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* Special Tax Appeals Court to resolve tax issues expeditiously * Rs 500,000 start-up capital loan with 5-year grace period for en…

DFCC Bank, one of the fastest growing commercial banks in Sri Lanka, continues to reaffirm their promise to customers of being t…

The main character of this story is a national list Diyawanna member from the North. A new laboratory was set up at an institute o…

“In today’s global economy, self-confidence is a must. And uniqueness a strategic advantage for any leader. With that in mind,…

UML Group recorded a profit of Rs.366 million for Q2 compared to Rs.13.5 million in Q2 for the financial year 2019/20. The recorde…

Sri Lanka’s most popular youth-telco brand, Airtel Lanka was once again ranked among the Top 40 Best Workplaces for a fourth t…

Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC will offer its growing base of credit cardholders an attractive cashback of Rs…

John Keells Logistics (Pvt) Ltd (JKLL), a leading third-party logistics (3PL) services provider in the country, partnered with I…

Tokyo Cement Group pledged its support to the Foundation of Goodness for another year, to extend their multi-prongged activities …

Ideal Motors Pvt Ltd and its subsidiary Ideal First Choice Pvt Ltd (part of the Ideal Group of Companies) have pioneered an insura…

Rubber plantation was established in Sri Lanka over the past nearly 10 decades for extracting latex for the manufacture of raw r…

By Shabiya Ali AhlamThe ongoing health crisis saw the private sector step up efforts in extending relief to vulnerable groups but …

Following the successful completion of its second intake in 2019 the Advance Diploma in Financial Markets (ADFM) offered by the …

The Non-bank financial institution (NBFI) sector may record substantial losses and display the weakest performance in the decade f…

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit continued to narrow as imports continued to decline at a faster pace than the decline in export earni…

Sri Lanka’s exporters appear to be chugging along vigorously in their respective fields since the coronavirus related restricti…

Apparel exports during the first six months of the year (1H’20) declined 30 per cent to nearly US$ 1.8 billion, with exports i…

Sri Lanka’s foremost conglomerate, John Keells Holdings (JKH) Group’s profit before tax (PBT) is a negative Rs.2.43 billion in…

Vietnam has banned the import of wildlife and wildlife products to reduce the risk of new pandemics. The move also bans wildlife m…

By Shabiya Ali Ahlam  Sri Lanka’s apparel sector, which has been undergoing an extremely tough time due to the economic ma…

The Canned Fish Manufacturers Association of Sri Lanka (CFMASL), thanked the government for assisting local producers and industri…

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit narrowed by US $ 416 million in May 2020 to US $ 407 million, as imports slumped to less than US $ 1 b…

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, had the distinction of being awarded the title ‘Sri Lanka’s Mo…

The Central Bank has approved 13,861 loan applications under the Phase-I of Saubagya (Prosperity) Loan Scheme, totaling Rs. 27.9 b…

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