The national mobile service provider Mobitel for the first time in Sri Lanka launched a new 24-hour ‘Cash Out’ service under its mobile money arm, mCash to provide Mobitel mCash customers the unique opportunity t o withdraw cash from Comm

Nations Trust Bank, a key player in the financial services industry, reiterated its commitment towards expansion with the opening of the Narahenpita branch expanding the branch network to 90 branches.

The cutting-edge Vallibel Finance continues its ambitious expansion drive with the opening of two new branches in Anuradhapura and Kegalle.

Highways and Investment Promotion Minister Kabir Hashim and Deputy Minister Eran Wickremaratne conducted their first meeting at the Investment Promotion Ministry, where they met with the senior officials of the Investment Promotion Ministry and the B

Capital Alliance, Sri Lanka’s leading full service investment bank has ended 2014 as the market leader in listed debentures, delivering greater results than all of its competitors. During the year, the company advised clients on five debenture

Continuously setting the benchmark in the fashion industry, Hameedia, Sri Lanka’s leading menswear specialist recently held its Retail Excellence Awards for 2014 t o reward showroom employees who had delivered an outstanding performance in 2014

Lankasoy, the flagship brand of Convenience Foods (Lanka) PLC, a subsidiary of Ceylon Biscuits Ltd. (CBL), recently received the prestigious Gold Award in the category of Manufacturing (Food & Beverage) at the National Business Excellence Awards

Land Rover has confirmed it will launch the new Discovery Sport luxury SUV in India in August this year.The model for India will be offered with a 2.2-litre diesel engine in two states of tune 187bhp and 147bhp. Both versions will come equipped with

Sri Lankan Airlines is proud to have been chosen to fly His Holiness Pope Francis to the Philippines, Manila, for the second leg of his Asia Tour, which started with a three-day tour in Sri Lanka, last Tuesday.

Last December witnessed the highest monthly vehicle registrations under most categories for the 2014 calendar year, according to statistics compiled by JB Securities (Pvt) Ltd.

The ceremonial session of the 56th Annual General Meeting of the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka will be held on January 20, at Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo commencing at 6 pm.

Abans completed the third stage of their ambitious CSR initiative “From Your Laptop to Their Future” by presenting Laptops to 15 deserving students.The presentations were made by Aban Pestonjee, Chairperson of Abans Group at a simple cere

The “Solar Therm Sri Lanka Open 2014” will get underway from January 25—30 at the Royal Colombo Golf Course in Colombo.Solar Therm handing over the title sponsorship cheque to Sri Lanka Golf UnionThe Sri Lanka Open first played in 1

The unique feature in HRMI courses of study is the opportunity every student has in undergoing a 6-month internship training attached to a leading company.Gihan Talgodapitiya, Director HRMI presenting the 1st Prize to Sri Sanjayan, HND student, winne

Moody’s Investor Services in a recent report said that Sri Lanka, which has a sovereign rating of B1, has an extremely high rate of government debt compared to similarly rated countries.

Having had its presence in the historic town of Galle since 2006, Amãna Bank recently relocated its Galle Branch to a more specious and customer friendly location at 24 Old Matara Road, Galle. The Branch relocation opening ceremony was graced

In an affirmation of Janashakthi Insurance’s commitment to its employees, Ayodhya N Perera, Senior Assistant Manager- General Claims was recently named t he most outstanding candidate at the Chartered Insurance Institute Examinations 2013.

Ceylinco Life’s community initiative to support education in under-served towns and villages across Sri Lanka reached another milestone recently with the donation of a classroom to Assennawatta Kanishta Vidyalaya Divulapitiya, taking the total

For over two decades, Campaign Asia has recognized excellence in the advertising and communications industries, rewarding inspired leadership, management excellence, outstanding business performance and overall achievements in the AsiaPacific region.

pride of our innovations, of potential fulfilled and a world bettered.”With the 2015 edition of its much anticipated calendar, Brandix continues its practice of adding value to this ubiquitous guide to the days, weeks, and months of the year, w

Continuously being at the forefront of e-commerce innovation, Sri Lanka’s largest online shopping mall, WOW.lk launched for the first time in Sri Lanka, an online ‘Back to School’ promotion campaign, offering a range of products for

Capital Alliance, Sri Lanka’s leading full service investment bank has marked the end of yet another successful year, securing its position as a market leader in Sri Lanka’s financial and investment arena. 

Commercial Leasing & Finance PLC, one of the key players in the financial industry of Sri Lanka, launched its services in Grandpass recently.

Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC (MBSL), the merchant banking arm of Bank of Ceylon, marked the New Year dawn with the announcement of consolidating its finance company status after merging with two subsidiaries, MCSL Financial Services Ltd and MBSL Sa

First Capital Holdings PLC subsidiary First Capital Treasuries Limited has been granted approval by the Colombo Stock Exchange to list debentures worth Rs.500 million.

United National Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayke is tipped to be appointed as the Finance Minister of the new Cabinet of President Maithripala Sirisena with economist and investment banker Arjuna Mahendran the Central Bank Governor.

Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC Chairman Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Deputy Chairperson Roshini Cabraal resigned from their posts in the company on January 9, according to an announcement made to the Colombo Stock Exchange.Rajapaksa, the brother of outgoi

CIC Holdings PLC recently supported yet another International medical training initiative in Sri Lanka, by providing financial and logistical support for the AOCMF Course – Principles of Craniomaxillofacial Fracture Management. Hosted in Sri La

Billionaire James Packer is expected to walk away from a plan to build a US $ 400 million casino and hotel in Sri Lanka after the island nation elected a new president, Maithripala Sirisena, who has promised to block the project.Sirisena, who is desc

Amãna Takaful PLC (ATPLC) the only fully-fledged Takaful operator in the country and the flag bearer of the Takaful way of insurance in Sri Lanka recently relocated its Central Region office to a more accessible location for customers. The new