The government may have to attract foreign expertise in order to wrap up the free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with China, India and Singapore, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake said yesterday.

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares closed slightly lower yesterday as blue chips fell, but foreign buying capped losses while local investors continued to wait for more clarity on a new tax bill.

Ube Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd has upped its stake in Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC, a joint venture between Sri Lanka’s St. Anthony’s group and Japan’s Nippon Coke.

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker yesterday on late dollar demand from importers while the rupee was under pressure on an expected rise in imports, dealers said.

The government should implement its proposed fuel pricing formula while the conditions are favourable in order to create stronger macroeconomic fundamentals, an economist said.

While the tussle within Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) continues with regard to issuing 10 percent of its shares to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the development lender said it is continuing to evaluate other banking sector investment opportuniti

The prolonged drought and recent floods appear to have taken a toll on the country’s economy as the Central Bank last week said it would cut the growth of the economy at least by a half a percentage for 2017. 

In keeping with its concept of adding value and improving the engaging aspects of its much-acclaimed devices, Samsung will be launching the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 in Sri Lanka.

FriMi, a digital lifestyle partner, powered by Nations Trust Bank (NTB), will officially launch on June 30th at ODEL, Colombo 07,  and is a next-generation electronic payment, banking and marketing platform that allows users to make payments, se

Softlogic LifeStyles became the official interior partner for Home and You Lifestyle Fair 2017 which is all set to bring everything you need to create the perfect surrounding at the place you live.

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLDA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Colombo Municipal Council has launched a project to encourage the upgrading of food safety, hygiene and service of eating places supplying food for foreig

Asia’s cities are the engines of incredible economic growth. For many countries, they generate over 80 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and improve the lives of millions of people.

Kanrich Finance has been certified as a Carbon-Conscious financial services company. The certification is awarded to business entities that have calculated the footprint and have implemented a comprehensive Carbon 

Bank of Ceylon’s Ran Kekulu grade 5 scholarship awards 2016 national event recently concluded successfully at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) Colombo on Thursday 22 June, 2017. 

eChannelling Plc, the largest doctor channelling network in Sri Lanka and the pioneer software developer and ICT service provider to the healthcare industry in the country, has entered into a partnership with NDB bank, to benefit the bank’s cus

A new agreement signed by The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Sri Lanka and the Certified Management Accountants (CMA) Sri Lanka will see them work in partnership to develop

Standard Chartered recently appointed Bingumal Thewarathanthri as Head, Retail Banking, Standard Chartered Sri Lanka. 

Nawaloka Hospitals PLC, Sri Lanka’s pioneer and premier healthcare service provider, opened their newest Medicare Centre in Gampaha on June 19th. 

The nation’s premier healthcare provider, Lanka Hospitals PLC, recognised for delivering the highest quality of healthcare on par with global medical standards and revolutionising the industry recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary.

Medical appointments at Durdans Hospital can be made from the comfort of their home or on the go with Doc990 Service. 

The textile and garment industry in Sri Lanka depends heavily on imported raw material and accessories. More than 70 percent of the raw material and 70 to 90 percent of the accessories used in this industry are imported. 

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) announced the appointment of Dumith Fernando as a Director of the CSE Board.   

The SLT ZeroOne Awards recognized Seven Media Group with the Best Digital-Enabled Product/Service Retail Sector award recently. 

The Chartered Institute of Marketing Sri Lanka (CIM Sri Lanka) held its first Teacher’s Forum titled ‘The New-Age Education’ with the objective of highlighting the challenges associated with school education.  

Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd. joined hands with the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (Gampaha Branch), to carry out intensive emergency disaster relief and rehabilitation activities following the severe floods which occurred in  May 2017. 

Sadaharitha Plantations are offering ‘eco-friendly’ investors the opportunity to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming, while reaping a high return in the long term through commercial forestry. 

Sunshine Healthcare replaced its legacy systems with IFS Applications, an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution by IFS, after an annual audit. 

Etching an exciting new milestone for Sri Lanka’s business fraternity, the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) prepares to welcome the world’s No. 1 guru in service, Ron Kaufman to Sri Lanka on the 18th and 19th of July.  

Gestetner of Ceylon PLC once again won resounding recognition for its tremendous sales performance over the past year, rising above its peers in the Asia Pacific region to win the Ricoh Asia Pacific Award for Outstanding Achievement in Units & Sa

It is with deep sadness that we, the members of IPS’ governing board, received the news of the sudden passing of the Institute’s Executive Director, Dr. Saman Kelegama.