Business

The government is considering extending the concession on payment of electricity bills to Tourism Development Authority registered tourist hotels and residences affected by COVID-19 further as the grace period was given for the sector…

While commending the Government’s decision to allow imports of nitrogen-based fertiliser for the tea industry, the Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) called for distribution to be fast-tracked for the tea sector to immediately…

Bank of Ceylon has been appointed as the settlement bank by LankaClear, for their inter-bank US Dollar Online Payment system (USD On-Line) and US Dollar Draft Online Image Transfer System (UITS). This selection was made through a…

Sri Lanka is looking at a fairly modest and undisturbed economic performance in 4Q, says ICRA Research in their ‘Economy at a Glance for September 2021’ report. “The Government lifted the quarantine curfew in early October and…

MTI Consulting has just completed an assignment to independently reviewing possible repercussions and opportunities for Pakistan’s economy in case it decides to accede to WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA). The scope of the…

In Sri Lanka, small business is a very big deal. The numbers tell the story. The Department of Census and Statistics, in its decennial Economic Census of 2013/14, found that over 99% of all business establishments are micro, small…

Gapstars, a B2B service provider helping Dutch software companies grow rapidly with agile offshore development teams in Sri Lanka was named as one the ‘Best Workplaces for Millennials in Sri Lanka’ by Great Place to Work Sri Lanka’ in…

Hambantota International Port launched its first integrated solid waste management initiative on Monday 11th on the Company Day of China Merchants Group (CMG), the parent company of CM Port. The initiative is a strategic approach to…