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Australia & IFC partner with businesses to support better jobs for women

On 6 April 2017, Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Mary Porter Peschka, …

Biggest CFW to date concludes with celebrating Colombo (PICS)

HSBC Colombo Fashion Week concluded its summer season as the biggest, under the theme ‘Celebrate Colombo’ in association with Sri Lanka Tourism. Hosted at …

UAE to enhance commercial ties with Sri Lanka

(PRESS RELEASE) – The United Arab Emirates wishes to enhance bilateral trade and investments with Sri Lanka, its envoy in Sri Lanka, His Excellency …

Ceylon Café opens at Grande Gourmet with Sri Lankan menu

The Grande Gourmet restaurant at Horton Place, Colombo recently opened Ceylon Café, with top Sri Lankan business personalities attending the launch. There has …

Government to sell 1515 rupees worth food basket at 975 rupees

On the instruction of President Maithripala Sirisena and the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe it has been decided by the government to provide a 1,515 …

Airport reopening expected to revive growth in arrivals: Tourism Ministry

Re-opening of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on the scheduled date of April 6 has been hailed by the tourism authorities. Minister of Tourism …

BoC records profit before tax of Rs31.2bn in 2016; highest ever in history

Bank of Ceylon, having completed many fruitful years, now has closed 2016 with another trailblazing record of Rs.31.2 billion profit before tax with 23% …

KPMG awarded best advisory firm in Sri Lanka by Intl. Finance Magazine

KPMG in Sri Lanka was awarded the ‘Best Advisory Firm in Sri Lanka – 2016’ by the International Finance Magazine (IMF) based in UK for ‘making a …

Medicine Teachers Association demands immediate solution for SAITM

5 new technology solutions in commercial real estate

The real estate industry has been more resistant to technological change than other industries, but with so much at stake—$54 trillion globally—the first …

Foreign Employment Bureau’s Airport window to reopen after renovation

Registration and renewal window operated by the Foreign Employment Bureau at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport is to restart their operations …

Sri Lanka taps Italian travel trade stakeholders

An interactive meeting was held between Italian travel trade stakeholders and the Minister of Tourism Development, Lands and Christian Religious Affairs John …

CA Sri Lanka recognizes 13 accredited learning partners

In ensuring the best of the professional education providers in Sri Lanka will continue to offer the benchmark CA qualification for the benefit of students …

Sri Lanka’s Mobitel appoints Nalin Perera as CEO

(PRESS RELEASE) – Nalin Perera has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd. He started his career at Mobitel in 2001 as …

Prakash Schaffter addresses Asia Insurance Review’s regional conference

Veteran Sri Lankan Insurer and Managing Director of Janashakthi Insurance PLC, Prakash Schaffter was invited to share his learning from the Sri Lankan …

Australia’s International Development Minister to visit Sri Lanka

Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, will visit Sri Lanka on 4-7 April. This will …

Achilleion to provide Sri Lanka’s 1st 7 Star luxury experience

(PRESS RELEASE) – Sri Lanka’s Blue Mountain, a real-estate firm is offering an exclusive opportunity to customers who pre-book by 20th April 2017 to …

Huawei announces FY16 results, Revenue up 32-pct

(PRESS RELEASE) – Huawei released its audited financial results for 2016, reporting that its Carrier, Enterprise, and Consumer business groups (BGs) …

Young Chartered Accountants show off driving skills at Fun Drive 2017

A large group of vehicle enthusiasts who are also young chartered accountants came together recently to show off their driving skills at the Fun Drive 2017 …