Colombo Port gets competitiveness boost.
Collaborate to compete! The terminal operators of Colombo Port yesterday made a bid to improve its efficiency by signing a
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Japan extends Rs. 15.6 b for health and medical service improvement project
On the occasion of the President’s visit to Japan, an Exchange of Notes for the Health and Medical Service Improvement
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Eyes wide open on Chinese media invasion in Sri Lanka
While Chinese investments started to pour in from the time Mahinda Rajapaksa became President and got close to China, concerns
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Sri Lanka forex reserves rise to US$7.9bn in Feb 2018
Sri Lanka’s forex reserves rose 244.35 million US dollars to 7,914 million US dollars in February 2018 from a month
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SAP Ariba makes procurement a snap for mid-market
When it comes to taming the complexity of procurement, size doesn’t matter. Mid-market companies face the same challenges in managing
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SLT Group ups operating profit by 5.4%, increasing depreciation-hit bottom line
Sri Lanka Telecom (PLC) Group said this week its Operating Profit Before Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) improved by 5.4% to
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Union Bank posts Rs 782 mn operational profits
Despite the volatile macro environment Union Bank has performed exceptionally well in 2017 resulting in a 35.6% increase in profits
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NTB records 31% growth in pre-tax profits
Nations Trust Bank closed the financial year 31st December 2017 with a post-tax profit of Rs. 3,371Mn, up by 18%
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Indigenous Tamil film awes Sri Lankan cine-buffs
For the first time in 42 years, the island-nation saw the release of a Tamil film made by its own
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Private sector borrowed less in 2017
Private sector credit expands by Rs. 617 b in 2017 but lower than Rs. 756 b in 2016 CB expects status
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