The newly renovated Tourist Information Centre (TIC) operated under the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) was ceremonially opened to the public recently, by Mr. Kishu Gomes, Chairman, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), along with Mr. Samantha Rathnayake, President of Kandy Hoteliers Association and his key members, Mr. W.M.A.H. Bandara Director, Department of Trade,…
The Finance Ministry announced that the luxury tax imposed on motor vehicles will not be applicable to small motor vehicles. Issuing a statement yesterday (29) the ministry said that vans, cabs, double cabs, motorcycles, and three-wheelers will not be subjected to this luxury tax. Previously, double cabs were levied under the luxury tax, but it…
(Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares closed at 13-week highs on Tuesday, led by financial and diversified stocks, while the rupee closed weaker on dollar demand from importers. ** Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa released his election manifesto on Friday pledging a tax overhaul that would reduce the value-added tax to 8% from the current 15%, abolish…
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers today approved a US$480 million grant from the United States government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the Finance Ministry said in a statement. The full statement issued by the Ministry of Finance reproduced below: On a proposal made by the Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera, the Cabinet of Ministers today approved…
Economic woes, political uncertainty on the local front will downgrade Sri Lanka’s sovereign rating in the fourth quarter of 2019, Director/Chief Executive of Janashakthi PLC Ramesh Schaffter said. “Sri Lanka’s GDP recorded only modest growth of only 3.2% in 2018, suggesting the economy continues to remain highly vulnerable to global and domestic disturbances. On the…
It is customary to assess an aspect of the performance of a country using a composite index such as the Ease of Doing Business Index or the Network Readiness Index. For government services, the indicator of choice is the e Government Development Index (EGDI), published every two years by the UN Department of Economic and…
The Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) will be hosting‘’ SLASSCOM AI ASIA Summit 2019’’ for the second consecutive year. The summit will be held on 6thNovember 2019 from 8.30 am to 5.30pm at the Shangri-La, Colombo. Following a highly successful summit last year, more than 400 participants are expected to take…
Access to finance is key to the creation, growth and productivity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy said. “Access to finance plays an integral role in SME development and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka is primarily trusted with the responsibility of facilitating supporting and strengthening the mechanism, for…
Reuters – ** Sri Lankan shares closed at a 12-week high on Monday, led by financial services and telecom companies, while the rupee closed weaker on dollar demand from importers. ** Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued a statement on Friday pledging a tax overhaul that would reduce value-added tax to 8% from the current 15%,…
Speaking at a forum in Colombo on Friday (25) former SEC Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa noted that better management is important to increase the performance of loss-making state institutions and turn them into profitable entities. “As a person who has taken over several loss-making state institutions and turned them into profit-making entities, I personally know…
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