6TH WORLD CONSTRUCTION SYMPOSIUM
The World Construction Symposium 2017 was held on June 30th & July 1st 2017 at Hotel Galadari. The World Construction Symposium is an annual
BITCOIN
In March 1637, some single tulip bulbs were selling for more than ten times the salary of a skilled craft worker. It is considered to be the very
THE WEDDING SHOW
The Wedding Show 2017, considered the most prestigious wedding exhibition in Sri Lanka, celebrates its 10th anniversary
LANKAPAK 2017
Organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging (SLIP) and its ‘technical arm’, the Packaging Development Centre together with Sri Lanka's Premier Exhibition
EMERGING MEDIA
Emerging Media partnered with Colombo Fashion Week’s ‘Swim Week Colombo’ as the official outdoor digital media partner
TALKING POINT
As many Sri Lankans celebrated the dawn of the traditional New Year not long ago, a steep landfill in Meethotamulla – a suburb
ICC
The very first beachfront, serviced, luxury, leisure apartments of their kind in the island, Oceanfront Condos homes 81
NOT AFRAID OF CHALLENGES: PRESIDENT
Speaking at a ceremony in Polonnaruwa, President Maithripala Sirisena asserted that the current government will move forward without any fear of challenges and criticisms for the betterment of the people of the country.
‘ARUNTA’ AT THE PORT OF COLOMBO
An Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy – HMAS Arunta – arrived at the Port of Colombo on 10 July on a goodwill visit
CENTRAL BANK TREASURY BILL ISSUE
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced an auction for the issuance of Rs. 29,500 million in Treasury bills with the submission of bids closing at 11 a.m. on 12 July
SECOND EU-SRI LANKA DIALOGUE
A dialogue between the European Union Embassy and embassies of representative countries of the Union was conducted for the second time, under the patronage of the Ministry of Development Strategies
CONSTRUCT 2017
Construct 2017, Sri Lanka’s largest construction industry-related exhibition, will be held from 25 to 27 August at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike
UNION BANK
Union Bank gained recognition at the inaugural LankaPay Technnovation Awards event held on 20 June at The Kingsbury Hotel
IFS
IFS Sri Lanka CEO/President Jayantha De Silva was conferred the ‘Chairman’s Award 2017’ at the
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
Commercial Credit continues to empower the Future Minds 2017 exhibition organised by the Nalanda College
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a negative note Friday following a selloff on Wall Street, US jobs data coming in below par and a dive in oil prices fuelling losses across the energy sector.
LAND AND OVERSEAS REAL ESTATE
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