food Security’ today, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the BMICH Committee Room D.

The Hemas Group together with the GAC Group Sri Lanka are planning to build a modern, 15-acre integrated logistics facility in the Muthurajawela Industrial Zone, with a state-of-the-art distribution centre, container yard and a warehouse facility.

AFP - The head of the World Food Programme said she was hopeful of continued US funding for the organisation, despite reports that Washington was mulling heavy cuts in financial support.

India’s largest trade chamber, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) expressed its interest in investing heavily in the Northern Province during the Jaffna International Trade Fair which was held recently, a communiqué

AFP - Singapore-based sovereign fund Temasek will invest US$800 million in Verily, the Alphabet subsidiary focused on healthcare announced on Thursday.

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee traded steady in thin volume yesterday as dollar selling by exporters and inward remittances outpaced demand for the U.S. currency from importers, dealers said. 

AFP - Most Asian markets rose again yesterday following another positive lead from Wall Street, with Tokyo boosted by a plunging yen, although traders remain nervous about the outlook for global trade with Donald Trump in the White House.

AFP - The EU slapped definitive anti-dumping duties on steel products from China and Taiwan yesterday, as it broadens its campaign to protect struggling steel manufacturers in Europe.

In an attempt to garner support for the coalition government’s plan to monetize some of the mega infrastructure projects built by the previous regime, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday urged the public to think rationally and not get

Premier blue chip John Keells Holdings PLC saw its December quarter (3Q17) performance bolstered by its key business segments transport; leisure, retail and financial services, but the property segment saw a dent until the new projects under construc

Teejay Lanka PLC, a unit of leading apparel exporter, Brandix Lanka Limited saw its December quarter (3Q17) profits declining a sharp 30 percent to Rs.473. 4 million or 68 cents per share from a year ago due to steeper rise in costs, finance expenses

REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s tea output hit a seven-year low in 2016, falling 11.1 percent in its third straight year of declining production, the state-run Tea Board said yesterday. 

To meet the rapidly growing demand for wall and floor tiles in the local market, Lanka Tiles recently entered into a strategic partnership with an Indian tile manufacturer Ambani Vitrified (Pvt.) Ltd.  The successful venture has seen Lanka Tiles

Fitch’s periodic review re-affirmed the Bank of Ceylon’s (BOC) National long-Term Rating at AA+ (lka) with a Stable outlook this January and the International Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) as B+ outlook Negative. 

The Finance Ministry will be holding the eleventh Ease of Doing Business Forum today 2017 at 2.00 p.m. at the fourth floor auditorium of MILODA Academy of Financial Studies, (Old Times Building) located at Sir Razik Fareed Mawatha, Colombo 01. 

Metropolitan Communications was recognized as the winner under the Government and Public Services category at the Asia Enterprise Innovations awards held in Singapore recently. 

Unilever Sri Lanka together with Cargills Food City drew the curtain on 2016 with the action-packed grand finale of the Shopping Star – Season Four promotion, held at the Thalawathugoda Cargills Food City outlet, recently. 

Dole Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd – a subsidiary of Dole Asia Holdings Pte., the world’s largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruits and fresh vegetables, recently terminated the contract with one of its labour outsourcing companies, S

Sri Lanka’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva this week labelled Chinese President Xi Jinping as the new champion of trade and globalization of the free world, who would fill the vacuum created by US President Donald Trump wit

The electricity sector regulator, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), yesterday directed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Lanka Electricity Company Private Limited (LECO) to connect the domestic rooftop solar panels to the nat

US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would have an adverse effect on the income levels and structural reform programmes of its partners in Asia, international ratings agency Moody&rsqu

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly firmer yesterday, recovering from losses earlier in the day as dollar selling by foreign banks helped gains despite the Central Bank revising the spot reference rate by 10 cents to a record low, dealers sa

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which was once dubbed as a ghost airport by both local and foreign commentators, has suddenly turned into life becoming one of the busiest airports in the world, due to the temporary closure of Bandarana

Sri Lanka’s largest listed poultry producer, Ceylon Grain Elevators PLC (GRAN), has posted a net profit of Rs.369.12 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 (4Q16), down from Rs.387.94 million year-on-year (YoY), despite the period bein

REUTERS: Sri Lankan stocks fell for a third straight session yesterday to close at their lowest in nearly 10 months, dragged down by beverages and banking shares, as concerns over rising interest rates and ongoing political instability weighed on sen

Another proposal in budget 2017 will become a reality when a new storehouse in Mannar is opened with the patronage of Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and with the participation of several other ministers today.

At the 50th Annual General Meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) Keerthi Gunawardane was re-elected as Chairman.