Pvt Ltd, one of Sri Lanka’s leading solar power EPC Companies to industries and homes, recently announced that the company is geared and ready to achieve the government’s energy target of 80% …
Lanka’s exports to Australia passes US$ 86 mn in 2019
Due to COVID-19 and its impact on the Australian economy, chances are remote for Sri Lanka in terms of engaging the conventional promotional strategies and activities to promote trade and investment , …
StanChart Sri Lanka clinches ADB’s prestigious Trade Finance Deal award
Standard Chartered Sri Lanka has won the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) prestigious Trade Finance Deal of the Year 2020 (Confirming Bank) award, at the Trade and Supply Chain Finance Programme (TSCFP) …
120 Beached Whales Saved in Sri Lanka After Crews Brought Animals ‘One By One Back Into Deeper Waters’
“The people around here got together and saved most of them,” a local marine biologist said of the rescue efforts …
Sri Lanka reserves at USD 6.7bn by end Sept 2020
Gross official reserves decreased to US dollars 6.7 billion by end September 2020, compared to US dollars 7.6 billion recorded at end 2019, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said. The Bank said in its lat …
More than 100 beached whales saved off Sri Lanka
More than 100 whales stranded on a Sri Lankan beach have been guided to the sea in an overnight rescue operation. Three pilot whales and one dolphin died of their injuries following the mass beaching …
Rescuers save dozens of beached whales in Sri Lanka
Over 100 short-finned pilot whales were stranded on Panadura beach in Sri Lanka. Officials and local residents worked together to save the vast majority of the animals.
Billionaire Adani Set to Develop Sri Lanka’s Port Terminal
India’s Adani Group is the front-runner to develop Sri Lanka’s stalled East Container Terminal in Colombo port, people with knowledge of the matter said, helping billionaire Gautam Adani expand his …
ComBank adjudged ‘Best Trade Finance Bank in Sri Lanka’ by Asian Banker for 3rd consecutive year
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon was declared the ‘Best Trade Finance Bank in Sri Lanka’ for the third year in a row at the 2020 Asian Banker Transaction Awards recently, in recognition of its …
Sri Lanka: Rescuers rush to save beached pilot whales
Around 100 pilot whales have beached themselves near the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. Navy personnel and local volunteers have rushed to rescue them, but pushing the animals back into the ocean has …