European and North American capital exporting countries have shaped international investment law for most of its history. They pushed for the customary international minimum standard of protection, forged the classical model of bilateral investment t

Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI), the local office of the global advertising network Leo Burnett Worldwide, will launch the seventh season of Leo Art titled ‘Strokes at the Mews’ on August 5, at the Park Street Mews. 

Lifestyle entrepreneurship is making waves today than ever before – by celebs no less than Gwyneth Paltrow and Blake Lively. These Hollywood A Listers love telling people what to wear, how to decorate and what to eat ‘clean’. It has

The 16th  World Export Development Forum (WEDF) will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 12th to 13th October 2016 at  the BMICH.

Orient Finance PLC announced the appointment of Mayura Fernando as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer with effect from June 2016. Fernando succeeds Suresh Amerasekera in light of him taking up an overseas assignment. 

For the first time in Sri Lanka, Abans is offering one installment free when you purchase any mobile phone on Hire Purchase terms. You have the choice of the widest range of mobile phones from the world’s best brands to select from, LG, Lenovo,

The Ceylon Chamber of commerce in collaboration with Fair Deal AS, a globally spread import  sourcing arm will hold a seminar in the Chamber to educate and help local importers source quality goods at 

Ceylinco Life has been declared the ‘Best Life Insurer in Sri Lanka’ for a third consecutive year, following an in-depth assessment of key performance indicators by World Finance, the authoritative UK-based international publication.

Sri Lankan Government’s top policy makers led by President Maithripala Sirisena are slated to attend the upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2016 and will discuss how to ‘Focus.Act.Deliver’ to propel the nation’s economy to new

What if annual reports were more than just reams of paper? What if they lasted longer and remained relevant long after the year under review has passed? That’s exactly what Expo had in mind in taking sustainable reporting to the next level when

When the time came for Hitihami Nandawathi, a homemaker in the district of Monaragala, to give birth to her fourth child, she needed to think carefully about how she would get to the doctor. Because of the bad roads, it took a day to get to the clini

Associated Motorways (Private) Limited (AMW), sole agents in Sri Lanka for the Yamaha brand, launched the Yamaha Ray ZR “The Uncommon Ride”

People’s Bank announces the re-launch of its erstwhile publication, ECONOMIC REVIEW, by its Research Department.

TFO now opens its doors once again at its 4th store in Ja-Ela within the premises of K-ZONE which is also home

Endorsing their presence and commitment to quality in all areas of operations, Amãna Takaful (ATL) PLC won two highly acclaimed awards

3 workshops under the topic of “How to craft and winning entry for Brand Excellence” were organized by SLIM as part of this years SLIM Brand Excellence campaign

Tiesh, one of Sri Lanka’s leading contemporary jewellers has entered the men’s market to meet a new growing demand.   

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US $ 118.8 million in funding to help improve Sri Lanka’s electricity grid, which is under the threat of running into power shortages in the coming years. The funding is broken down into a US $ 115

The Sri Lankan government is currently looking at providing 50 square kilometres of land to China to develop as an exports-oriented industrial zone in Hambantota, the Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama said r

Sri Lanka’s tea industry continues to move along a negative growth trajectory with dampened production in June dragging the 1H16 output to the lowest levels witnessed in years.

The John Keells group leisure arm, John Keells Hotels PLC (KHL) saw its net profits for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (1Q17) declining by as much as 36 percent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs.83.9 million over poor growth in tourist arrivals to the region

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC (Chevron), the local unit of the American multinational, posted a June quarter (2Q16) net profit of Rs.802.0 million, almost flat from the same period last year, the interim results showed.  The earnings per share ed

Politicians in South Asian countries must break regional barriers, especially with India, in order to create opportunities for regional trade, renowned economist and Institute of Policy Studies Chairman Professor Razeen Sally said recently.  Pro

Excavators trying to control sand from washing away around some of the reclaimed parts of the now halted US $ 1.4 billion China-funded Colombo Port City. Despite the project receiving a Cabinet nod, Development Strategies and International Trade Mini

Vincent Girls’ High School, Batticaloa emerged overall winner in the final round of the ‘Friends of the Planet’ project conducted by Double A in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Central Environmental Authority.&n

SriLankan Cares, the community welfare arm of SriLankan Airlines, joined hands with Gymnasium Isernhagen, a school in Hannover, Germany, to donate a Drinking Water Filtration System to the Base Hospital in Kebithigollewa, an area which has a high rat

In another landmark move by Credence Genomics, the pioneering team has partnered with YourGene from Taiwan to deploy non-invasive paternity testing (NIPT) in Sri Lanka. Globally, NIPT has been 

Würth Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the local subsidiary of German after-market giant Würth AG, announced that they have successfully implemented SAP and cutover to the worldwide SAP Würth System 1 (SAP-

Hayleys Consumer, the distribution arm of the blue-chip conglomerate Hayleys group, was appointed as the exclusive distributor for well-known household brands – Teepol, Bubble, Fenol, Sunny Soap, PineX 

Europe’s biggest banks are braced for the outcome of financial health checks that could expose the extent of the weaknesses of the world’s oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), and send