Business

The Sri Lanka Pavilion continued to attract large numbers of visitors to Expo 2020 - result of the concerted efforts of Sri Lanka Tourism along with partners to date - Export Development Board, Ceylon Tea Board, Sri Lankan Airlines,…

Maxime Wickramasinghe representing Connaissance de Ceylan was unanimously re-elected as President of the SLAITO YOUTH. SLAITO as one of the recognized apex bodies in Sri Lanka has always looked at uplifting the tourism industry…

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) benchmark All share Price Index (ASPI) reached an all-time high of 9,881 points today the first time in market history.

Jaffna farmers are now harvesting their grapes and the demand for it is picking up. However the leading super markets are yet to venture into this segment and purchase them in a more organized manner depriving the Northern farmer of…

Manufacturing PMI bounced back to 54.3 in September 2021, increasing by 9.2 index points compared to August 2021. This increase was mainly attributable to the significant improvements observed in New Orders and Employment sub-indices.…

The legacy of the pandemic may leave permanently higher unemployment and lower wage levels in the economy which would in turn affect the spending power of consumers, says ICRA Lanka ratings. “We expect the demand for services to…

First Capital Treasuries PLC, Sri Lanka’s leading non-bank primary dealer, recently announced the firm’s intention to enter an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO is scheduled for November 2021 subject to regulatory approval.…

The Chambers and business community lashed out at the Port related trade unions and other pressure groups and some political parties for not allowing Indian Port Operator Adani to continue their proposed development in the East…

Southeast Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to global climate change. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found in its latest report, Southeast Asia faces rising sea levels, heat waves,…

For the first time in the history of Ampara district, the ‘Handrich Agro Care Solution and Industries Centre’ providing agricultural machinery and guidance introduced paddy cultivation with technology of row seeding with the help of…