SLTDA creates provisional licensing to assist SMEs
Jul 15, 2020 (LBO) – SLTDA creates provisional licensing to assist SME’s enabling them to seek COVID-19 health certification to host tourists in the …
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Sri Lanka’s love for ‘Extra’ and Chicken Fried Rice: Report
Jul 15, 2020 (LBO) – Uber Eats today released the Sri Lanka chapter of the Uber Eats cravings report 2020, a snapshot of the country’s favourite …
Abans opens its first Elite Showroom in the Northern Province
By Jekhan Aruliah On Saturday 11th July 2020 Abans opened its first Elite Showroom in Jaffna (in the Cargills Mall on Hospital Road). In fact this is the first …
Nokia and SLT deploy next generation fiber network for ultra-fast broadband access
Jul 15, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT), one of the leading telecom service providers in Sri Lanka, will deploy a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) …
LankaPropertyWeb records the highest traffic in June
Jul 14, 2020 (LBO) -LankaPropertyWeb.com, the leading real estate website in Sri Lanka with over 15,000 property listings, recorded its highest traffic figures …
Interview: Seylan Merchant Portal, simplified payment solution for SMEs in SL
Interview of Chaminda Senewiratne, head of Digital Banking, Seylan Bank PLC. Could you briefly explain what “Seylan merchant portal” is? “Seylan …
Listen to Jack Ma: “To be successful learn from other people’s mistakes”
By Jekhan Aruliah Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of the Alibaba platform described as “the leading platform for global wholesale trade”, gave some …
Central Bank suspends business of ETI Finance & Swarnamahal Financial Services
Jul 13, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board (MB) of the Central Bank has decided to suspend the business activities of ETI Finance Ltd (ETIF) and Swarnamahal …
Mastercard expands simple & secure digital checkout experience in Asia Pacific
As Asia Pacific shifts rapidly to digital commerce, Mastercard is bringing the next generation of seamless payments to the region with an online checkout …
COVID-19 reshaping Sri Lanka’s real estate market: Prime Group
Jul 13, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s residential apartment sales has been seeing renewed interest since January 2020 and post COVID -19 as well following a …
SL vehicle registrations upon preference for private vehicles for fear of COVID – 19 infection
Jul 13, 2020 (LBO) – In most categories there was a dramatic rebound to pre COVID19 levels, pent up demand, expectations of a stock out of dealer …
Senkadagala Finance receives USD 25mn facility from a Dutch development bank
Jul 10, 2020 (LBO) – Senkadagala Finance recently announced that it received a US $25 million 5 Year Green Investment Facility from Nederlandse …
Opinion: The myth: Self-sufficiency guarantees food security
By Sathya Karunarathne The novel coronavirus which drove cities and countries into lockdown has now sparked anxiety over a possible food crisis given the …
Refurbished CBD business centre in Col-01 is now available for rent
Jul 10, 2020 (LBO) – Cargo Boat Development Company PLC (CBD) – an associate company of the Renuka Hotels Group – has completed the …
Extension of import controls further batters Sri Lankan economy: Advocata
According to the Extraordinary Gazette No 2182/10 of June 2020, import controls imposed by the earlier gazette Number 2176/19 of 22 May 2020 have been extended …
Sri Lanka tea average up in June 2020
Jul 09, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national tea average for the month of June 2020 totalled Rs. 612.67 vis-à-vis Rs. 697.57 of May 2020, which was …
Committee makes proposals to address irregularities in finance leasing businesses
Jul 08, 2020 (LBO) – The Committee appointed to examine irregularities and illegal activities of the leasing business, recommends short term and long term …
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank to develop Blockchain Technology based KYC Proof of Concept
Jul 07, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has entered into agreements to begin the process of developing a Blockchain Technology Based Shared …
Global Startup Ecosystem Report ranks Sri Lanka as #2 global ecosystem for affordable talent
Jul 07, 2020 (LBO) – The 2020 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network has ranked Sri Lanka as the #2 …
SL Tourism to support SME’s and product development with EU funding
Sri Lanka Tourism has been in discussion with the European Union Office in Colombo regarding the most effective use of a Euro 3.5 million government to …