Property Market Shows Signs of Growth Despite High Taxes & Bureaucratic Hurdles
Industry experts at the Lanka Property Show 2025 expressed confidence in Sri Lanka’s real estate sector, highlighting its potential for growth despite past …
Capital Alliance Investments Ltd Lists the ‘CAL Five Year Closed End Fund’ on the CSE
The units of the ‘CAL Five Year Closed End Fund’ were officially listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) on 20th March 2025. Accordingly, a total of …
Who Stands to Lose? The Effects of GSP+ Withdrawal on Sri Lanka’s Exports and Labour Force
Growing uncertainties on the future of global trade as President Trump seeks to impose reciprocal tariffs make programmes such as the European Union’s …
Second Lot of Vehicles for Domestic Market Discharged at HIP
Continuing to strengthen its role as a key automotive shipment hub, Hambantota International Port (HIP), successfully discharged the second batch of vehicles …
Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Admiral Samuel Paparo to visit Sri Lanka
The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka is pleased to announce that the Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, will travel to …
World Growth Forecasts Cut Sharply as US Starts Global Trade War: Fitch Ratings
The new US administration has started a global trade war that will reduce US and world growth, push up US inflation and delay Federal Reserve rate cuts, Fitch …
Sri Lanka’s Q4 GDP Growth Hits 5.4-pct, 2024 Projected at 5.0-pct
Issuing a communiqué, on releasing National Accounts Estimates, the DCS states that the GDP growth rate for the year 2024 has been estimated as 5.0 percent of …
Fortude celebrates milestones in leadership development and community impact
Fortude, a global enterprise technology solutions provider, celebrated key milestones achieved under the Guiding Leadership & Outreach (GLO) program, a …
eChannelling Unveils AI-Powered eHospital and Health Scan at Medicare 2025
eChannelling PLC, Sri Lanka's pioneering digital healthcare platform, showcased groundbreaking AI-powered health technologies at Medicare 2025, Sri Lanka's …
Fintrex Finance Limited Debuts Inaugural Issuance of High-Yield Bond on the CSE
Fintrex Finance Limited (FFL), a dynamic leader in the non-banking financial realm, marked a significant milestone by issuing the first-ever high-yield bond to …
Sri Lanka faced rising threats of financial phishing attacks in 2024: Kaspersky Security Bulletin
Sri Lanka is increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting businesses' financial transactions, with 9,218 incidents of financial phishing detected in 2024 …
Register for Free EducationUSA University Fair 2025: Helping Students Begin Their U.S. Education Journey
The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka, in partnership with the U.S.-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission, is pleased to announce that EducationUSA, the U.S. government’s …
Hapag-Lloyd Senior Delegation Meets with Sri Lanka Ports Authority Leadership
A high-level delegation from Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s leading shipping lines, met with the Sri Lanka Port Authority's Chairman -Admiral Sirimewan …
Sri Lankan foreign exchange market unveils a foreign exchange matching platform
The Sri Lankan foreign exchange (FX) market has successfully implemented an FX matching platform, as per the initiative taken by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka …
Bridging Farms and Markets to Strengthen Smallholder Farmer Resilience
As part of an ongoing collaborative initiative to empower smallholder farmers, representatives from Hirdaramani Apparel, Lacoste Foundation and the United …
Ceylon Chamber Launches “Implementing the National Budget 2025” Seminar Series
The effective implementation of the National Budget has been a key concern for many years. To enhance the feasibility of budget proposals and extend the …
SLTDA and British High Commission Launch Counter-Terrorism Awareness eLearning Platform
The British High Commission and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) introduced a Counter-Terrorism Awareness eLearning Platform aimed at …
Reforming organic agriculture laws in Sri Lanka to unlock export potential
With over 400 certified organic exporters/ processors and more than 12,000 organic producers, Sri Lanka’s organic sector contributes over $0.5 billion …
Tariff Wars: How Will the US Reciprocal Tariff Impact Sri Lanka?
By Dr Asanka Wijesinghe: The proposed additional tariffs on the US imports from Canada, China, and Mexico went into effect early Tuesday morning (March 4), …
GoviLab AgriTech accelerator : Empowering Sri Lankan farmers through technology
The Regional Demo Day of the GoviLab AgriTech Accelerator concluded successfully on the 2nd of March 2025, at the Farm Mechanization Training Centre in …