An influential shipping industry body has warned that conditions set for investors to build and operate a container term...

British finance minister George Osborne will meet some of Wall Street's biggest investors in New York on Monday to urge ...

Engineers of Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Electricity Board have warned that they are withdrawing from procurement commi...

Direct air connectivity to Sri Lanka's east could become a reality if domestic air travel takes off after Batticaloa air...

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will arrive in Sri Lanka, the Ame...

Sri Lanka has called on China to respect international law in the South China Sea, where the larger nation has been inti...

MILAN, July 8 (Reuters) - Asian prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) were set to rise next week on strong prompt deman...

NEW YORK, July 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With weather forecasters predicting a La Niña weather phenomenon comi...

SHANGHAI, July 9 (Reuters) - The global economic situation is grim and major economies must lead the way in tackling pro...

Sri Lanka has wowed support for China's 'belt and road' initiative with visiting Premier Wang Yi, and furthered talks on...

Sri Lanka is planning to hire dozens unemployed graduates to police price controls that are expected to be imposed next ...

Sri Lanka's forex reserves dropped to 5.3 billion US dollars in June 2016 down 348 million dollars from 5.62 billion US ...

Uncertainty caused by Britain's vote to leave the EU is making LUSH, an English-based retailer of handmade cosmetics, lo...

Sri Lanka is not trying to stifle the smaller start up hotels and apartments at the behest of large operators who cannot...

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will focus on capital market development in Sri Lanka to complemen...

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is studying the possibility of creating an ‘economic corrido...

COLOMBO, July 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a third straight session on Friday and posted their highest close...

Sri Lanka sold 39.2 billion rupees of bonds after offering 35 billion rupees of securities at auction, while the central...

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is preparing a new country strategy for Sri Lanka and envisages in...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan tea prices are expected to continue their recovery in the months ahead as quality improv...