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Business LNP - Shares end lower for a fourth straight session
Trading activities at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday were negative and shares ended lower for a fourth straight session, dragged down by…
Business LNP - CBSL and IFC launch National Financial Inclusion Strategy
Sri Lanka’s first National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) aunched recently, aims to make financial services more accessible, efficient, and…
Business LNP - Massive revenue loss: Eyebrows raised over delay in responding to House query
Many an eyebrow has been raised over the delay on the part of the Finance Ministry to respond to a Finance Committee (FC) request for a comprehensive report on…
Business LNP - HNB partners CCC Residences to offer prospective residents rare loan facility – ZiF Investments
(from Left) CCC Sales Manager – Sevvanthy Bashkaran, CCC AGM Finance – Amila Niranjana, CCC Senior Manager – Tuan Haniffa, CCC Head of Sales – Suranga Peiris,…
Business LNP - Business ‘Seylan Harasara’ revamped to offer a range of exclusive benefits to senior citizens
Seylan Bank, the bank with a heart, is ready to relaunch ‘Seylan Harasara’, a financial product that offers a host of exclusive benefits and specialized…
Business LNP - Business Pickme Nena Pahana: school supplies, stationery distributed among children of exemplary drivers
Sri Lanka’s leading home-grown mobility solution, PickMe, recently distributed school supplies and stationery for the new school year under its CSR initiate:…
Business LNP - Businessman, officials on the mat over floor tile imports in violation of ban
A businessman had imported a large consignment of floor tiles in violation of the import ban in effect, Industries Minister Wimal Weerawansa said yesterday…
Business LNP - Business ‘Caltex Havoline Thegi Engima Season 2’ mega consumer promotion
Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC, the nation’s lubricant market leader, * has launched the second phase of the ‘Caltex Havoline Thegi Engima’ mega promotion from…
Business LNP - Call for legal and market-based rationale before looking to increase FDIs
A reliable legal framework and a market-based level playing field are of crucial importance to increase the presence of foreign investors in Sri Lanka and to…
Business LNP - D’las Int’l – ‘first SL company’ to obtain COSMOS organic certification
D’las International (Pvt) Ltd, the leading manufacturer of fine fragrances and natural body care products in Sri Lanka, made history by obtaining…
Business LNP - Ceylinco Insurance ranked 6th in Business Today’s Top 30 for 2019 /20 Roll of Honour
Once again, for the eighth consecutive year, Ceylinco Insurance PLC, the holding company of insurance giants – Ceylinco General Insurance and Ceylinco Life…
Business LNP - news PM says no decision to hand over ECT to foreign company
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told Parliament yesterday that no decision had been made to hand over the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port or…
Business LNP - Hatton Plantations sharpens competitive edge through strategic partnership with Regency Teas
Hatton Plantations (HPL) is entering into a Partnership with Regency Teas, a milestone in the company’s rapid and remarkable progress. In a share trade off…
Business LNP - Customs, CEA delaying legal action against importers of foreign waste
The Sri Lanka Customs and the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) have failed to take legal action against the companies responsible for importing 263…
Business LNP - SLRA to host Asia Pacific Retail Convention and Exhibition 2024
Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA) aims to be the apex body of the retail industry in Sri Lanka with an ambitious vision of ‘Achieving Retail Excellence’…
Business LNP - United States supports Verité Research in identifying ways to improve youth entrepreneurship
The United States has supported Verité Research in producing its latest youth labor market assessment. The findings were presented to the public via a webinar…
Business LNP - Lanka Realty Investments acquires controlling shares of On’ally Holdings
Lanka Realty Investments Plc has acquired 50.8 percent of the issued capital of Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) listed On’ally Holdings Plc for…
Business LNP - INSEE Cement continues investment in mason development across Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s leading cement manufacturer INSEE Cement is driving transformation across the local construction industry with significant investments in…
Business LNP - CSE welcomes Budget 2021 directed at developing the capital market
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) welcomes the progressive capital market related proposals presented to parliament by Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the…
Business LNP - New private sector retirement age: Question mark over mandatory or voluntary status
reasury Secretary S.R. Attygalle yesterday (22) said that the implementation of the 2021 budget proposal to increase the retirement age of private sector…
Business LNP - Five-year income tax exemptions for agriculture, livestock, and fisheries sectors
* Special Tax Appeals Court to resolve tax issues expeditiously * Rs 500,000 start-up capital loan with 5-year grace period for entrepreneurs * A sports…
Business LNP - DFCC Bank offers customers a seamless digital experience in banking
DFCC Bank, one of the fastest growing commercial banks in Sri Lanka, continues to reaffirm their promise to customers of being the bank for everyone by…
Business LNP - They gave way to his sense of self-importance!
The main character of this story is a national list Diyawanna member from the North. A new laboratory was set up at an institute of higher studies in Jaffna…
Business LNP - Business LOVI Ceylon Nationals to reimagine corporate wear
“In today’s global economy, self-confidence is a must. And uniqueness a strategic advantage for any leader. With that in mind, I invite our forward-thinking…