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BusinessTags: Print EditionKarachi , July 30 (ANI): While rejecting Pakistan Budget 2022-23, property dealers of the real estate sector staged a protest against the imposition of heavy taxes on sector, media reports said. Pakistan’s…

BusinessIndunil HewageTags: Print EditionSri Lanka needs to think beyond the Wikipedia and World Bank concepts of social safety nets as all past norms must be critically reviewed and revamped to meet these appalling new circumstances,…

BusinessTags: Print EditionNimesh Herath has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) by Minister of Urban Development, Prasanna Ranatunga. Herath has over 15 years of professional working experience…

BusinessTags: Print EditionEminent Lawyer and renowned President’s Counsel Ronald Chithranjan Perera has been appointed as the Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, (SLIC) the largest and the strongest insurer, with effect from…

BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Swiss National Bank reports a loss of CHF 95.2 billion (US$100 billion) for the first half of 2022 mainly owing to losses on foreign currency positions. While the foreign currency positions lost CHF97.4…

BusinessTags: Print EditionSavitri Jindal of India, who has a fortune of $11.3 billion thanks to her conglomerate Jindal Group, which is active in fields such as metals and power generation, surpassed Yang in the Bloomberg Billionaires…

BusinessSubashini SenanayakeTags: Print EditionThe Department of Registration of Persons has decided to include the National Identification Card (NIC) number in the Birth Certificate issued to children born in this country. The a pilot…

To bring back ‘economic normalcy’BOC sets up unit to address issues of expatriatesBusinessShirajiv SirimaneBank of Ceylon, Chairman Kanchana Ratwatte and General Manager, K. E. D. Sumanasiri presents a token of appreciation for their…

BusinessTags: Print EditionCeylon Tea, widely considered by many the finest in the world and with a rich history dating back more than a century and a half, was named as the ‘Official Tea Supplier’ for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth…

BusinessTags: Print EditionSri Lanka tea earnings for January to June 2022 posted a growth of 28.0% YoY to Rs 164.2 million against Rs 127.8 million recorded for the same corresponding period in 2021. Export earnings were largely…