Tourism bets big with Alibaba
By Charumini de Silva A tie-up with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to attract 1,000 travellers weekly, launching the long delayed…
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Sri Lanka’s broad-based plans for boosting both FDI and exports are explored in OBG report
Sri Lanka’s broad-based plans for boosting both foreign direct investment (FDI) and exports are explored in detail in a forthcoming…
Singer revenue up 16-pct in 1Q
Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC announced a 16 percent increase in its revenue to 15.1 billion rupees in the first quarter…
SLT Human Capital Solutions Clinches Multiple Prestigious Awards at Asia Best Employer Brand Awards
SLT Human Capital Solutions (Pvt) Ltd (HCS), renowned for its comprehensive portfolio of innovative HR solutions, has once again showcased…
Dialog approves nominee director from Axiata Group Berhad; 2Q profits up
Dialog Axiata has approved the appointment of Dato’ Mohd Izzaddin Idris as a Non-Executive Director to the board of Dialog,…
INSEE-IESL Concrete Challenge 2018 to Inculcate Innovative Mindsets
INSEE Cement, Sri Lanka’s foremost cement manufacturer together with Sri Lanka’s premier Engineering professional body, the Institution of Engineers Sri…
Development projects fail set targets
By Chathuri Dissanyake Almost half of the Government’s development projects and programs managed under 47 line ministries have not reached…
Govt. should reconsider SL-Singapore FTA- Mahinda
The government should reconsider the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as it includes several clauses that are disadvantageous to…
Currency printer De La Rue injects further Rs 2B FDI to upgrade Sri Lanka plant
The UK-based De La Rue, the leading global identity and currency printing business first entered into a Joint Venture (JV)…
CB downgrades 2018 growth forecast
Now expects 2018 to end with 4% growth lower from 4.5% forecast earlier 1H growth 3.5%; expects second half to…