Point Pedro now has its own Commercial Bank branch, following the opening of the bank’s 256thbranch in this Northern port town.

Amãna Bank expanded its reach in Colombo by opening a branch in Kirulapone recently. 

REUTERS: Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company has been cleared to resume flying following a launch pad explosion four months ago, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday. The decision clears SpaceX to attempt to launch a Falcon 9 r

Strengthening its mobile connectivity island-wide and enabling faster and seamless mobile internet services, Etisalat Lanka announced its improved point-to-point connectivity expansion with the inclusion of 300 towers to its existing network across t

Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC) in Padukka, which plans to expand the campus in two stages with investments of Rs. 200 million and US $ 65 million respectively, said it intends producing technologists, which is a novel profession in Sri Lanka.

Ever-evolving smart phone brand OPPO, has seen its brand presence in Sri Lanka grow and increase while engaging more with its audiences throughout 2016.

ICE Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd was awarded the Best HP Designjet Printer Business Partner award for 2016 at the annual HP awards night, which was held at Heritance Negombo recently.

Kaymu.lk has joined the eZ Cash network enabling Kaymu customers to pay for goods and services using their eZ Cash account.

Literature is replete with descriptions of food or paeans about the importance of food. 

In a bid to expand the retail merchant network and provide a wider choice of products with a multitude of great deals to its membership, CH17 has entered into a partnership with MyDeal.lk. 

Pelwatte Dairy Industries Ltd, a leading manufacturer of locally produced dairy products has since its inception supported the local dairy industry and is on a quest to making Sri Lanka self-sufficient in milk.

Umaya Enterprises was honoured with the excellence award as the most outstanding company for its contribution towards Sri Lanka’s transport (rent a car) sector at the FLAME Awards – 2016 held in Colombo recently. 

Mirror Business recently met with World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough for a brief interview over the World Bank’s new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Sri Lanka and her take on the country&

Sri Lanka is hoping to achieve 2.5 million tourist arrivals this year on the back of the much delayed and amended Rs. 800 million tourism promotions campaign which will be launched this June, Sri Lanka Tourism officials said this week.

The Christmas tree at Galle Face, Colombo, which was hailed as the world’s tallest, is currently being dismantled, although Guinness World Records had told Daily Mirror that Sri Lanka has yet to apply for the achievement. The tree was construct

AFP - Thai authorities yesterday warned of flash floods across the south as torrential rains lashed the region leaving at least six people dead, delaying flights and disrupting holidays during peak tourist season.

iflix, the world’s leading Internet TV service for Southeast Asia, offering subscribers unlimited access to thousands of TV shows, movies and more, is thrilled to premiere its latest science fiction drama, Aftermath, available only on iflix.&nb

AFP - The hunt for missing flight MH370 will end in two weeks, Malaysia’s transport minister said yesterday, as relatives of passengers demanded authorities push on with the search. 

AFP - China yesterday hiked the yuan against the dollar in its biggest one-day increase since 2005, after the greenback fell against leading currencies the previous day. 

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to launch its report, ‘World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2017’, on January 12th. 

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee traded weaker yesterday due to dollar buying by foreign banks and importers, but the Central Bank’s moral suasion continued to prevent further decline, days after the monetary authority signalled a change in its in

AFP - Canada’s international trade minister said Thursday that pressure by US President-elect Donald Trump would not keep American firms from investing in Canada or prompt them to withdraw any investments already made. “The fact that Cana

Bank of Ceylon (BOC) Christian Association celebrated its 51st Christmas carol service recently. The first carols service was held on December 17, 1965. 

Leo Burnett Sri Lanka, the local office of the global advertising network Leo Burnett Worldwide, is gearing up to host the eighth edition of Leo Art at the Galle Literary Festival, which brings the creative community, writers and artists from across

Angeline Dhevagunanesan was awarded the Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala Founder President Gold Medal for the best all-round student 2015/2016 at the graduation ceremony 2016 by chief guest Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen,

AFP - Economic forecasting ‘is to some degree in crisis’, the Bank of England’s chief economist has said after it misjudged the fallout from Britain’s vote in favour of Brexit.

China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPH), the Chinese company with which government plans to enter into an agreement to develop Hambantota port, will still go ahead with the deal minus the 15,000 acres of industrial land, which would make the port viable

The Central Bank is likely to issue a formal directive in due course to the effect of higher minimum capital requirements for licensed banks after the Monetary Board, the institution’s governing body, studies the proposal as they are well in fa

REUTERS: Sri Lanka will aim to attract US $50 billion of mostly foreign investment in the next five to 10 years to help develop its infrastructure, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe  said this week.

Sri Lanka’s premier business chamber, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), yesterday gave thumbs up for the Central Bank’s recently released monetary policy road map for 2017 and called on the country’s business community to support th