Mahir Brothers in Katugastota, in the Matale District, is one of Sri Lanka’s leading exporters of spices, namely nutmeg, pepper, cloves and cocoa. For the past three generations, Mahir Brothers has tried to maintain the consistency of its produ

Sustainability is a key driver of corporate success and no longer a buzz word, says Eardley Perera, Chairman of the Panel of Evaluators of the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2017. “Sustainability is no longer a buzz word. Today, it

Leading the charge in the fight against chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology(CKDu), the Hayleys Group has been actively combating the spreading of the disease through the installation of reverse osmosis plants all across Sri Lanka’s dry

Sri Lanka’s most innovative bank, HNB PLC working in close collaboration with the Export Development Board of Sri Lanka (EDB) announced the launch of HNB SME Export Credit, a pioneering new facility specially designed to meet the requirements a

DMS Software Technologies and Oracle with the intention of meeting today’s market needs, recently hosted experts from the supply chain and logistics sector at the Movenpick Hotel on the event themed ‘Modern Logistics Management’.&nb

The 1st of September 2017 saw the entire Insurance industry of Sri Lanka celebrate a day dedicated solely to their profession. The launch of Sri Lanka’s first National Insurance Day took place at the 

Mastercard announced the extension of the globally acclaimed LoungeKey airport access program to all World and PlatinumMastercard cardholders in Sri Lanka.

The 3W Group (Third Wave Group), is celebrating 20 years driving innovation and change in the corporate and retail sectors in Sri Lanka and the region.

Despite the fierce competition in the market, Sri Lanka’s insurance industry has largely remained conventional in its business operations for decades. Earlier this year, however, signs of an eminent disruption appeared with online insurance agg

Allianz Lanka, in a bid to provide its customers with greater access to its world-class services, opened a new city office at No: 251, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 7.

The current female labour force participation in Sri Lanka is around 36 percent. This means that a disproportionate majority of women still remain outside the labour market, with limited or no access to wages, pensions and other benefits tied to gain

Because transactions are made in US dollars in international trade, the value of the rupee is measured against the US dollar. Any country engaged in importing and exporting activities has to buy US dollars for its transactions in the foreign exchange

In November 2017, there was a great deal of uncertainty about the newly elected US President Donald Trump and his approach to foreign policy. Nine months later, there is little evidence that the 

Navesta Pharmaceuticals Private Limited has set the benchmark for the local pharmaceutical manufacturing sector by opening the country’s first sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Horana.

Two fine solutions to provide protection from the dengue epidemic that has hit hard Sri Lanka bringing about the highest death rate recently, have been introduced to the market by Irahanda Weda Gedara.

MedHack is Sri Lanka’s first ever Hackathon for the health sector organized by Mobitel, the National Mobile Service Provider of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine and the ICT Agency of Sri

Dilma founder Merrill J Fernando has asked the government to avoid meddling with plantations and allow an independent authority led by ex-planters to run the industry, as the ‘golden shareholder model’ introduced three decades ago has fai

Indra Traders (Pvt) Ltd Managing Director Rushanka Silva was appointed as a Director of Sampath Bank PLC last week, replacing Ranjith Samaranayake, who retired after reaching his 70th birthday.

Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC (PABC) now operates with a single mission of meeting its minimum regulatory capital base of Rs.10 billion by January 1, 2018 to make good on the promise it made to the regulator a couple of years ago since it pledged

REUTERS: Norway’s US $990 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, this week proposed to streamline its fixed-income portfolio by shortening maturities and cutting corporate bonds and some 20 currencies from the benchmark it tr

AFP: Nigeria has exited its worst economic recession in more than two decades, notching up growth of 0.55 percent in the second quarter of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said yesterday. Data showed that the economic recovery was driven

LVL Energy Fund Limited (LEF), a subsidiary of Lanka Ventures PLC, has applied for a Rs. 1.2 billion initial public offering (IPO) at the Colombo Stock Exchange to expand its investments and settle existing debt.

A couple at Galle Face, Colombo, struggles to brave the heavy rains with two feeble umbrellas. Several provinces in the country are experiencing a heavy rainfall with some areas inundated and creating the risk of landslides

Sri Lanka needs better investor friendly legislation to attract more foreign investors – was the general consensus by industry experts at the recently concluded Investor Forum Sri Lanka, organized by the leading property website LankaPropertyWe

Chartered Engineer Malith Mendis has been appointed as the Country Representative of the Institution of Civil Engineers UK.

Finetech Consultancy, cloud-based solution specialists will facilitate and execute the Architect and Constructions Forum 2017 at the Hilton Colombo Residencies on 12th September from  7 a.m. to 10 a.m..

Capitol Developers is proud to announce that Colombo’s newest and most coveted address, Capitol Elite, has been successfully sold out.

Four Tata PRIMA 2528.K scoop-type tippers were handed over to Nem Construction (Pvt.) Ltd by Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC Chairman and Managing Director Ranjith Pandithage to Nem Construction (Pvt.) Ltd Chairman/Managing Director Raja Nanayakkara

Browns General Trading Division (GTD) took part in Sri Lanka’s number-one and South East Asia’s most recognized exhibition, ‘Construct’, from the 25th to 27th of August 2017, held at the BMICH.

Adding to an ever-growing list of international awards and accolades, The Kingsbury once again has stamped Sri Lanka on the global hospitality map.