Jaffna trade fair to host 400 exhibitors in Jan. 2026
The Jaffna International Trade Fair (JITF), Northern Sri Lanka’s largest multitrade exhibition, would be held from January 23 to 25,…
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SLTPB Hosts French Media Tour Featuring Rugby Legend Serge Betsen to Promote Sri Lanka Tourism
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) took a leading role in an initiative to showcase Sri Lanka as a premier tourist…
Vietnam sees potential in Sri Lanka for logistics and warehouse businesses
Vietnam saw Sri Lanka as a potential destination for logistics and warehouse businesses which will also help East Asia businesses…
Sri Lanka rupee weaker, bond yields drop
Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 308.95/309/05 to the US dollar in the spot market Thursday, weaker from 308.80/90 the…
Sri Lanka’s Hela Apparel says banks to recast debt on Rs3-4bn capital injection
Sri Lanka’s Hela Apparel Holdings says bankers have agreed to restructure debt provided key shareholders invest 682 million and any…
Sri Lanka sells Rs43bn Treasury bills; yields flat
Sri Lanka has sold 43 billion rupees of Treasury bills at an auction, data from the Ministry of Finance’s Public…
ComBank ranked No 1 in Business Today’s Top 40 for 2024–25
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has been ranked No 1 in the Business Today Top 40 for 2024–25, reaffirming its…
Hela advances talks on Rs. 4.4bn strategic investment amid widened interim losses
Hela Apparel Holdings PLC is advancing plans to raise up to Rs. 4.4 billion from a strategic investor as part…
Flood-hit borrowers to get debt relief, new loans under CBSL directive
The Central Bank, in conjunction with licensed banks, presented a pandemic-era style relief package for flood-affected borrowers, including a debt…
Colombo Gateway One Announced as the Future Landmark Shaping Port City Colombo’s Skyline
Canary Wharf Holdings Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, marked a major milestone on the 27th of November 2025 with the…