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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
Sri Lanka President launches assembled Hyundai car amid economic crisis

The introduction of this vehicle takes place at a time when Sri Lanka's economy collapsed

Sri Lanka's Teejay Lanka Rs365mn in the red as Fed tightens

The Group observed capacity underutilization in all three plants due to the softness in the market

Volkswagen gets 8-yr tax holiday for US$26.5mn Sri Lanka plant

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government said a Volkswagen assembly plant to be set up in the island with an i...

Rohan Gunasekera
August 13, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka to sign deal with Volkswagen this week

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government will sign a deal with Volkswagen this week to make vehicles for expor...

August 11, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Textured Jersey profits up 26-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Textured Jersey Lanka Plc, a Sri Lanka based fabric maker said profits rose 26 percent to 206 million rupe...

August 7, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka in deal with India's Reliance to make plasma proteins

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will give surplus blood components to India's Reliance Life Sciences to make plasma proteins for...

August 6, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Haycarb profit grows slowly in June quarter

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan coconut shell-based activated carbon manufacturer Haycarb reported slow growth in profit...

August 3, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Piramal glass unit June net up on higher local sales

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lankan container glass maker Piramal Glass Ceylon (PGC) said net profit rose 70 percent to 147 million...

July 29, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lankan firms told how ‘green’ supply chains cut costs, waste

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan companies can reduce manufacturing costs and improve efficiency by switching to ‘g...

Rohan Gunasekera
July 24, 2015 3 min read

Sri Lanka goes for zircon flour production

EconomyNext – Sri Lanka’s state-owned minerals sands producer has decided to go for value addition and mak...

July 15, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka hopes to strike Volkswagen export factory deal shortly: Harsha

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is hoping to strike a deal with Germany's Volkswagen within a month to produce vehicles for expo...

July 14, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka to get Volkswagen plant: PM

ECONOMYNEXT - Germany's Volkswagen is planning to set up a car plant in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe t...

July 13, 2015 1 min read
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Sri Lanka brewery invests to expand sales in US market

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) - Ceylon Beverage Holdings is making big investments in its outlet in New York City, USA, which it...

July 2, 2015 2 min read

Lanka Harness gets airbag recall replacement order

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Lanka Harness Company, which makes impact sensors for automobile airbags and seat belts, ...

Rohan Gunasekera
June 30, 2015 2 min read

CSR should be strategic, not philanthropic, Sri Lankan firms told

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Corporate Social Responsibility projects should be more strategic rather than philanthrop...

June 22, 2015 2 min read

Low pay for Sri Lankan security guards hits key industries

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Private security guards are among the lowest paid workers in Sri Lanka, earning less than...

June 21, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka milk competition intense, investment inadequate

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Demand for fresh milk is high in Sri Lanka but production is inadequate with intense comp...

Rohan Gunasekera
June 10, 2015 2 min read

Adam Investments new plant heats up Sri Lanka activated carbon competition

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) - Sri Lanka’s Adam Investments said it is upgrading its activated carbon factory and aims t...

June 8, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lankan tableware exporter’s losses mount

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Sri Lankan tableware exporters Dankotuwa Porcelain’s losses widened in the March 2...

June 7, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Haycarb shares 'green' charcoaling technology

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) - Sri Lankan activated carbon multinational Haycarb said it has begun sharing its patented ‘...

June 5, 2015 2 min read

Archer Daniels Midland to close Sri Lanka Chemcel unit

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – Agribusiness multinational Archer Daniels Midland plans to close its Sri Lankan specialty...

June 3, 2015 1 min read

TATA mulls auto, energy investments in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (EconomyNext) – India’s TATA group is considering investments in making automobiles for export to ...

May 28, 2015 2 min read
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