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In view of the extension of the ongoing curfew in the districts of Colombo, Gampaha and Puttalam, the Colombo Stock Exchange has d…

ZAGREB AFP March22, 2020 - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake tore down chunks of buildings in Zagreb and left a teenager in critical cond…

Nishan De Mel By Shabiya Ali AhlamAs Sri Lanka is witnessing its economy coming to an almost stagnant state due to the unavoidable…

The government has decided to remove import duty and other taxes imposed on all imported face masks and disinfectants includi…

Handing Over of the PlasticNeutral® Certificate (from Left) Sanith de S. Wijeyeratne - CEO, CCC, Marc Perera - CEO, Eco Friends, …

The local apparel sector, following a series of stakeholder consultations, has assessed that the immediate revenue loss for the in…

Tourism authorities in coordination with the Health Ministry will prepare a new programme to address the coronavirus outbreak impa…

The owner of this enterprise, a former commando, is a successful businessman. When Yahapalanaya took office following the fall of …

Senkadagala Finance PLC yesterday acquired Candor Asset Management, a unit trust and asset management firm, from Eagle Proprietary…

The representatives of Sri Lanka’s apparel sector will meet today to assess the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on…

Headline inflation as measured by the year-on-year (YoY) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index increased to 6.2 percent in Fe…

From left: Governor Prof. W.D. Lakshman and Senior Deputy Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe. Pic by Waruna Wanniarachchi  By …

The Tourist Information Centre (TIC) at The Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) of Sri Lanka Tourism had a different atmosphe…

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The performance of Sri Lanka’s largest listed company, John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) was hampered by its weak leisure sector op…

Union Bank of Colombo PLC reported higher earnings for the period ended September 30, 2019 (3Q19), but the core-banking operations…

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank (CB) yesterday decided to maintain policy interest rates at their current levels, awaiting …

New Banking Act to come into effect in 2021  Banks will have to address supervisory concerns or risk monetary penalties The…

Jonathan Alles, Managing Director and Chief Executive of Hatton National Bank (HNB) in an interview with Mirror Business speaks ab…

Shiromi Masakorala, General Manager – Sustainability and Corporate Communications of Hemas Holdings PLC and Executive Director o…

Vedic Astrology gives an important place among predictive techniques to yogas or special combinations or configurations of planets…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is evaluating nearly US $ 250 million…

Considering the important role government activities play in an economy, the need for effective public financial management, which…

Moody’s maintains negative outlook for Sri Lanka’s banking sector Forecasts SL’s GDP growth to slow to 2.6% in 2019 fro…