Conservative Outlook
Peoples Bank however says the Value Added Tax on banks introduced in the budget for this year will add up to over Rs. 600 mn during this financial year. online …
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Working Late
Cabinet cleared four amendments to the Shop and Office Act, supporting nighttime employment and an increase in workman compensation.If passed in Parliament in …
Number Hunt
Telecom regulators are proposing a new numbering plan for telephones, which they say, will aid growth in the industry.If implemented the plan will change the …
Paradise Bliss
Brides and grooms in search of the dream wedding locations with a tropical twist have found the ideal setting in local beach resorts.The south coast is slowly …
Act Two
The private sector is calling for amendments to the Consumer Affairs Authority Act that is due to come into force on April 1, saying it has too many holes.The …
Cold Cuppa
The tea industry continued its ill fate with indications that around 25% to 30% of all teas brought to the weekly auctions in Colombo would remain unsold. …
Mpowering Production
Trade chambers and companies are trying to convince financial institutions to cut lending rates in line with the government policy of single digit interest …
Money Talks
The Kopp Ceciles say this time theyve found heaven in their vacation. They are enjoying the peace and quiet of a secludedrnsmall boutique hotel in the southern …
Marketing Brands
Marketing professionals are rethinking brand strategies, as the country gets ready for a phase of growth and consolidation. Long thought out survival …
Dud Ball
Professional service sectors are trying to drum up support to push for amendments that will re-define the scope of the new Consumer Affairs Authority Act. …
New Bud
A strategy to expand its investment options will see Amana Investments venturing into the tea brokering business shortly. online pharmacy buy augmentin with …
Victory Circle
Wasted are those sleepless nights, the effort, passion and pain invested. Lost forever. Gone to their final resting place. I shall avenge this death. I will …
BDS for SMIs
Experts say quality business development services like training and consultancy could change the way business is done in the island.rnrnldblquote There are …
Destination Confusion
The government is making plans to capitalise on the upturn in tourism fortunes in the country. A new law is in the pipeline that would see the hands-on …
Buy Laws
Professional services are in the firing line as everyone, from your doctor, to your lawyer to your stockbroker get roped in under a lquote one size fits all …
New Line Up
Taking a leaf from developed markets, Central Bank is launching its open market operations for the overnight money market next Monday.Open market operations …
Tea Party
Key stakeholders in the tea industry got together last week to form a pan industry apex body. The tea association of Sri Lanka plans to provide a singe point …
Home Grown
An Increasing number of software companies are now developing and marketing software aimed entirely at the local market.Earlier they were trying making inroads …
Out Of Order
Lawyers for Pramuka depositors told court Friday that the monetary board had no authority to liquidate Pramuka Bank.Depositors argued that the Monetary Board …
Cup That Cheers
New apex body for the tea industry, the Tea Association of Sri Lanka (TASL) officially got off ground Tuesday, mapping out plans to set the industry standard …