Sri Lanka’s exports top US$13.6 Bn in first nine months

Sri Lanka’s exports top US$13.6 Bn in first nine months

Sri Lanka’s export earnings rose 5.04% year-on-year to US$13.61 billion in the first nine months of 2026, supported by growth in merchandise and services exports, with electrical and electronic components, spices and processed food among the strongest-performing sectors. Total exports during January–September increased from US$12.96 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to the […]

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கொழும்பு துறைமுக நகரம் மற்றும் மொரட்டுவ பல்கலைக்கழகம் புரிந்துணர்வு உடன்படிக்கை கைச்சாத்து

கொழும்பு துறைமுக நகரம் மற்றும் மொரட்டுவ பல்கலைக்கழகம் புரிந்துணர்வு உடன்படிக்கை கைச்சாத்து

நகர விருத்தியுடன் திறன் விருத்தியையும் மேம்படுத்த நடவடிக்கை CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd.: முகாமைத்துவ பணிப்பாளர் சியொங் ஹொங்ஃபெங், காணி அபிவிருத்தி மற்றும் சந்தைப்படுத்தல் பொது முகாமையாளர் டியான் செங், காணி அபிவிருத்தி மற்றும் சந்தைப்படுத்தல் நிறைவேற்றுப் பணிப்பாளர்/பிரதி பொது முகாமையாளர் ஷலக விஜேரட்ன. [15 ஒக்டோபர் 2026, கொழும்பு, ஸ்ரீ லங்கா]: நகர அபிவிருத்தி, நகர தகவல் தொழினுட்பவியல், ஆராய்ச்சி, புத்தாக்கம் மற்றும் திறன் மேம்பாடு ஆகியவற்றில் கல்வித்துறைக்கும் தொழிற்துறைக்கும் இடையிலான ஒத்துழைப்பை […]

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People’s Bank explores banking opportunities for Lankans in UAE

People’s Bank explores banking opportunities for Lankans in UAE

Sri Lankan Bankers Association in the UAE, Vice President Kapila Karunaratne, met with People’s Bank Chairman Chandana Guniyangoda and Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Clive Fonseka on October 23, to explore opportunities to expand the Bank’s services among the Sri Lankan community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Discussions focused on strengthening engagement with Sri Lankan […]

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BOC opens largest ever Debenture Issue on November 3, 2026

BOC opens largest ever Debenture Issue on November 3, 2026

Bank of Ceylon (BOC) is set to create another milestone in the country’s capital market with the launch of Sri Lanka’s largest-ever listed debenture issue, with a maximum issue size of LKR 30 billion. The Bank proposes to initially raise LKR 10 billion, with an option to increase the issue to LKR 20 billion in […]

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දකුණු ආසියාවේ පළමු වරට  රොසෙල් Starlight ටයිල් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට හඳුන්වා දෙයි

දකුණු ආසියාවේ පළමු වරට  රොසෙල් Starlight ටයිල් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට හඳුන්වා දෙයි

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ටයිල්  හා බාත්වෙයා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ප්‍රමුඛතම සන්නාමයක් වන රොසෙල් (Rocell), දකුණු ආසියාවේ පළමුවටර ජාත්‍යන්තර මට්ටමේ නවතම තාක්ෂණයෙන් යුත් ‘Rocell Starlight’ පොලිෂ්  ටයිල් එකතුව මෙරට වෙළෙඳපොළට හඳුන්වා දී තිබේ. සාමාන්‍ය පොලිෂ් ටයිල් වල දක්නට ලැබෙන ස්වභාවය වෙනුවට Rocell Starlight හි ඇති විශේෂ නිමාව නිසා ටයිල් මතුපිටට අද්විතීය ආලෝකයක් සහ ආකර්ෂණීය බවක් ලබාදෙයි. මෙම ටයිල් එකතුවෙහි […]

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SLID and ACCA Announce Second National Director Awards, Building on the Success of the Inaugural Awards

SLID and ACCA Announce Second National Director Awards, Building on the Success of the Inaugural Awards

Following the success of the inaugural National Director Awards, the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID), in collaboration with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), is pleased to announce the return of the SLID–ACCA National Director Awards for its second year. Applications will officially open on 23 October 2026 and close on 30 November 2026, culminating in the National Director Awards […]

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Sri Lankan companies take hospitality products and services to Maldives

Sri Lankan companies take hospitality products and services to Maldives

Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration with the Sri Lanka–Maldives Business Council (SLMLBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, facilitated the participation of Sri Lankan companies at Hotel Asia 2026 in the Maldives. The initiative created opportunities for Sri Lankan businesses to connect with buyers and potential partners, as well as engage with […]

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Tourist arrivals rise 5% in first 22 days of October

Tourist arrivals rise 5% in first 22 days of October

Sri Lanka welcomed 119,805 tourists during the first 22 days of October, registering a 5.03% year-on-year (YoY) increase, but cumulative arrivals remained 1.42% below the corresponding period last year as the industry entered its crucial winter season. The latest figures lifted year-to-date (YTD) arrivals to over 1.81 million, compared with over 1.83 million during the […]

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සුමති හෝල්ඩිංග්ස් 70 වසරක අභිමානවත් උරුමය සමරයි

සුමති හෝල්ඩිංග්ස් 70 වසරක අභිමානවත් උරුමය සමරයි

සුමති හෝල්ඩිංග්ස් සමාගම සිය 70 වන අභිමානවත් සංවත්සරය පසුගියදා කොළඹ, ITC රත්නදීප හෝටල් ‘සංගම් Ballroom’ ශාලා පරිශ්‍රයේ දී අති උත්කර්ෂවත් ලෙස සමරනු ලැබීය. ලංකාවේ ව්‍යාපාරික, රාජ්‍ය, මුල්‍ය සහ මාධ්‍ය ක්ෂේත්‍ර නියෝජනය කරමින් ආරාධිතයින් 500 කට අධික පිරිසකගේ සහභාගීත්වයෙන් මෙම උත්සවය පැවැත්විණි. “70 වසරක අභිමානවත් සුමති උරුමය” යන තේමාව යටතේ පැවැති මෙම සංවත්සර උත්සවයේ දී, 1956 […]

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Sumathi Holdings celebrates 70 years of the Sumathi legacy

Sumathi Holdings celebrates 70 years of the Sumathi legacy

From a single betting shop on Maliban Street in 1956 to 11 principal businesses and more than 2,000 people Sumathi Holdings marked its 70th anniversary on Friday, 9 October, with a celebration at the Sangam Ballroom of ITC Ratnadipa, Colombo, attended by more than 500 guests from Sri Lanka’s business, government, financial and media communities. […]

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