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Sri Lanka money printing hits cable maker raw materials

Will result in a short supply of materials very soon

September 20, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Tess Agro eyes funds from Swiss firm to make tin cans

Food storing cans to be exported

September 15, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka to give 66 acres of state land for export aloe vera products

Says will invest US$783mn

August 31, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Kelani Tyres profits up 114-pct amid import controls

Tyre volumes double

August 28, 2021 1 min read
Global Environment Facility funds chemical disposal project in Sri Lanka

GEF grants USD5mn to Ministry of Environment and UNDP to implement project on chemical disposal

Sri Lanka plans to expand Bingiriya export zone to 1,100 acres

More than 600 acres would be acquired

Sri Lanka industrial production down 0.7-pct in Sept

Sri Lanka's industrial production in September 2018 fell 0.7 percent from a year earlier with declines in food manufactu...

November 10, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Haycarb Sept net profit up 56-pct

Sri Lankan coconut shell-based activated carbon maker Haycarb said net profit rose 56 percent to 203 million rupees in t...

November 9, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Piramal Glass in Sept quarter loss as costs rise

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s Piramal Glass Ceylon said it made a loss of 8.5 million rupees in the September 2018 qu...

October 30, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka industrial production picks up 0.4-pct in August

Sri Lanka's industrial production increased 0.4 percent in August 2018 from a year earlier, driven by... the state stati...

October 17, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka state drugs maker doubles capacity with Japanese aid

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) is expected to double annual production ...

October 15, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka tariffs, land stumbling blocks for factories

State regulations, protectionist para-tariffs and lack of industrial land in Sri Lanka has stopped competitive new indus...

October 6, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka sees more FDI firms exiting than entering: study

ECONOMYNEXT - Many firms registered with the Board of Investment which regulated foreign investments have exited Sri Lan...

September 20, 2018 4 min read

Sri Lanka manufacturing index grow 1.1-pct in July

Industrial production activities in Sri Lanka during July 2018 grew by 1.1 percent compared to a year earlier, an index ...

September 13, 2018 1 min read

Ceat Kelani gets Sri Lanka state bus service tyre deal

ECONOMYNEXT – Ceat Kelani International Tyres Private Ltd. has won a contract to supply new tyres for the governm...

September 5, 2018 1 min read

PVC pipe maker to focus on projects after Sri Lanka retail market losses

Sierra Industries (Pvt) Ltd, a unit of publicly traded Sierra Cables Plc, which makes water pipes, says it is focusing o...

September 4, 2018 2 min read
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New businesses to add over 1,300 jobs in northern Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – Fourteen new businesses coming up in northern Sri Lanka will create over 1,300 jobs in the former w...

September 3, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka 's Lion Brewery June net up 134-pct

Profits at Sri Lanka's listed Lion Brewery grew 134 percent from a year earlier to 737.7 million rupees in the June 2018...

August 15, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Index of industrial production up 0.4-pct in June

Production in Sri Lanka’s industrial sector increased by 0.4 percent in June 2018 from a year earlier, data from ...

August 13, 2018 1 min read

Piramal Glass Sri Lanka unit June net down 55-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Piramal Glass Ceylon said net profit fell 55% to Rs47 million in the June 2018 quarter from a year ...

August 13, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Tobacco net up 47-pct, volumes grow

Profits at Sri Lanka's Ceylon Tobacco Company Plc, a unit of British American Tobacco grew 47 percent in the June 2018 q...

August 9, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Haycarb June net down despite higher sales

Sri Lanka’s coconut shell-based activated carbon manufacturer Haycarb said net profit fell six percent to 101 mil...

August 9, 2018 1 min read

Delayed municipal polls hit Sri Lanka construction, cement industry

Delayed elections in local government bodies, had had a cascading effect on the construction industry in 2017, compoundi...

August 8, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka to add 31 factories to Mirigama export zone

Sri Lanka is expanding an industrial zone in Mirigama in the north central region to accommodate 31 more foreign investe...

August 7, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lankan industry wants more budget support for rubber production

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan manufacturers of natural rubber products have urged the government to allocate more mone...

August 2, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka motor vehicle population up 7-pct to 7.2M: report

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's motor vehicle population grew 7 percent from a year earlier to 7.2 million in 2017, the Ceylon...

July 31, 2018 1 min read