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BusinessJKH Chairman Krishan BalendraTags: Print EditionThe John Keells Group witnessed a strong recovery momentum during the year under review with the recurring performance of most of their businesses reaching pre-COVID-19 levels.…

BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Colombo Tea Traders’ Association (CTTA), which comprises all tea industry stakeholders, the growers, manufacturers, Plantation company estates, brokers, and exporters, views with deep concern the…

BusinessTags: Print EditionSri Lanka took almost four decades to double its female labour force participation rate from about 19% in 1953 to 36 % in 1990. Since then, the female labour force participation rate has averaged just 33 %…

CII EXCON’s first Finance Plaza sees record business visitorsBusinessTags: Print EditionSri Lankan industrial-based companies should participate in South Asia’s largest construction equipment exhibition EXCON held every other year in…

BusinessTags: Print EditionCIPM Sri Lanka has organized its 6th International Research Symposium on May 25 and 26 on the theme ‘Glocalization of HRM Practices for Business Resilience’. Organized by the CIPM Standing Committee on…

Country to net USD 2 bn annuallyBusinessShirajiv Sirimane in IndiaBen WangTags: Print EditionChennai: In a bid to increase Sri Lanka’s foreign remittances, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Chennai is offering 2,000 foreign…

BusinessTags: Print EditionUnion Bank recorded an improved core banking performance and posted an overall income of Rs 3, 148 million for the quarter, which is a 10% increase over the comparative period. Net Interest Income (NII)…

BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), has appointed its Director Dilshan Wirasekara as its new Chairman, with effect from June 24, 2022. This is after the current Chairman of the CSE Dumith Fernando who has…

BusinessTags: Print EditionSamagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP, Harin Fernando assumed duties as the Minister of Tourism and Lands on Friday. He said that Sri Lanka needs to stop the fuel, gas and other queues and create a more peaceful…

Over Rs. 100 bn to contractors and Rs. 34 bn for Pharma sector outstandingBusinessDr Rohan KarunaratneTags: Print EditionThe temporary use of money printing would settle the local debt of the country and would give Prime Minister Ranil…