As Sri Lanka prepares for its upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review, the country’s ability to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practices will have a direct bearing on its financial credibility and investor outlook. Meeting these expectations is a regulatory necessity and a national interest. Deloitte, leveraging its global network and local expertise, has been…
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will open the Sri Lanka Economic & Investment Summit 2025 on 2nd December at the Shangri-La Colombo with an eminent line-up that sets the stage for two days of high-level dialogue. Conducted this year under the theme ‘Gateway to Growth – Asia’s Emerging Opportunity’ the day will begin with opening…
The North Central Provincial Department of Agriculture inaugurated a state-of-the-art Banana Tissue Culture Planting Material Production Laboratory at the In-Service Training Institute in Maha Illuppallama, North Central Province, with technical assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme with the People’s Republic of China. The…
The Sri Lanka – Japan Business Council (SLJBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently held its 46th AGM, with the Ambassador of Japan and the Patron of the Council, His Excellency Akio ISOMATA, in attendance. Mr. Athulla R F Edirisinghe – Director, Hirohama Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd, was elected as President of the SLJBC for…
A total of 198,235 tourists arrived in the country in August 2025, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. This is an increase of 20.4% in comparison to the numbers arrived in August 2024. According to the latest data released by the SLTDA, a total of 46,473 tourists arrived from India in…
Ceylinco Life has reported gross written premium of Rs. 22.45 billion and total income of Rs. 36.49 billion for the first half of 2025. Premium income for the six months ending 30th June 2025 was up 12.5 per cent over the corresponding period of last year, while investment and other income for the period totaled…
As Sri Lanka marks World Coconut Day on 2nd September, we also mark the beginning of a new chapter for one of our most important crops. The launch of the Northern coconut triangle under the Kapruka Saviya programme, initiated by His Excellency the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake , is a step towards unlocking the full…
The Export Development Board (EDB) recently conducted a specialized awareness session for potential exporters in the handicrafts, giftware, lifestyle, and toy sectors. The event was organized by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Information Division of the EDB. The comprehensive program brought together 100 Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs from these sectors, who demonstrated strong…
The performance of the external sector further strengthened in July 2025, with the current account recording consecutive monthly surpluses, thus far in 2025. Total exports, including merchandise goods and services, improved to US dollars 12.0 billion during the seven months ending July 2025, recording a y-o-y growth of 6.7 per cent. In July 2025, merchandise…
Marking a milestone moment, Kumudika Fernando, Chairperson & Group Managing Director of Maliban Group, was bestowed the honour of Sri Lankan Iconic Woman 2025 at a distinguished ceremony held at the BMICH. Presented during the centenary celebrations of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), the accolade highlights Kumudika’s exemplary leadership, business acumen, and her role…
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