The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka will facilitate the potential investors, who wish to visit the country through the bio security bubble option.

Following the Philippines’ recent success in entering into a historic labour accord with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sri Lanka’s Labour Ministry seeks a similar labour accord with the UAE to protect the labour rights of Sri Lankan migrant wor

Credit rating agency ICRA Lanka yesterday hints at the possibility of another policy rate cut, should private credit remained weak in the first quarter, as the Central Bank appears impatient to see its actions turning into faster credit flows to the

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) plans to introduce number portability for mobile and fixed lines, enabling consumers to change service providers while retaining their numbers from October this year

FitsAir, formerly known as ExpoAir, on this week welcomed its first Airbus A320-232, which will be inducted to its fleet as a freighter, to support the local exporters and government’s vision to make Sri Lanka an exporting powerhouse.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday announced the arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport of the first traveler using the IATA Travel Pass app to manage their travel health credentials.

Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko who is in town, as exclusively reported by Mirror Business, visited the Colombo Port City today. He was accompanied by Sri Lankan-born British Politician and former EU Parliamentarian Niranjan Deva Aditya

The Sri Lankan rupee further depreciated today with the selling rate of US dollar hitting Rs.201.75, according to the Central Bank exchange rate data.

The Depositors of the failed The Finance Company PLC (TFC) have called on the government to urgently intervene in the settlement process, so that they are able to obtain their funds at the earliest.

The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka will facilitate potential investors, who wish to visit the country through the bio security bubble option.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned following the COVID-19 pandemic larger firms are dominating the market in advanced economies due a shift in market power

Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 3.6 percent in 2020 compared to 2.3 percent expansion in 2019, displaying the severity of the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the island nation’s economy, despite the last two qua

Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko is currently in Colombo and is expected to hold talks with the top level of the Sri Lankan government, including Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mirror Business learns.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft bill to amend the Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017 and the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act No. 14 of 2002 and to table it in Parliament after publishing in the government gazette in order to implement the tax

R I L Property PLC said the director board of its wholly owned subsidiary FoodBuzz (Pvt) Ltd. has decided to close all BreadTalk outlets from March 20, 2021 until further notice.

SriLankan Airlines has secured the Cabinet nod to call international tenders to procure its first dedicated freighter on lease basis as the airline eyes significant contribution from cargo segment to support its plans to return to profitability at th

Telecommunication companies, which became early winners of the pandemic, will continue to ride on that momentum, as Fitch Ratings this week painted a brighter outlook for the sector with an accelerated growth for broadband services through 2021.

The Cabinet of Ministers this week approved a proposal to empower 25,000 young female entrepreneurs in Samurdhi beneficiary households by initiating a new programme under ‘home-shop’ concept with a view to strengthen the local food distribution n

The confirmation of India’s Adani Group’s involvement in the West Container Terminal of the Port of Colombo failed to lift stock market sentiments yesterday, as both indices ended in red.

Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 3.6 percent in 2020 compared to 2.3 percent expansion in 2019, displaying the severity of the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the island nation’s economy, despite the last two qua

Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko is currently in Colombo and is expected to hold talks with the top level of the Sri Lankan government, including Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Daily Mirror learns.

R I L Property PLC today said the director board of its wholly owned subsidiary FoodBuzz (Pvt) Ltd. has decided to close all BreadTalk outlets from March 20, 2021 until further notice.

SLT-Mobitel has collaborated with the IT Division of Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to introduce yet another pioneering initiative through Mobitel’s eChannelling service, enabling the convenient registration of persons for the COVID-19 vaccination

Hatch, an innovative co-working space and start-up incubator established in Sri Lanka, has been recognised by the prestigious SAARC Startup Awards as Best Co-Working Space 2020.

To support the recovery of the hospitality sector, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants – in association with S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna – have announced ’Essence of Asia’, an unranked collection of restaurants that represents the spirit of Asian gas

Sri Lankan rupee today depreciated to new lows against the US dollar with the current selling price hitting Rs.200.06 a dollar, according to the Central Bank data.

Fitch Ratings expect Sri Lankan telecom industry’s revenue to rise by 5-7 percent this year, driven by a surge in data and fixed broadband, largely due to COVID-19 effects.

EY has announced 14 female business leaders selected for the Asia-Pacific class of the 2021 EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women — a programme designed to support women entrepreneurs to become global market leaders and to scale their businesses to reac

Having spent our childhood with Asterix comics, we were not really surprised in encountering our own Getafix (‘Veda Pappa’ in Sinhalised version) in the form of a house constructor turned medic in Kegalle, offering us magic portion in quarter lit

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones (APSEZ) Ltd., India’s largest private ports & logistics company and a key subsidiary of the diversified Adani Group yesterday said it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from the Ministry of Ports and Shippi