CANADA DAY
Canada Day is always an exciting and joyful time for Canadians. This year it takes on a very special meaning as we celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary of
PRODUCTION INDEX
An indicator of Chinese manufacturing activity beat forecasts in June but analysts warned that Friday’s surprising result belied a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.
SRI LANKA-OWNED REFORMS KEY TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH
Sri Lankan Government led reforms to improve competitiveness, maintain macro-fiscal stability
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN TRINCOMALEE
A proposal made by Chandima Weerakkody, Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training, to establish a university college in Kinniya in the Trincomalee
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL UPGRADES
The Cabinet approved a soft loan of EUR 9.6 million from the Bank of Austria, under the agreement of the Austrian government, to upgrade operating theatres and
FOSTERING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Professor Ricardo Hausmann of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government recently conducted a lecture at the Board of Investments (BOI) of Sri Lanka
CENTRAL BANK RESEARCH CONFERENCE
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka will hold its 10th Annual Research Conference on 8 December under the theme ‘Macroeconomic Policy Reforms towards a Vibrant Future.’
ACTION AGAINST HATE SPEECH
The cabinet issued a statement urging law enforcement authorities and the Attorney General to take immediate action against instigators and
BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH INDIA
Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera held bilateral discussions with Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Indonesian Finance Minister
THAI DELEGATION VISITS BOI
A delegation from the Thai Fiscal Policy Research Institute Foundation visited the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka on a fact-finding mission to
SRI LANKA DEVELOPMENT BONDS
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced an auction for the issuance of Sri Lanka Development Bonds with submission of bids open from
MORE INTEREST-RATE PRESSURE FOR SRI LANKAN CORPORATES
Fitch Ratings expects rising domestic interest rates to hurt Sri Lankan corporates over the
THE GATE TO THE WORLD OF PERFUMERY
Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a perfumer? Or did you even know that such a career exists? Perfumery, to date is one of the well-kept secret professions
UNION BANK
Union Bank recently hosted its SME clients in the Colombo region to an educational session on Union Bank Biz Direct, which enables business owners to optimise
LANKAPAY
LankaClear, the operator of LankaPay – Sri Lanka’s national payment network, has organised the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2017 – Sri Lanka’s
TALKING POINT
“The effect of a country’s national image on the brands based there and the economy as a whole is now widely acknowledged.
JLL SRI LANKA LAUNCHES NEW REPORT ON REAL ESTATE
Global real estate consulting firm JLL has announced the publication of a comprehensive new report
CEYLON TEA – A CELEBRATION OF 150 YEARS
150 years ago, the pioneers of Ceylon Tea, cultivated the land, built the infrastructure and laid out the foundation for an industry
LAUNCH OF THE SRI LANKA RETAILERS ACADEMY
The Retail Leadership Excellence Program that drew to a successful finish on 24th May 2017 was the very first retail learning
FIRST IFC SWAP FACILITY
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC entered into an Interest-Rate Swap Arrangement for a notional amount of
