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Labor law reforms a must to boost competitiveness: Sri Lanka's private sector

Sri Lanka cannot be a competitive business hub without adhering to current international labour practices

November 3, 2023 3 min read

Will include private sector proposals in budget: President

Leaders of private sector institutions presented proposals to the President

November 2, 2023 1 min read

Bank loan concessions for SMEs in budget: Sri Lanka president

We aim to introduce measures that provide bank loan concessions to support small and medium-scale industries

November 2, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka to call RFP for value addition, upgrading of some SOEs

Most Sri Lankan minerals are mostly exported as raw materials

October 27, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka import competition controlled, crops banned, fish should be halted: President

Sri Lanka has already controlled imports competing with businessmen, farmers were protected, re-export of exportable pro...

August 21, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard wins Norway deal for bulk carriers

Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard Plc said it is getting ready to build six 5,000 dead weight tonne bulk hybrid carriers for ...

August 18, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka cigarette sales recovering fast from 38-pct plunge in Coronavirus lockdown

Ceylon Tobbacco Plc, a unit British American Tobacco that that has a monopoly in cigarette production said volumes fell ...

August 16, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka drug manufacturers welcome pharma state ministry

Sri Lanka's pharmaceuticals manufacturers have welcomed the appointment of a minister for the sector, saying they now ac...

August 13, 2020 2 min read

Fuelled by passion and innovation

Sri Lanka’s lockdown came swiftly, as a necessary measure to flatten the curve of COVID19. This put enormous pressure ...

July 28, 2020 7 min read

Sri Lanka PMI rebounds strongly in June as Coronavirus controls relaxed

Sri Lanka's manufacturing and services Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) has rebounded strongly for the second month in ...

July 16, 2020 2 min read

Autogroup Sri Lanka re-exports right hand drive US cars to Australia, UK

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July 12, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka President expects businessmen to produce goods after controlling imports

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had asked businesses to manufacture products including brooms and drugs after c...

June 23, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Ocean Lanka turns to PPE making, backs Coronavirus, elections workers

Sri Lanka-based Ocean Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a top weft-knit weft fabric manufacturer said it is ramping up personal protectiv...

June 21, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lankans stock up, buy online in Covid-19 curfews, informal workers hard-hit: survey

Online purchasing and work from home had doubled in Sri Lanka and many people stocked more foods than earlier while thos...

June 19, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka manufacturing, services rebounds sharply in May from Coronavirus plunge: PMI

Manufacturing activity has rebounded strongly in May as Sri Lanka emerged from a Coronavirus crisis with some firms swit...

June 16, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka recycled plastics exporter sees brush demand, but yarn tied down by Covid-19

Sri Lanka’s BPPL Holdings Plc, a recycled plastics firm said export demand for the brush sector was still strong but ...

June 3, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka aluminium firm expects 40-pct market drop on Covid hit

Sri Lanka's market for aluminium extrusions is expected to drop 40 percent due to the hit on the property sector from C...

June 1, 2020 2 min read

President hangs tough over ban on Ethanol imports

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is saying his decision to ban the import of Ethanol will stand and he “will not rescind t...

Arjuna Ranawana
May 15, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka streamlines sand, mineral transport licenses

Sri Lanka's Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) said new licenses for the transport of sand and other minerals wou...

Chanka Jayasinghe
May 8, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka listed companies hit by Coronavirus, some firms resume work

Sri Lanka's publicly traded companies have said Coronavirus and curfews had badly hit their cashflows and revenues but s...

May 7, 2020 11 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus health rules for factory, manufacturing businesses

Sri Lanka's Health Ministry has issued the following guidelines for manutfacturing industries that operate amid Coronavi...

May 2, 2020 5 min read

Sri Lanka auto service providers warns of job losses, breakdowns over import controls

Sri Lanka Automobile Service Providers’ Association (SLASPA) has warned of up to a half a million job losses after pai...

Chanka Jayasinghe
April 27, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rubber exports retains bounce on Coronavirus crisis

Sri Lanka's rubber sector has got a bounce from Coronavirus with glove capacity sold out, strong demand for from agricul...

Mahadiya Hamza
April 26, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka issues permits during Coronavirus curfew to start mineral exports

Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) said it had started issuing permits for firms that are shipping minerals out o...

April 12, 2020 2 min read