BBDO Lanka took home a Gold and a Finalist award for its two entries at the Effie Awards Sri Lanka held recently at the Waters Edge.

The Future Marketers’ Conference is the flagship event organized by the Student Committee of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Sri Lanka.

Addressing a gathering at the 163rd Annual General Meeting of the Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA), Sri Lanka Tea Board Chairman Rohan Pethiyagoda strongly commended the country’s regional plantation companies (RPCs).

At the recently concluded Colombo Tea Auctions, Kirklees Estate had the proud distinction of achieving yet another all time Colombo auction record price of Rs.750 per kilogram for a BOPF Grade, in the Uda Pussellawa elevation category.

International credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Services yesterday gave a grim forecast for Sri Lanka’s foreign direct investment (FDI) prospects, saying that FDI flow for the dollar-hungry nation in the next two years is likely to re

Leo Burnett Sri Lanka, the local office of the global advertising network Leo Burnett Worldwide was recently named the ‘Agency of the Year’ at this year’s Effie Awards programme.

Businessman Nahil Wijesuriya yesterday transferred his majority stake in East West Properties PLC, which has a subsidiary operating a Marriot hotel in the country’s south coast, to his two sons and the daughter in a Rs.1.1 billion deal.

The Sri Lankan government has too great a stake in the economy, which is preventing the proper implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, according to Finance State Minister Eran Wickramaratne.

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares ended down for a second straight session yesterday, slipping further from their highest close in more than 10 weeks hit last week, with investors booking profits in telecom stocks while block deals boosted the turnover, bro

Sri Lanka’s manufacturing sector recorded healthy growth in the month of September while the services sector also expanded albeit at a slower rate, according to the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) computed by the Central Bank.

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) reiterated their support for Sri Lanka’s economic programme during a meeting with Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera.

The secret ingredient to life’s little mysteries, has always been cheese!  Indulge in an extravagant celebration of all things cheese with one of Chef Massimo’s most creative cheese set menus from 

The Sri Lanka China Business Cooperation Council (SLCBCC) announced the launch of SLCBCC Business Star Awards 2017, which will be the seventh in the series.  The Awards presentation will take place on December 4th at Galadari Hotel, Colombo.

The first ever track 1.5 discourse on the Indian government’s ambitious initiative Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) was conducted in the port city of Goa, India last weekend.

Economist Amila Muthukutti presents a daily economic review called Tharadiya broadcast at 6.40 am on ITN FM on weekdays. 

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Oxford Business Group (OBG) to use the global research and consultancy firm’s analysis of Sri Lanka’s capital markets as its primary information tool at

Leo Burnett Sri Lanka, the local office of the global advertising network Leo Burnett Worldwide was recently named the ‘Agency of the Year’ at this year’s Effie Awards Programme. Leo Burnett Sri Lanka 

Allianz Life Insurance Lanka, in a bid to provide their customers with greater convenience, recently launched their automated underwriting platform ‘AUSYS’. The development of the platform

HSBC Sri Lanka has once again been recognised for its digital capabilities by winning the Best Consumer Digital Bank Country award by Global Finance at the Best Digital Bank Awards 2017, and this is the 11th time that HSBC has won this prestigious aw

Bank of Ceylon is ready to multiply your happiness when you remit money from abroad to your loved ones, filling your homes with goods that will add happiness to your day-to-day life, BOC ‘Pita Pita Rata Thegi’ will offer customers a chanc

Cinnamon Legends announces the launch of its newly revamped website www.cinnamonlegends.com.

In September, Fine Furniture Chairman and Founder Martin Klement and Director Niluka Klement took their annual trip to Rodinghausen Germany to experience once again firsthand, what Hacker has in store for 2018.

Yeti Isotonic which was recently launched in Sri Lanka looks to shake-up the sports drink market by offering the ‘most advanced electrolyte drink’.

Sharp, one of the most globally recognized manufacturers of electronic products has been recognized as a preferred brand name amongst the general public in Sri Lanka and since 2013, the brand has been made exclusively available at Singer, Sri Lanka&r

Finance State Minister Eran Wickramaratne lashed out at the national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, at a recent forum in Colombo, saying that the airline has no business proposition even with a change in the management.  

The Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA), the premier association of economists in the country, will be held on 27-28 October on the theme ‘Modernization

Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera while attending the WB/IMF annual meeting in Washington at the conclusion of the meeting called on   Mitsuhiro Furusawa,  Deputy Managing Director of the IMF and held discussion on

Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Governor Central Bank of Sri Lanka has been named Central Bank Governor of the Year, South Asia, by the popular publication house Global Capital at Global Capital Markets Awards ceremony in Washington

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has appointed Shiran Fernando as its new Chief Economist, effective from 16th October, following the resignation of Anushka Wijesinha. Fernando, who holds Bachelors in 

Following is the 2017 Annual Meetings Plenary Speech by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde.