ESOFT Metro Campus, the private sector higher education network signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) recently regarding the upcoming National IT Conference (NITC) 2017 which will be held under the t

Grade 5 Mobile App is released for students who are planning to sit for Grade 5 Scholarship Exam.   A very special online (internet) product is being launched to improve the knowledge of the students who are planning to sit for the Scholarship E

zMessenger, the multiple-award winning full service digital marketing agency in Sri Lanka, bagged four wins at the Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) ZeroOne Awards recently, thereby highlighting the stellar performance of the agency’s most innovative sol

LankaClear (Private) Limited (LankaClear), an organisation incorporated in 2002 and owned by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and all licensed commercial banks operating in Sri Lanka, and JCB International Co., Ltd (JCBI), the international opera

The BSc. Applied Accounting Degree offered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), which has gained much respect and popularity amongst students and employers within a short span of time, recorded the highest ever intak

As a result of NDB’s strides to make meaningful change to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) industry, the bank was felicitated with an award as ‘Best SME Bank Sri Lanka’ by Global Banking and Finance Review 2017.  NDB Dir

Commencing July 1, 2017, the licensed banks in Sri Lanka will adopt the minimum capital standards based on the direction issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in late 2016.

Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) is to call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on July 5 to obtain shareholder approval for a rights issue to raise Rs.15 billion to improve the capital base of the bank in view of the higher capital adequacy req

The National Mobile Service Provider, Mobitel’s mobile money platform, mCash rewarded the winners of its special “Pay Bills with mCash to Win Big” promotion for its customers. In the promotion, mCash 

Two grant agreements for a value of 470 million Japanese yen (equivalent to approximately Rs.640 million) were signed on June 30, 2017 between Finance and Mass Media Ministry Secretary Dr. R. 

The EWIS group was ranked for the third consecutive year as one of Sri Lanka’s 25 best companies to work for by the Great Place to Work Institute in partnership with LMD and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

Nimal Tillakeratne took over as Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC (PABC) CEO earlier this year. A 40-year veteran of the banking industry and a proponent of information technology, he is tasked with growing the young bank under the current challenging

Aitken Spence Elevators has worked with the Pearl Group of Hotels as the exclusive elevator solutions provider for its newest unveiling – the Pearl Grand Tower Hotel.  

The country’s premier hospitality education provider, Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM) will be conducting its 38th graduation ceremony at the BMICH today.

Positioned upon the tranquil waters of the Bolgoda Lake, boasting of cutting-edge facilities and unmatchable service, Debug Hospitality and Leisure presents a venue like no other - The Marina.  

Gabo Travels (Pvt) Ltd has partnered Trafalgar since 1994. Winner of the ‘GSA of the Year Award’ in 2014 (Asia Pacific) they offer unmatched expertise for your holiday.

Economist Deshal de Mel, who was working for businesses controlled by tycoon Dhammika Perera, will be trying his hand at public service by joining the Finance Ministry as an Economic Advisor, Mirror Business learns. 

The Central Bank’s preferred gauge of inflation, the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), in the month of June rose by 6.1 percent from a year earlier, picking up from 6.0 percent in May, according to the data released by the country’s st

Former Commercial Bank Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody has been appointed to the board of Hatton National Bank (HNB) as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director with effect from June 29, 2017, according to a filing with the Colombo Stock Exchange. 

Watawala Plantations PLC (Watawala), a part of the Sunshine group, will be segregating its tea business in order to list it under a new company on the Colombo Stock Exchange, a disclosure to the trading floor of the bourse said.

Sampath Bank PLC last week announced plans to issue debentures to raise up to Rs.6 billion in view of the BASEL III capital adequacy rules and also to support growth. 

The mandatory offer made on the balance shares of the troubled Multi Finance PLC by its majority shareholder, Fairway Holdings (Pvt) Limited, ended last week with very little response from the minority shareholders.

The government will fast-track the delayed development work on the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo port, Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe told an audience of logistics and transport professionals in Colombo, last Friday.&

The International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL), the sole authorized entity in the country to issue ‘ATA Carnets’, has streamlined the issuing of the permits by reemphasizing that the ATA Carnet is the perfect choice for  a h

The Sri Lanka–Italy Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce held its 18th annual general meeting (AGM) at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Government of Sri Lanka signed the financial agreement recently for the implementation of the Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership (SAP) Programme.

The informal micro sector and small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) will soon get a ‘shot in the arm’ to boost their businesses through a combined initiative of Commercial Bank, Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) and the programme initiator CH17 Loy

It has been over sixty years since IBM introduced the first disk, the IBM 350, which was the size of a large wardrobe, with a capacity for storage of 3.75MB. 

What does it mean to be a visionary business leader? Vision in business requires that you clearly see where you choose to be in future and formulate the necessary steps to get your organisation there. Creating and sustaining a vision for an organisat

The World Capital Centre (WCC) signed a US$ 2 billion investment agreement with the Board Of Investment (BOI) yesterday, for the much hyped and long awaited tallest building in the Asian region and the 9th tallest to be in the world.