Sri Lanka’s banking and finance sector has extended as much as Rs.411 billion to the private sector 

With a boost in meat consumption that is directly linked to higher income, the leading poultry producer 

Leading industrial tyre manufacturer Global Rubber Industries (Private) Limited (GRI) will be investing US $ 75 million in a tyre manufacturing plant in Horana, Mirror Business learns. A Cabinet brief 

The two pieces of trade regulations that the Sri Lankan manufacturing sector has been clamouring for 

Brexit would have a positive impact on Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, Colombo-based equities broker 

??By Chandeepa Wettasinghe With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution through disruption, the 

Emirates and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL) have announced a new codeshare and frequent flyer programme partnership.

The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) will conduct its Employers’ Symposium this year under the theme of ‘Repositioning Sri Lanka-Meeting the Employment Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution’ in early November.&nb

The World University Service Canada (WUSC) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Canada Business Council (SLCBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce hosted a CEOs breakfast presentation and networking session at The Kingsbury Hotel with Canadian CSR coac

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) in association with Sirasa TV will be premiering a television series on the capital market on October 23 titled ‘Isura’ on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. 

In Sri Lanka today, international trade forms a smaller share of our economy, and we have slipped back compared to our competitors. 

Continental Insurance Lanka Limited (CILL) further expanded its branch network with its 46th branch office at High Level Road, Homagama.   

Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Association for Child Development (SLACD) launched an islandwide autism awareness campaign to ensure that every child with autism receives early detection and attenti

Etihad Airways Partners (EAP), a unique partnership of eight airlines, has announced further steps aimed at aligning the benefits for tiered members of the separate frequent flyer programmes operated by each airline. 

Despite Tuesday’s signing of the Collective Agreement for a daily wage of Rs.730 for the next two 

Hatton National Bank (HNB) was the biggest winner at this year’s SLIM NASCO Awards 2016, clinching three awards including the highlight of the night, the award for Territory Manager of the Year. 

Lean luxury property Cinnamon Red held its Associate Quarterly Meeting for the second quarter of 2016/2017 recently at Flavoured restaurant. 

Kelani Cables PLC held its annual dealer convention for Kelani Enameled Wire dealers. The event headed by Kelani Cables PLC Director/CEO Mahinda Saranapala, was held at Taj Samudra Hotel. One hundred and forty dealers from all over the island, who ha

Thomson Reuters Foundation: In this village in Southern Sri Lanka’s Hambantota district, water sales are big business.

Allianz Insurance Lanka Limited won the ‘Best Sustainable Insurance Company of the Year’ at the 2016 South Asian Partnership Summit & Business Awards presented by World HRD Congress and endorsed by the Asian Confederation of Businesse

Sampath Bank was awarded the ISO27001 certification recently for adopting and implementing global standards and best practices to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency, confidentiality and integrity of its day-to-day IT operations. This certification

Netherlands  Ambassador, Joane  Doornewaard met Development  Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama  at  the  ministry  recently and  held  discussions  relating  to &nb

The Philippines and Thailand are not acting like US treaty allies are supposed to. While the Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte seems somewhat of an outlier, his anti-Americanism is only the latest instalment of instability in the US–

At his swearing-in ceremony last year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked why he had appointed a gender-balanced cabinet, a first for Canada (and for most countries around the world). He replied “Because it’s 2015.”

Ray Long – President of British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT and Paul Fletcher – Group CEO of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, were recently in Colombo to attend the graduation ceremony. They took some time t

This has been the year that Chinese companies have truly gone global. Collectively, they have announced more than US$ 170 billion of acquisitions abroad during the first nine months of 2016 – more than in any previous year. 

IPM Sri Lanka – the nation’s leader in human resources management – has organised its popular corporate HR quiz programme ‘The Great HR Quiz 2016’ for the third consecutive year and will be held on Wednesday, November 16

Since its inception, Nations Trust Bank (NTB) has been committed to delivering unparalleled products and services and recently announced Milroy Perera as the winner of the free fuel bowser giveaway, a unique and revolutionary programme which offers t

Kenilworth estate situated in Ginigathhena has achieved an all time record price at the weekly tea auction of 19th October, by securing an attractive price of Rs.890 per kg for a BOP SP  grade in the Western Medium Grown category.

‘Doing well by doing good’ is part and parcel of Unilever Sri Lanka’s everyday business approach. Bringing to life the company’s vision of making sustainable living a common place, under the pillar of enhancing livelihoods, th