EXPORT-FRIENDLY ECONOMIC POLICY
A delegation of representatives from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Sri Lanka, accompanied by the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Kenichi Suganuma, met Minister
BANKS ADOPT BASEL III CAPITAL CRITERIA
Commencing 1 July, licensed banks in Sri Lanka will adopt minimum capital standards based on the Direction issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
ROAD MAP ON INVESTMENT REFORMS
The launch of the ‘Road Map on Investment Climate Reforms in Sri Lanka’ was held under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees.
INDIA ASSISTS IN DEVELOPING KILINOCHCHI CAMPUS
In a ceremony held on June 30, 2017, the faculty of Agriculture and faculty of Engineering of
INDIAN COMPANY DONATES HEAVY DUTY DEWATERING PUMPS
Kirloskar Brothers Limited, one of the pioneering water pumps manufacturing company of
VIRAL EPIDEMIC
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of deadly dengue fever that has killed a record 215 people this year,
TOURISM PROMOTION
While Sri Lanka continues to gain global attention as a tourist hotspot, and features regularly among the leading destinations to visit on a number of travel
THE DIGEST
ACQUEST BLUE OCEAN GROUP OF COMPANIES JOHN KEELLS HOLDINGS (WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT) MAGA ENGINEERING THREE SINHA…
TRUMPONOMICS
An American man with limited political experience campaigns against the establishment. He is a Presbyterian, has Scottish
INNOVATION STRATEGIES
Whoever believes that innovation comes easily is either a creative genius or has been living in a vacuum – one in which every idea is the first great idea of its kind!
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
A spate of ‘natural disasters’ grabbed the headlines towards the tail end of May and early June, as heavy rainfall led to flooding and landslides in much of
THE G7 SUMMIT
Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni – the host of this year’s G7 Summit held in Sicily’s ‘Pearl of the Ionian Sea’ Taormina – was joined by the heads of seven
COLOMBO BOURSE
The All Share Price Index (ASPI) has gained 7.4 percent year-to-date (YTD) in 2017, which is on a par with the MSCI Frontier Markets Asia Index and S&P SL20
THE CREDIT CYCLE
Private sector credit – classified as credit disbursed by commercial banks to private sector players in sectors such as agriculture, industry and services
STATE OF THE NATION
First, the ‘strategic reassignment’ of cabinet portfolios was hardly a shuffle. The usual suspects retained their usually suspect
