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BusinessIndunil HewageTags: Print EditionSri Lanka needs to consider its ongoing crisis as a matter of opportunity for a faster reform process, Former Minister of Finance in Georgia Aleksi Aleksishvili said. “There is opportunity in every…

BusinessTags: Print EditionSri Lankan Government is steadfast in achieving macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability and looks forward to harnessing the full potential of a new economic model based on an export oriented competitive…

BusinessTags: Print EditionTharaka Balasuriya, State Minister of Foreign Affairs had a successful discussion to implement the Sri Lanka Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA), with the Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

BusinessTags: Print EditionGeneral Manager of zengate, Kasun Weerasinghe, Chairman SLTFA Lionel Herath, State Minister for Plantation Industries Lohan Ratwatte, CEO, Co-Founder of zengate Global, Daniel Friedman, Chairman of Sri Lanka Tea…

BusinessTags: Print EditionEarnings from merchandise exports declined in October 2022, on a year-on-year basis, for the first time since March 2022, mainly due to lower earnings from garments exports. Earnings from the export of industrial…

BusinessTags: Print EditionWorkers’ remittances in October 2022 remained at USD 55 million, recording a growth for the second consecutive month, on a year-on-year basis. Meanwhile, total departures for foreign employment stood at 28,473…

BusinessIndunil HewageSuresh ShahTags: Print EditionFrequent change of Heads of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) does not allow continuity and consistency, SOE Restructuring Agency Chairman Suresh Shah says. “When a cabinet reshuffle occurs…

BusinessADB Vice President Shixin Chen with President Ranil Wickremesinghe Tags: Print EditionAsian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President Shixin Chen met with Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on December 5. Chen noted the measures…

BusinessKrishan Balendra and Bingumal Thewarathanthri Tags: Print EditionJohn Keells Holdings Chairman Krishan Balendra speaking at the economic Summit 2022 emphasized the need to maintain consistent policies on the tax front. Speaking on…

BusinessIndunil HewageGovernor, Dr. WeerasingheTags: Print EditionThe Central Bank expects inflation to come back to mid-single digit level by the end of next year. Having seen the threat of price instability, Central Bank Governor, Dr.…