Taxes on essential products: Bringing debate back to where it matters
By Advocata Sri Lanka’s exorbitant taxes on sanitary napkins had the media spotlight over the last few weeks - this is not a new issue. In 2018 the total …
By Advocata Sri Lanka’s exorbitant taxes on sanitary napkins had the media spotlight over the last few weeks - this is not a new issue. In 2018 the total …
Union Assurance clinched multiple awards including Best Brand and Sustainable Marketing Excellence at the Sri Lanka Leadership Awards, as well as Best Employer …
Severe long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could push an additional 207 million people into extreme poverty on top of the current pandemic trajectory, …
Dec 07, 2020 (LBO) - Around 70 percent of Sri Lanka's workforce are informally employed and there are generally three reasons to be concerned about high …
The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Sri Lanka, Juana Elena Ramos Rodriguez met Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena recently at the Ministry. The meeting …
Dec 02, 2020 (LBO) - Governor of Sri Lanka's Central Bank W D Lakshman says Sri Lanka pushing up investor confidence with strong political stability, leading …
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday made several key Judiciary appointments with twenty one new judges to superior courts sworn in, yesterday. Judges …
Dec 02, 2020 (LBO) - Standard Chartered Sri Lanka announced today the facilitation of financing for Industrial Clothing Limited (Midas Safety Sri Lanka) as …
Dec 01, 2020 (LBO) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Sri Lanka today signed a US 400 million dollars loan agreement to support the …
Dec 02, 2020 (LBO) - Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has called on the private sector to be an equal partner in securing an accelerated economic …
Dec 01, 2020 (LBO) - The construction of the phase 5 of the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) commenced today. The event was …
2020 has been a profoundly challenging year for Sri Lanka and the world at large with the COVID-19 pandemic causing an unprecedented crisis, so much so that …
OCTAVE, the John Keells Group’s Data and Advanced Analytics Center of Excellence is making strides to build a world-class analytics practice to derive the …
Sri Lanka’s vehicle registrations in October hit a record low across the board, including all commercial vehicle categories, due to the economic impact of …
Addressing a special BIMSTEC public event held on 20- 21 November 2020 in Bangkok, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Thailand Samantha K. Jayasuriya said that Sri …
Nov 27, 2020 (LBO) - World Bank’s new Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Faris Hadad-Zervos, completing his first visit to the island said …
Every year, iconic buildings around the world are illuminated in orange during the ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence’, a global …
Asia Securities Wealth Management (Pvt) Ltd., the investment management arm of Asia Securities, launched the Asia Securities Money Market Fund today. Regulated …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Sri Lanka today signed a $165 million loan agreement to provide immediate financing support for small …
2020 has been a profoundly challenging year for Sri Lanka and the world at large with the COVID-19 pandemic causing an unprecedented crisis, so much so that …