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BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Pakistani rupee sank to Rs 287.29 against the US dollar, a record low as the cash-starved country struggles to unlock critical International Monetary Fund (IMF) funding while dwindling foreign exchange…

BusinessUdara Cumaratunga, receiving the awardTags: Print EditionSouth Asia Gateway Terminals (Pvt) Ltd (SAGT), Sri Lanka’s first Public Private Partnership Container Terminal was awarded the “Container Terminal with Best Safety Practices”…

BusinessOn March 30, prior to the Sinhalese and Tamil New Year in Sri Lanka, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), Sri Lanka organized a collective wedding ceremony at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo for its Chinese and Sri…

BusinessTags: Print EditionWASHINGTON: The World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings got underway yesterday with an ambitious reform and fundraising agenda likely to be overshadowed by concerns over high inflation, rising…

BusinessAnanda KannangaraTags: Print EditionThe Milk Powder Importers Association (MIA) yesterday expressed concern over the current shortage of imported milk powder in the local market and said this temporary shortage is due to purchasing…

BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Research Intelligence Units (RIUNIT) ‘suburban apartment price index’ done for February reveals that the apartment prices are continuing to decline in USD terms making it an opportune time for foreign…

BusinessCoin Ceylon, senior officials at the launch. Picture by Sudath MalaweeraTags: Print EditionCoin Ceylon, a Lankan-based cryptocurrency firm, has launched Sri Lanka’s first Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) to be officially supported on the…

BusinessTags: Print EditionIn terms of the Sri Lankan Exporters Outlook for 2023 and in particular the first half of 2023, export firms are more optimistic in their views on the economy relative to six months ago. According to the fourth…

BusinessTags: Print EditionCoconutChairman SLPA, Keith D Bernard, U.S. Department of Transportation’s Senior Advisor, Brian Varney, Senior Regional Manager, Asia Pacific, Joseph C. Traini, Commercial/ Economic Assistant, Economic Affair…

Female participation increase to 35% BusinessTags: Print EditionThere has been a 22% rise in the Sri Lankan ICT workforce as a whole, implying a favorable view of the job market according to the demographic analysis conducted, by the ‘2022…