Taxing Tobacco: Why the 2023 Budget Should Increase Tobacco Taxes
By an IPS Research Team Sri Lanka’s economy is at a critical juncture where urgent steps are needed to improve the country’s fiscal position. The Institute …
By an IPS Research Team Sri Lanka’s economy is at a critical juncture where urgent steps are needed to improve the country’s fiscal position. The Institute …
Fitch Ratings has assigned Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC's (COMB, AA (lka)/Rating Watch Negative (RWN)) proposed Sri Lankan rupee denominated Basel …
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka today published “Recent Economic Developments: Highlights of 2022 and Prospects for 2023”. The publication can be downloaded …
Construction of the Colombo Port's Western Container Terminal (WCT) ceremonially commenced on Wednesday as a public-private partnership. Adani Ports partners …
By M. Rizwan Muzzammil The following article, describing the economic growth of China, extracts information from “The Power of Capitalism” by Rainer …
Promoting Access to Decent Work Amidst Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis[1] From IPS’ flagship publication, ‘Sri Lanka: State of the Economy 2022’ Access to …
The United Nations (UN) team in Sri Lanka and non-governmental organizations have today revised and extended their joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities …
The diversified blue-chip Aitken Spence PLC reported a profit before tax of Rs. 8.5 Bn for the six months ended 30th September 2022. This is an …
A doubling of synthetic fabric volumes, higher selling prices and the impacts of the depreciation of the Rupee have generated strong growth for Teejay Lanka …
The Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) held a seminar on 25 October 2022 to coincide with the release of the Institute’s annual flagship report, …
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in partnership …
Several Business Chambers in a joint statement note with concern that some organizations have called for mass protests on 2 nd November. While recognizing …
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index which followed an increasing trend since October 2021, declined …
Sri Lanka's Presidential Envoy to Europe and the Commonwealth, Niranjan de Silva Deva Aditya (Nirj Deva), said this week in Brussels that he has started …
Under the aegis of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Jordan, an MoU between SLASSCOM and INT@J was signed on 27 October, 2022. The MoU signing took place virtually …
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub was recently launched in Sri Lanka to empower local startup founders to turn their ideas into reality and help boost the …
Elon Musk's deal to purchase Twitter has gone through and the now-former CEO and CFO have left the company's offices and will not be
Small and medium enterprises can avail of working capital loans from banks through a loan scheme facilitated under an existing ADB credit line, the Finance …
The Board of Directors of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), with the consultation of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) have decided to …
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is pleased to note the passing of the 21st amendment with an overwhelming majority in Parliament last week. While all measures …