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Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) yesterday entered into a binding Sale and Purchase Agreement with Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp…

Although Sri Lankans cannot use cryptocurrency for transactions in the country, investing in cryptocurrency or virtual currency ha…

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has kicked off the autumn season with a 31 percent surge in arrivals, welcoming 111,823 tourists in …

Sri Lanka walk into Abu Dhabi on Tuesday with no safety net left. Their Super Four clash against Pakistan is, in every sense, a mu…

S&P Global Ratings on Friday raised its long- and short-term foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on Sri Lanka to ‘CCC+…

India’s fintech giant, Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma yesterday urged Sri Lanka to seize its moment to transform int…

Spa owners have called for expediting the legalization and regulating of their business so that it would become an official indust…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, along with the Minister of Industry, Sunil Handunneththi, and Minister of Trade, Wasa…

Chinese automaker BYD saw a dramatic 80 percent surge in vehicle registrations in August 2025, signalling a strong recovery after …

Employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have decided to report sick today (17) as part of a trade union action. Chairman o…

Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and several other defendants, accused of misusing government funds through the purchase of su…

Confidence in Sri Lanka’s financial system has improved in the short term but concerns over medium-term risks persist, with the …

Dozens of websites and mobile applications now openly display hundreds of advertisements daily - These services often involve wome…

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has reported a profit of Rs. 5.31 billion for the financial quarter ending on June 30, 2025. Th…

Director General of Customs, Sunil Nonis, announced that Sri Lanka Customs recorded its highest-ever monthly revenue in history la…

Sri Lanka’s economy will grow by 4.5% this year, the central bank said in a monetary policy report on Friday, despite some risks…

Approximately 400 containers containing around 28,000 metric tons of imported salt, intended for local packaging, remain stuck at …

Another round of discussions has been held to review and address challenges in achieving the government’s target of increasing e…

About 55 per cent of India’s merchandise exports to the United States will be subject to the tariff imposed by President Donald …

The Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court has imposed a total fine of Rs. 600,000 on three branches of a leading supermarket chain after …

Expressing his happiness over the decision by the USA to reduce tariffs on Sri Lankan exports, Opposition MP Harsha de Silva said …

President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday, July 30, ending the de minimis trade loophole that allows for low-value go…

In response to recent media reports and rising public concern over a consignment of BYD electric vehicles imported into Sri Lanka,…

Sri Lankan exports to the United States have increased in the month of June as the new 30% tariff rate announced by US President D…

The government of Japan has signed an agreement to continue its scholarship programme for executive-level government officials in …