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Easter Sunday attacks cost Rs.150bn to economy erasing 1% of GDP

2020-04-22 | Business

The Easter Sunday attacks and the tremors felt across the economy in its aftermath cost the Sri Lankan economy a mammoth Rs.150 billion in 2019, trans...

Export Development Board confident export sector will steer country out of COVID-19 crisis

2020-04-20 | Business

The Export Development Board (EDB) yesterday renewed its call to the government and the business community to give utmost prominence to local exports ...

Consumer durables sector hit hard by coronavirus

2020-04-17 | Business

The depleted consumer incomes and temporary import restrictions on non-essential imports could deal a heavy blow to Sri Lanka’s consumer durables se...

Colombo blossoms

2020-04-14 | Business

The month of April considered as the beginning of 'spring season' in the country when trees flourish with fruits and blossoms. Seen here is Colombo de...

Manning Market seems busy…

2020-04-09 | Business

Manning Market in Colombo were seen crowded with people who had come to purchase vegetables and other essentials while most of the streets looked dese...

Tea industry urges relevant govt. depts. to increase number of working days to facilitate exports

2020-04-09 | Business

The local tea industry is urging the government to increase the number of working days of relevant government departments to facilitate the necessary ...

Payments via Outward Investment Accounts for overseas investments suspended

2020-04-06 | Business

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today issued an Extraordinary Gazette suspending Sri Lankans from making payments through Outward Investment Accounts...

Govt. to suspend import of non-essential goods

2020-04-02 | Business

The Government has decided to suspend or limit the importation of non-essential goods except pharmaceutical products and fuel, Cabinet spokesman and M...

Ride-hailing industry takes plunge putting gig workers’ livelihood at great peril

2020-03-26 | Business

Sri Lanka’s sprawling ride-hailing industry dominated by PickMe and Uber fell victim to what appears to be a protracting coronavirus pandemic, throw...

HSBC Sri Lanka offers relief to Personal and Corporate customers

2020-03-26 | Business

HSBC, the largest international bank in Sri Lanka, is offering a range of relief measures for its personal and corporate customers given the challenge...