ECONOMYMEXT – Rehaan Jayawickreme, a member of Sri Lanka’s main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya, has responded to comments by ex-finance minister Mangala Samaraweera who declined to join the SJB …
Sri Lanka to pick losers as omniscient elites drive interventionism to extremes: Bellwethe
Many countries have tried to pick-winners decided by a self-style omniscient politico-bureaucratic elite with fiscal policies to support them but Sri Lanka is taking interventionism to new levels to …
T20 International: Sri Lanka thrash India by 7 wickets to win series 2-1
Sri Lanka spinners led by leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga rattled a depleted Indian batting to engineer a 2-1 series victory with a seven-wicket win in the third T20 International here on Thursday …
Birthday boy Hasaranga steers Sri Lanka to T20 series win over India
Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga celebrated his birthday by taking four wickets as Sri Lanka beat India by seven wickets and took the three-match Twenty20 series 2-1 in Colombo on Thursday, securing their …
Online posts mistakenly identify fire walker as Sri Lanka’s finance minister
Social media users in Sri Lanka have shared an image that they claim shows the island nation’s finance minister performing a fire walking ritual. The claim is misleading: the image actually shows a …
ComBank ranked as Strongest Bank Brand in Sri Lanka once again
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has once again been recognised as the ‘Strongest Bank Brand’ in the country in 2021 by Brand Finance, one of the world’s leading independent brand valuation consultancies …
Sri Lanka stocks reverse losing trend after ISB repayment; foreigners leave
Sri Lanka stocks reversed its losing trend in the last two sessions to end 0.05 percent up on Wednesday (28), a day after Sri Lanka repaid one-billion-dollar International Sovereign Bond amid concerns …
Sri Lanka’s import ban puts hundreds of businesses in jeopardy
Amid a deepening foreign exchange crisis that forced the Sri Lankan government to impose an indefinite import ban last year to save hard currency, hundreds of businesses are fighting for survival.
Sri Lanka’s import ban puts hundreds of businesses in jeopardy
Amid a deepening foreign exchange crisis that forced the Sri Lankan government to impose an indefinite import ban last year to save hard currency, hundreds of businesses are fighting for survival.
Sampath Bank Introduces a Helpline for Business Startup Advisory Services
Offers Much Needed Guidance and Support to Sri Lanka’s Startups and Prospective Entrepreneurs under ‘Sampath Saviya’ Entrepreneurship Development Programme ~ Sampath Bank PLC announced the launch of a …