The port employees yesterday staged a protest near the Khan Clock Tower in Pettah against the alleged move by the authorities to meddle with the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF) through the recently approved Domesti

The Central Bank has released a pamphlet on ‘Monetary Policy Implementation in Sri Lanka’ in all three languages, with the aim of enhancing awareness of the public on the role of the Central Bank in the implementation of monetary policy in Sri La

REUTERS: Sri Lanka is likely to discuss energy, power and port projects during a presidential visit to New Delhi next week, the Foreign Minister said yesterday, as India tries to push forward stalled initiatives with its crisis-hit neighbour. India

Presenting the next big step into a smarter and convenient home ecosystem and delivering a world of convenience to customers, Dialog Axiata PLC has introduced Amazon Alexa Voice Command Support for a wide range of its services, including Digital Heal

CNN: The world is big enough for both the United States and China to thrive, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday as she wrapped up a visit to Beijing aimed at stabilising the relationship between the world’s two largest economies.

Amid the prevailing economic hardships in Sri Lanka, the Australian Border Force firmly stated that the individuals attempting to illegally enter Australia’s borders would not be provided accommodation, as many Sri Lankans seek means to escape thei

Analysts expect a further reduction of 100-200 basis points in policy interest rates by the Central Bank in the coming months, aiming to provide additional support for economic recovery, as inflation is projected to stabilise at the desired mid-singl

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided not to renew the money-changing permits of 15 money changers (MCs) for the year 2023 due to non-compliance with a condition of the permits issued for the year 2022, which was communicated to the resp

The Central Bank continues to maintain its stance that domestic debt does not need to be restructured in order to achieve debt sustainability as the local debt has already undergone restructuring in response to high inflation and significant currency

Credit extended by commercial banks to businesses and individuals has continued to contract for the 12th consecutive month in May amid Central Bank’s expectations that credit conditions should ease...

Hunas Holdings PLC has entered into a tripartite agreement with the Urban Development Authority (UDA) and Azotels Hospitality Limited and its subsidiaries for the purpose of development and management....

Sri Lanka’s life insurance market leader Ceylinco Life has achieved several noteworthy milestones in financial performance in May this year, emphatically demonstrating the company’s financial strength. Total assets...

UB Finance Company Limited (UBF), a subsidiary of Union Bank of Colombo PLC would be the latest addition to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) as it plans to carry out an Initial Public Offering....

Yenasys, an innovative startup, has achieved a remarkable feat by clinching the Best Startup Award at the highly anticipated SLASSCOM National Ingenuity Awards 2023. Yenasys, a leading...

Sri Lanka’s travel and tourism trade industry was able to build and firm up ties with the Indian travel sector, paving the way forward for increased tourist activities between the two countries. With the Travel Agents....

Sri Lanka is experiencing sustained strength in remittances from migrant workers, as June saw robust inflows that helped bolster the country’s fragile external sector. In June, Sri Lanka

The highly awaited National Human Resource Conference (NHRC) 2023, which is the nation’s premier event for human resource management, organized by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management....

COYLE (Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs) held its most recent general meeting on the 1st of June. The focus of this month’s meeting was to discuss collaborative efforts between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh...

HR Professional Sunil Dissanayake - Director / CEO - Bandaranaike National Memorial Foundation recently conducted a 5 S workshop for the top management of the Board of Investment. 5 S is a five-step...

The 11th Capital Markets Conference (CAPM) organised by UTO EduConsult (Pvt) Ltd and supported by the Colombo Stock Exchange is scheduled to be held on July 13th. The entire economy...

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has launched ‘Flash FAM’– a first in Sri Lanka– as an extension of the bank’s award-winning ‘Flash’ Digital Bank Account app, to encourage parents to foster financial independence....

Reaffirming its commitment to fostering financial literacy among students, HNB PLC, announced the reopening of its Student Savings unit at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo. The reopening comes as part of the bank’s...

People’s Bank recently opened its newest Service Centre at Visuvamadu Town. The Service Centre provides the latest digital banking services including....

M Power Capital has announced the appointment of Jehaan Ismail as the Chairman of the company, with effect from 1 June 2023. This appointment comes as part of the company’s strategic restructuring....

HNB General Insurance has joined the ranks as one of the most loved brands in the country, according to the renowned business magazine LMD. The company secured...

Affiniti Innovations, a leading tech firm specializing in collection & recovery management software, recently welcomed Seylan Bank into its elite clientele. This partnership would enable Seylan Bank ....

In a bid to further extend its commitment to the nation, NDB has introduced an array of banking and financial solutions including the NDB Remittance service, to Sri Lankans who are living aboard....

DFCC Bank has recently unveiled its easy-to-use, updated Personal Income Tax Calculator. Using the DFCC Bank Personal Income Tax Calculator, you can instantly self-assess your annual tax liability...

The Central Bank called on the real estate agents to ramp up efforts in adhering to the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)

The impact of the recently approved Domestic Debt Optimisation (DDO) effort would be “deadly” on the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector