Rising star Quebee Den has once again been awarded one of Sri Lanka’s highest accolades with its Founder/CEO Rohanthi Wijewickrama adjudged the winner at the Junior Chamber International’s (JCI) Top 10 Outstanding Persons of Sri Lanka, fo

As the premier professional body which promotes green constructions, the Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB), presented the coveted CIOB Green Mark award certification and plaque to NSBM University, the first-ever green university in the whole of Sou

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee fell for a third session yesterday as banks bought the dollar after the Central Bank raised spot reference rate further and the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled more tightening next year, dealers said.

AFP - The US government this week announced it was taking aim against illegal Chinese restrictions on imports of American grain, as well as price supports China provides for domestic farmers.

As the world strives towards achieving sustainable environmental processes and practices, it becomes a shared responsibility of every individual to both actively participate in such initiatives and make their contribution. This is no more an option,

AFP - The dollar held its gains against most other currencies in Asia yesterday following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate call, while the unit’s surge against the yen provided fresh impetus to Japanese stocks.

The University Business Linkage (UBL) programme held its fourth national event at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies in Colombo 7 recently.

AFP - A Singaporean private banker was sentenced to two weeks jail yesterday for fraud relating to Malaysia’s 1MDB financial scandal, becoming the second person convicted in the international multi-billion dollar affair.

The 2016 macro story is finishing on a mixed note with China expected to hit its growth target and activity in Japan picking up, S&P Global Ratings said in a report published yesterday, titled ‘Asia-Pacific Economic Snapshots--December 2016

Clearing a path for entrepreneurship among Sri Lanka’s design and traditional crafts industry, the country’s most innovative bank, HNB joined Sri Lanka Design Festival 2016 as official banking partner and title sponsor for the festival&rs

Perfect Business Solution Services (Pvt.) Ltd (PBSS), a leading business software solutions provider with presence primarily in Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Middle East, recently clinched the Gold award for Western Province and National Silver award a

AB Securitas (Pvt.) Ltd, the leading loss prevention and secure transport service provider in Sri Lanka, was honoured with the world class Global Performances Excellence Award (GPEA) under Service Sector (Large Scale), organised by Asia Pacific Quali

Hirdaramani is proud to announce the opening of The Hub, a new purpose-built centre of operations to house the core group shared services functions namely finance shared services & commercial under the H Connect brand and IT under the H One brand

The dollar surged against its peers yesterdau and most Asian markets tumbled after the Federal Reserve indicated it will likely embark on a steeper path of interest rate hikes over the next year.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sri Lanka-based diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC’s national long-term rating at ‘A(lka)’. The outlook is stable.  

Sri Lanka is in the process of finalizing a national trade policy, which is being developed by the Development Strategies and International Trade Ministry, with the assistance of the Industries and Commerce and Finance Ministries and related state ag

Altair, the property development that is transforming the Colombo 2 neighbourhood with its iconic twin-tower high-rise, has responded to the request of a leading Buddhist prelate to build a Hindu shrine at the intersection of Union Place and Sir Jame

The Richard Peiris group’s financial arm, Richard Pieris Finance Limited (RPFL), has been granted 

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares closed at their lowest in two weeks yesterday as foreign investor outflows 

REUTERS: The Federal Reserve will conclude its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday afternoon 

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines (SIA), will commence flights to Colombo on April 8, 

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will hold two seminars to create awareness on ‘Establishing 

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker yesterday as importer dollar demand surpassed selling 

Sri Lanka’s evolving trade and investment laws and their impact on FDI levels will be analyzed in a 

REUTERS: HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use the Nokia brand on mobile 

REUTERS: Malaysian mobile network operator Axiata said that sovereign wealth fund Khazanah 

For the sixth consecutive year, MTI Consulting will be carrying out the CEO Business Outlook 

REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s coalition government won the final vote on its 2017 budget which aims to 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week expressed its deep concerns over private credit 

Sri Lanka’s exporters are urging the government to ensure the full implementation of Revenue