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BusinessTags: Print EditionChina will be the top contributor to global growth over the next five years, with its share set to be doubles that of the US, according to the International Monetary Fund. The nation’s slice of global gross…

BusinessRoy Zur Founder and CEO ThriveDX Enterprise and Haresh Perera Director Technology Consulting and Chief Digital Officer PwC Sri LankaTags: Print EditionPwC’s Academy has announced its partnership with ThriveDX to upskill and reskill…

BusinessTags: Print EditionShares - Colombo Stock Exchange Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 01:00

BusinessTags: Print EditionWashington : Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (local time) participated in a panel discussion on ‘Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders’ in Washington DC. The panel included David Malpass,…

BusinessTags: Print EditionJapan’s government on Friday approved a controversial plan to open the country’s first casino in the city of Osaka as it seeks to lure more foreign tourists. The casino resort is to include conference facilities,…

BusinessTags: Print EditionManufacturing PMI in Sri Lanka turned positive in March 2023, after nine consecutive survey rounds, recording an index value of 51.4. In contrast the global manufacturing PMI recorded a value of 49.6 in March…

BusinessTags: Print EditionThe government’s reform program, supported by financing from international partners and fresh capital inflows, is key to restarting the labour market and restoring livelihoods, said World Bank’s Macro Poverty…

BusinessTags: Print EditionIn a bid to promote the digital economy in Sri Lanka the ‘Blockchain Centre Sri Lanka’ was opened at the World Trade Centre yesterday and the management is investing USD 150 million to promote the concept in Sri…

BusinessTags: Print EditionMinister of Agriculture, Mahinda Amaraweera,  General Manager and CEO of NSB, Ajith Peiris, member of the director board of NSB, Gamini Lakshman, Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Gunadasa Samarasinghe,…

BusinessKristalina Georgieva, IMF’s Managing DirectorTags: Print EditionFragmentation of the global economy into rival trading blocs runs the risk of prompting a new cold war, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said. IMF’s…