Economic
Business leader Dhammika Perera who of late has aggressively promoting free but quality education on a philanthropic basis has launched a ‘digital university,’ a platform where learners get access to free online courses offered by various reputed universities and institutions around the world.
Respected business leader Suresh de Mel has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB) with immediate effect by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) will be celebrating its 35-year anniversary today and will engage in a number of publicity driven initiatives, of which a majority will be digitally driven.
The discourse on the impacts of artificial toddy racketeers on Sri Lanka’s socio-economic fabric continued in Parliament end last week, with State Minister Nivard Cabraal revealing in Parliament that he had requested the Secretary to the Treasury and the Department of Excise to submit a report with regards to queries raised in the House.
The Colombo stock market gathered further momentum yesterday, with gains reaching a 30-month high and turnover hitting an over three-week peak thanks to strategic play.
The Colombo stock market began the last month of 2020 on a positive note with healthy turnover sustaining the momentum seen in November.
Newly appointed Chairman of the Export Development Board Suresh de Mel yesterday pledged to do his best for brand ‘Sri Lanka’ exports, especially by small and medium enterprises.
State Minister of Money, Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivard Cabraal told Parliament on Wednesday that the downgrade of Sri Lanka’s rating by Fitch rating was based on ill-informed model projections without any evidence-based and objective analysis.
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) has initiated a 3-year strategic business plan continuing its commitment towards customer value propositions, SLT sources revealed.
Prominent exporter and industrialist Prabhash Subasinghe has announced his decision to step down as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board from end of December 2020.
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) yesterday said 63 hotels accounting for 6,187 rooms have received ‘Safe and Secure’ compliance certification to resume operations post-COVID-19.
Sri Lanka Tea Board has stepped up its support of the industry by setting up a funding scheme for high shade trees for tea lands of over 10 acres.
ලෝකයේ වේගයෙන්ම වර්ධනය වන නිර්මාණශීලී ජංගම දුරකතන සන්නාමය වන OPPO, එළඹෙන උත්සව සමය වෙනුවෙන් ‘O Fans Festival’නමින් සුවිශේෂී ප්රවර්ධන වැඩසටහනක් දියත් කිරීමට සැලසුම් කර තිබේ. මෙම ප්රවර්ධන වැඩසටහන තුළදී පාරිභෝගිකයන්ට දෙසැම්බර් මාසය පුරා OPPO උපාංග වර්ග රාශියක් සඳහා සුවිශේෂී වට්ටම් හා දීමනා හිමිවනු ඇත.
The Colombo stock market closed positive yesterday enabling to end November with a 9% gain.
SriLankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, has won the prestigious ‘World’s Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean’ title once again at the World Travel Awards Grand Final held in Moscow.
Industry leaders yesterday welcomed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s keenness to reopen borders and resume tourism as early as possible.
The much-awaited Sri Lanka Economic Summit will be inaugurated today with the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Chief Guest.
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