Following is the full text of the speech by World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives Dr. Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough made at a ceremony held at the Colombo Stock Exchange yesterday to celebrate the International Women’s Day. &

Nestlé Lanka recently hosted an international workshop at its Kurunegala factory, where best practices in manufacturing Milo RTD (Ready-To-Drink) were showcased to Nestlé participants

Every season HSBC Colombo Fashion Week partners with four premier restaurants in Colombo to curate unique, limited edition menus and signature dishes from the 13th to the 19th March,

Celebrating its 10th year, the CIMA Corporate Partners Summit gave away mementoes to 22 corporate partners for the year 2017 at an event held in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), the national body for marketing, and Nielsen Sri Lanka, the local arm of the largest information and research company in the world, have joined hands yet again to conduct SLIM - Nielsen People’s  Aw

Uresh Jayasekera, who works as People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC) Group Head of Human Resources, was recognized amongst ‘100 most influential global HR professionals’ at the World HRD Congress – Silver Jubilee celebratio

When we think about what makes a brand great, we often define it through our own experiences. And while we may experience brands through a logo, advertising or websites, the most critical touchpoints  are people.

Making it official, this February, Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka (MBSL) & Finance PLC was crowned the ‘Emerging Financial Institute of the Year’ at the Middle East Asia Leadership Summit Awards 2017.

NDB Bank PLC, the country’s top project financier turned fully-fledged commercial bank, says it will raise capital this year to support future growth and BASEL III capital adequacy requirements. 

Pan Asia Bank has come out with a long-term fixed deposit promotion where customers get the opportunity of receiving interest up to 17 percent p.a. for fixed deposit terms of two, three, four and five years. 

Leading conglomerate, John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), continued to power the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) with yet another lead sponsorship, in an effort to help the professional body continue to develop and enhance

Sampath Bank, one of the leading banks in Sri Lanka, has continuously placed unwavering efforts in its services and activities to strive to go beyond the norms of the banking industry in order to offer ultimate benefits with premium convenience and a

The Sri Lankan government is currently preparing the country’s first-ever ‘national trade policy’, a document that will provide the framework for Sri Lanka’s international trade engagements. 

Recently, when a news item appeared in a newspaper that the government was preparing to demonetise the Rs.5,000 currency note, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake was quick to react. 

VirtusaPolaris, the market-facing brand of Virtusa Corporation and Polaris Consulting & Services, Ltd., and a leading worldwide provider of information technology (IT) consulting and outsourcing 

Sri Lanka now has more active mobile phones than people. 

REUTERS: India’s Reliance Capital Ltd has sold a less than 1 percent stake in payments and e-commerce startup One97 Communications to Alibaba Group Holding for Indian rupees 2.75 billion (US $41.25 million), a source with direct knowledge of de

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday flagged off a number of imbalances in the country’s monetary, fiscal and external sectors and urged some decisive actions by the authorities to accelerate the reforms agreed on state-owned enterpr

A leading insurance provider has expressed disappointment over some insurance companies not following state regulations even two years after such regulations came into force, which has created an uneven playing field for  the industry.

Brush maker BPPL Holdings, which is also known as Beira Group, yesterday saw its initial public offering (IPO) getting oversubscribed on the opening day.

S&P Global Ratings yesterday affirmed its ‘B+’ long-term and ‘B’ short-term sovereign credit ratings on Sri Lanka. The outlook on the long-term rating  remains negative. 

Construction sector stakeholders recently expressed mixed sentiments over the possibility of a real estate bubble forming in the Colombo district amid concerns being voiced from various quarters, 

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended steady in thin trade yesterday as mild importer dollar demand offset sales of the greenback by exporters while traders awaited cues on foreign selling in bonds, dealers said.

The Board of Investment (BOI) said it recently hosted a delegation consisting of senior officials from Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of Shanghai (CPPCC).  

PickMe, Sri Lanka’s first mobile taxi hailing company says that an efficient cab service can prove to be a great asset in terms of cost as well as time management for users.  

The construction contract of Dusit Thani Sri Lanka’s beachfront project in Balapitiya was awarded to China’s Sino Great Wall International Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd, as the officials of the two companies entered into an agreement at Dusit Th

The  business delegation of fourteen New Zealand companies led by the David Bennett, New Zealand’s Minister for Veteran’s Affairs and Food Safety and Associate Minister of Transport and Immigration, which arrived in Sri Lanka this we

Tea Tang, founded on a passion for tea, holds pride of place amongst tea connoisseurs and enthusiastic tea drinkers with its uniquely delicious flavors and exquisite variety. With over three decades of tea expertise in both local and international ma

Following a landmark year for climate change WWF’s (World Wide Fund for Nature) Earth Hour is calling on people around the world to escalate the charge and be a part of the global momentum.

With a drive towards transforming outdoor living as a lifestyle, World of Outdoor, Sri Lanka’s leading furniture brand renowned for its top-notch designer, elegant and durable furniture, recently clinched