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Business FinMin signs Statements of Corporate Intent with 8 SOEs
From left: Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Mahaweli Development and Environment State Minister…
Business Internet users reluctant to use e-commerce despite high awareness: survey
AfterAccess survey report Lead researcher and LIRNEasia CEO Helani Galpaya presents a copy of the report to Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology…
Business Expecting the unexpected: A business viewpoint
The Easter day bombings in Sri Lanka created a sense of deep fear among the citizens; it still prevails even one month after the incidents. Even in the…
Business SL exports to South Asia Sub regional Economic Cooperation up by 8%
The share of Sri Lanka’s total exports to the South Asia Sub regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) countries increased from 6% to 8% within a period of 13…
Business Measures to rebuild tourism industry
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry will take several measures to rebuild the industry which got severely affected after several blasts went off across the island…
Business Measures to rebuild tourism industry
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry will take several measures to rebuild the industry which got severely affected after several blasts went off across the island…
Business Easter Sunday attacks on hotels, places of worship Five Star Hotels to recommence business soon
Shangri- La Hotel Colombo and Kingsbury Hotel Colombo said that they will be back to business soon despite Easter Sunday terror attacks. The third hotel,…
Business FM shares Lanka’s growth experience at UN ECOSOC
Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera participating in the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum’s Ministerial Financial Dialogue Panel Discussion on…
Business IFC helps CBSL launch Roadmap for Sustainable Finance
Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Senior Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka launching the Roadmap at the Sustainable Banking Network Global Meeting of the…
Business Central Bank launches Roadmap for Sustainable Finance in Sri Lanka
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka launched the Roadmap for Sustainable Finance in Sri Lanka on April 10, 2019 at the Sustainable Banking Network Global Meeting of…
Business Asian markets mostly up as China, US hail trade talk’s progress
While the news was once again upbeat, Asian markets were unable to press ahead with the rally that has characterised the past two weeks HONG KONG…
Business Softlogic 3Q hit by weak retail sales, currency depreciation and import restrictions
Softlogic Holdings PLC recorded a net loss of Rs. 346.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 (3Q19) from a profit of Rs.77 million in the year…
Business Customs TU action cripples Colombo business
Food importers and wholesalers shut their shops in the capital city yesterday, demanding the government to resolve trade union action by Customs officials.…
Business No more excuses! ecommerce is a do or die for Lankan businesses” - Dulith Herath
Sri Lanka’s e-com pioneer Dulith Herath says in exclusive interview discussing how his network of online retail facilitators, from ‘Kapruka’ to the latest…
Business Rupee falls on importer dollar demand; stocks post 8-week closing low
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker yesterday due to dollar demand from importers, while stocks fell to an eight-week closing low amid concerns…
Business China looking to set up FTZ in Sri Lanka for rubber exports
Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake in discussion with the Chinese delegation High-powered Chinese delegation in Colombo Navin to visit…
Business Second biggest hotel is family member’s investment
The construction work on the second biggest hotel in the Southern province is proceeding apace, they say. This 200-room- hotel coming up on a nine-acre…
Business Cigarette smuggling costs Sri Lanka Rs.18bn in tax revenue in 2017
The government may have lost Rs.18 billion in cigarette tax revenue as a record 583 million illicit cigarettes were estimated to have smuggled into Sri Lanka…
Business Financial sector regulators sign MoU for consolidated risk-based supervision
Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy and representatives of the three regulators, viz, Central Bank Deputy Governor H.A. Karunaratne, SEC Director…
Business Trade deficit soars on higher vehicle, fuel imports
October trade deficit up to US $ 903mn from US $ 752mn YoY Cumulative trade deficit in 10 months at US $. 8.8bn from US $ 7.6bn Oct. imports up 9%; exports up…
Business Asia shares round out rough week with fresh losses
Markets sank across the world even as the Fed predicted two interest rate increases next year down from three with the bank trimming its forecast for US growth…
Business Corporate Sri Lanka braces for new budget proposals
Businesspeople won't throw up their arms in despair and tell you that they are nervous about what the budget for the year 2019 would bring, but they are…
Business Hutch announces plans to invest US $ 200mn following merger with Etisalat
Merging 2G and 3G operations soon and launch of nationwide 4G in 12 months Merger will end up Hutch having around 2,500 towers across the island No VRS; all…
Business Asian markets edge higher at end of painful week
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian investors battled to finish a volatile week with some stability yesterday as they weigh the outlook for China-US trade talks and…