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BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Sri Lanka Association of NVOCC Agents (SLANA) will be having its sixth Annual General Meeting and inauguration of SLANA (Guarantee) Limited on February 13, 2023, 6 pm onwards at the Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand…

BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Colombo Bourse closed positive in January, with the benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) gaining 4.4% MoM to 8,865 points (an increase of 375 index points MoM). Meanwhile, the more liquid S&P SL20 index…

BusinessTags: Print EditionIndex continued to thrive in the green for the third straight session while closing at a 3 ½ -month high as the ASPI surpassed the 9,000 psychological level. Index opened on a solid footing and gradually climbed…

Specifications in CBSL’s first banking directive of 2023 to availBusinessTags: Print EditionThe Central Bank has allowed the banking sector to compute qualifying non-financial corporate debt securities and qualifying non-financial common…

BusinessMV Artania at the Hambantota Port.Tags: Print EditionCruise ships Artania, Coral Geographer, and The World visited Hambantota International Port (HIP) in January 2023. More than 1000 passengers disembarked to visit popular tourist…

BusinessTags: Print EditionTawfeeq Travel, one of the largest travel management and promotion corporate in Qatar, has come up with a pledge of USD 3 million to invest in the tourism and hospitality sector in Sri Lanka, said State Tourism…

BusinessTags: Print Edition A study by USAID and Ceylon Chamber of Commerce on SMEs’ technology adoption capacity found that the ICT sector was having the highest digital maturity at 79%, followed by tea at 64% and rubber and rubber-based…

BusinessClaude GunasekeraTags: Print EditionThe Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Germany chapter has decided to re-launch their promotions from Sri Lanka and a delegation from Berlin, representing PATA Germany Chapter arrived to here…

BusinessTags: Print EditionInsurance companies muster over Rs 39 Bn PBT by end 3Q-2022 Despite current economic constraints the Sri Lanka insurance companies showed praise worthy profits for the third quarter of 2022 according to the…

BusinessTags: Print EditionWith the global economy facing multiple headwinds this year, there is an urgent need for more private investment in the Asia and the Pacific region to create jobs and boost output, s newly appointed International…