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Govt. bans arrivals from UK, Belgium and Norway

Mar 16, 2020 (LBO) – Arrivals form UK, Belgium and Norway have been banned for two weeks, a govenment statement said. This brings the list of countries …

Interactive webinar on COVID-19: Are we prepared?

Mar 16, 2020 (LBO) – The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be conducting an interactive webinar on Monday, 16 March at 2pm, with its members on COVID-19, …

Travel ban imposed on all passengers from Iran, South Korea and Italy : CAA

Mar 13, 2020 (LBO) – The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) informed all airlines not to carry passengers to Sri Lanka from Italy, South Korea and Iran with …

Identify right model to develop the country: President tells researchers

Mar 13, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa requested the heads of research organizations to find ways and means to uplift a small country like Sri …

President seeks public cooperation to fight COVID – 19

Mar 12, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeks cooperation of all sections of the society to stop the spread of COVID – 19 in Sri Lanka. The …

Fitch Ratings to review Sri Lanka national ratings assigned to tier 2 debt

Mar 11, 2020 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings will review the National Ratings assigned to the issues of Tier 2 debt of Sri Lankan banks and non-bank financial …

ICTA to use design thinking to increase usage of the LGN 2.0 within public sector

Mar 11, 2020 9LBO) – Citra Social Innovation Lab, facilitated a design thinking workshop on recommendations to increase usage of the Lanka Government …

Political parties should seal social contracts before religious leaders and CJ

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ICRA Lanka assigns [SL]A-rating for Prime Lands and Prime Residencies

Mar 11, 2020 (LBO) – Rating action ICRA Lanka Limited, Subsidiary of ICRA Limited, Group Company of Moody’s Investors Service has assigned the Issuer …

Opinion: Is life insurance an absolute necessity?

By Indu Attygala The global life insurance industry is estimated to have grown by around 3% in the past years. Much of this growth has been led by the robust …

Opinion: The cost of being a Sri Lankan woman

By Nishtha Chadha This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #EachforEqual – a concept grounded in the idea of ‘Collective Individualism’. …

WHO officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic

Mar 10, 2020 (LBO) – The World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South …

Women in the workforce and why it matters for Sri Lanka: World Bank

To mark this year’s International Women’s day, we’re discussing how Sri Lanka can benefit from more women joining the workforce and what can be done …

AXIATA digital labs embarks on successful journey as digital service provider

Mar 10, 2020 (LBO) – AXIATA Digital Labs (ADL), a subsidiary of the AXIATA Group, Berhad, Malaysia has emerged as a ground breaking digital start-up …

COVID-19 Outbreak to have significant economic impact on developing Asia: ADB

Mar 10, 2020 (LBO) – The ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will have a significant impact on developing Asian economies through numerous …

It’s more difficult to register a small business than a limited company: Report

Mar 06, 2020 (LBO) – Advocata Institute launching its report on regulations to small business and red tape project called for the removing of legal and …

Huawei signs MOU with Sri Lanka’s Moratuwa University to enhance ICT knowledge transformation

Mar 06, 2020 (LBO) – Huawei Sri Lanka and University of Moratuwa (UOM) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable the educated and …

COVID-19 outbreak likely to affect Sri Lanka’s economic performance : Central Bank

Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) – The exact impact on the Sri Lankan Economy would depend on the extent of the global spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, its persistence …

Policy interest rates of Central Bank of Sri Lanka to remain unchanged

Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 04 March 2020, decided to maintain the Standing Deposit …

Sri Lanka national tea sale average up in Feb 2020; Highest since April 2018

Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) – National average for the month of February 2020 totalled Rs. 601.91 vis-à-vis Rs. 588.85 of January 2020, showing an increase of …