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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 %…

Merchandise earnings y-o-y up 11.87 % to US$ 915.3 mnBusinessEDB Chairman Suresh D de MelTags: Print EditionSri Lankan merchandise exports grew to an all-time record of US$ 915.3 million in April 2022, surpassing the previous high…

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BusinessTags: Print EditionInternational Tea Day is a United Nations observance celebrated annually on May 21 to express the economical, biological and physical benefits of tea. It was inaugurated by the General Assembly and…

Total revamp of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service neededBusinessNalin Atiygalle addresses the launch of ‘A Roadmap to Prosperity’Tags: Print EditionCitizens for Accountable Governance (CAG) says that an overall downsizing of the…

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…