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Prime Lands Residencies PLC was placed 1st in the Land and Property Companies Sector and received the Gold Award at the TAGS Awards 2022 held recently at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo. Prime Group also won the Bronze Award for its 2021/2022 Annual Report in the Emerging Listed Companies Sector. TAGS Awards 2022 is the […]

The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce (AHK) in Sri Lanka, and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) co-organized a capacity building program for officials of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in preparation for the forthcoming “German Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains which will come into force in Germany...

ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano recognized Nigeria and eight other countries' significant progress in improving safety...

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has pledged Nigeria’s commitment to the liberalisation agenda of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to deepen growth of the sector locally and in Africa.

New business performance Value of new business (VONB) reduced by 13 per cent to US$1,536 million Strong month-on-month improvement in the second quarter with positive VONB growth in June Robust annualised new premiums (ANP) of US$2,778 million, a decline of 7 per cent VONB margin of 55.2 per cent AIA China returned to VONB growth […]

Public appeal for economic reforms at an all-time high : economist By Sanath Nanayakkare It is time for Sri Lanka to make a series of economic decisions with important consequences, and making state owned enterprises (SOEs) directly accountable to the people rather than politicians is key among them, Shanta Devarajan, a professor of the Practice […]

S-lon Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the market leader in the thermoplastic pipes & fittings industry, recently relocated their re-distribution centre in Jaffna to an all-new location with the objective of further enhancing convenience and quality of service for their valued customers and supporting their retail partners. The new re-distribution centre further cements the commitment of S-lon […]

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura to build, and nurture local ICT talents through several training programs including certifications, internships, field trainings, and establishing the Huawei ICT Academy and Joint […]

People’s Bank’s ‘Mahajana Mehewara’ CSR drive commenced yet another project to provide electricity and water facilities to under resourced schools together with Manusath Derana on 10th of August. Under this novel concept which combines sustainability with education, a 3kv solar power inverter system, water motor and a water tank were provided to Galamuduna Junior School […]

Bloomberg News A 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 that belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold for £730,000 ($857,712) at a Silverstone auction Aug. 27. The final price includes a buyer’s 12.5% premium. The price sets an astounding new record for Escort sales, decimating the former record of £63,000 ($73,900) earned by a […]