Tough times as JKH profits dip
Diversified blue chip John Keells Holdings Plc (JKH) has suffered a 13% dip in pre-tax profit in the third quarter…
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Sri Lanka’s trade deficit expands 8.4% in November 2017 despite double-digit growth in exports earnings
Despite a double-digit growth in exports earnings continued for a fifth consecutive month, Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened 8.4 percent…
Australia grants Sri Lanka Rs.3.8 billion in assistance to strengthen good governance for growth
The Governments of Sri Lanka and Australia Tuesday signed a regulatory agreement for AUD 31 million (Rs. 3.85 billion) grant…
Sri Lanka -Singapore free trade agreement ls credit positive for both sovereigns – Moody’s
Moody’s Investors Service expects the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) will enhance the cross-border trade of goods and services…
Net foreign inflow to Colombo stock market tops Rs. 4 billion mark
Net foreign inflow to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has crossed the Rs.4 billion mark in the first 18 market…
SriLankan Airlines boosts Dubai-Colombo service
SriLankan Airlines has introduced four narrow body flights, in addition to its existing service, to support the daily wide-body operations…
Taxiyak driver partners can now Pay & Go
Sri Lanka’s latest taxi booking and trip scheduling app Taxiyak has taken another leap in delivering higher order value to…
Tea trips on blending ban
By Uditha Jayasinghe Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake yesterday sought to calm a panicked tea industry, firing off a letter…
INSEE Cement rescues animals in Aruakalu quarry for the 9th year
Every year, for the past nine years, INSEE Cement has been rescuing and carefully relocating all species of fauna at…
President raises seed potato subsidy, stops re-exporting of tea and black pepper
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that measures will be taken to increase the 50 percent subsidy for seed potatoes currently given…