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GEC Competition moves into final with launch of ‘Demo Day’

BusinessTags: Print EditionEyas Fazul Founder of Rhoda; Sahan Ranasinghe Founder of Sanota; Balachandran Ramesh and Rathypriya Ramesh Founders of Ecosteem; Christiane Einfeldt Country Director of GIZ Sri Lanka; Holger Seubert…

Condominium Developers Association of Sri Lanka gets new Board

BusinessKishore Reddy Executive Committee Member, Sivarajah Thumilan Treasurer, Pinsiri Fernando Secretary, Brahmanage Premalal Chairman, Prasanna De Zoysa Executive Committee Member and Pravir Samarasinghe Past Chairman andExecutive…

BOI unveils Corporate Strategy for 2022-2026

BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Board of Investment of Sri Lanka recently unveiled its Corporate Strategy for the period 2022 - 2026. This took place during a full day workshop on the organization’s Strategic Framework under the…

Understanding dynamics of illicit tobacco in Sri Lanka

BusinessTags: Print EditionResearch Intelligence Unit (RIU) launched its latest report on the economics of tobacco taxation providing a macro-level overview of the tobacco industry in Sri Lanka, including the illicit market. The report…

Macksons supports toxin-free sustainable agriculture in Sri Lanka

BusinessFirst batch of students with the panel of lecturers and representatives of Macksons Holdings. Tags: Print EditionMacksons, the manufacturer of Sri Lankan Heritage brand Multilac Paints and Macktiles floor tiles, has launched an…

Forging Our Path: Formulating Organic Definitions for Women Heads of Households

BusinessTags: Print EditionViluthu’s latest research, ‘Forging Our Path: Formulating Organic Definitions for Women Heads of Households’ has taken a unique approach based on an equal participatory framework that allowed for women heads…

Sri Lanka’s short-term outflows exceed usable reserves

BusinessTags: Print EditionSri Lanka’s gross official reserves have been consistently declining since June 2019 and as of January 2022, usable foreign exchange reserves stand at USD 792 million, while the twelve-month outflows at end…

Nations Trust Bank records strong performance in 2021 amid volatile conditions

BusinessGihan Cooray and Priyantha TalwatteTags: Print Edition The NTB Group achieved a record Profit Before Tax of Rs 10.4 billion, for the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, a growth of 38% compared to the previous year, despite the…

BOI hosts meeting with leading garment export company from Pakistan

BusinessTags: Print EditionDirectors of M/S Zeitgeist based in Lahore, Pakistan a well-established high quality garment export company recently visited the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka with the objective of exploring opportunities…