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$1B target by 2020 with right policies – Gem and Jewellery Assn

Sri Lanka can achieve the US$ 1 billion gem and jewellery export revenue by 2020, provided the right policy framework…

7 years ago

NDB records Rs 2.7 bn PBT in 1Q 2018

The National Development Bank PLC (NDB) closed the first quarter ending March 31, 2018 on a high note with impressive…

7 years ago

Fuelling hikes!

Fuel prices hiked across the board Sri Lanka continues to have highest subsidised fuel prices in the South Asian region, even after…

7 years ago

Google pitches artificial intelligence to help unplug

Google unveiled Tuesday an artificial intelligence tool capable of handling routine tasks -- such as making restaurant bookings -- as…

7 years ago

Teejay Lanka’s Q4 pre-tax profit up 27% to Rs 501.6 million

Teejay Lanka PLC has reported profit before tax of Rs 501.7 million at Group level for the final quarter of…

7 years ago

India remains Sri Lanka’s major trading partner followed by China in 2017

Sri Lanka’s exports surpassed US $1 billion for the fifth time propped up by apparel which topped $5 billion and…

7 years ago

Seylan Bank records Rs 1.05 bn PAT in 1Q 2018

  Seylan Bank made a steady start in 2018 by posting a profit after tax of Rs. 1,053 million in…

7 years ago

Significant increase in ADB lending to Lanka

Average annual lending for last three years was USD 300 Mn : Country poised to grow : The Asian Development…

7 years ago

Mangala to address 51st ADB Annual Meeting in Manila, Philippines

Sri Lanka’s Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera arrived in Manila, the Philippines, yesterday to take part in the…

7 years ago

President intervenes to remove exorbitant charges on gem and jewellery exports

President Maithripala Sirisena has intervened in removing the exorbitant service charges slapped by the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA)…

7 years ago