66 of People in Asia Pacific and Japan Believe Bots Will Succeed Where Humans Have Failed with Corporate Sustainability

Businesscafe - People around the world are demanding more progress on sustainability and social efforts and are looking to businesses to step up, according to a new study by Oracle and Pamela Rucker, CIO Advisor, and Instructor for Harvard Professional Development.

The Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreuners COYLE Expresses Concerns Over Entrepreneurial Stability

Businesscafe - Established in 1999, the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE), the nation’s premier business chamber which aims to encourage collaboration between business entities, including supporting and developing local entrepreneurs, while providing assistance to its members in commercial business matters, has voiced its concern regarding the inability of many businesses to sustain their regular functions due to the prevailing situation in the nation.

 Child Protection Tour

Businesscafe - ‘Lama Surakum Yathra (Child Protection Tour)’, the second phase of the ‘#Noගුටි National Campaign to End Violence Against Children’ concluded on an emphatic note at the Independence Square, on Saturday, April 2, 2022, petitioning to Parliament to pulsate child protection in the hearts of public representatives.

SLIBTEC USAID to establish Sri Lanka s first Biotechnology Innovation Park

Businesscafe - The Sri Lanka Institute of Biotechnology (SLIBTEC) will collaborate with the U. S. Government’s development arm, the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to promote innovation in the biotechnology sector by establishing Sri Lanka’s first Biotechnology Innovation Park.

SLID launches its Family Business Forum

Sunday, 03 April 2022 09:44

SLID

Businesscafe - The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) launched its Family Business Forum recently via the virtual platform aimed at inculcating sound Board leadership and good governance practices in family-owned businesses.

Sri Lanka Retailers Association

Businesscafe - The Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA), the apex body for organised retail in Sri Lanka, has issued a communique requesting landlords, lessors, and business partners to reduce leases and rentals for the Association’s membership.

LAN channels Rs. 150M into tech startups

Monday, 28 March 2022 12:48

LAN channels Rs. 150M into tech startups

Businesscafe - Sri Lanka’s first Angel Fund has, to date, channelled investments up to Rs. 150 Million cumulatively into four home-grown startups - Niftron, Magicbit, Mintpay & Chakra Suthra - while also helping these companies scale and access new markets both at home and abroad.

Second Phase of No Child Protection Tour from Galle to Colombo

Businesscafe - The second phase of the ‘#Noගුටි National Campaign to End Violence Against Children’ is all set to start on April 1 in Galle with Sri Lanka’s first of its kind ‘Lama Surakum Yathra (Child Protection Tour)’.

 Hemas Outreach Foundation Celebrates International Day of Down Syndrome

Businesscafe - Hemas Outreach Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the Hemas Group together with AYATI National Centre for Children with Disabilities marked International Day of Down Syndrome on March 16 at the Ayati Centre in Ragama.

India is largest target market for Colombo port city project Saliya Wickramasuriya

Businesscafe - The Indian subcontinent is the largest target market for the $1.12-billion Port City Colombo, which will build on ongoing political alignment between Sri Lanka and India to offer key opportunities to Indian businesses, said the head of the commission overseeing the project.

Eco Spindles marks Global Recycling Day boosts plastic recycling efforts in Sri Lanka

Businesscafe - Commemorating Global Recycling Day 2022, Sri Lanka’s leader in plastic bottle recycling, Eco Spindles (Pvt.) Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of BPPL Holdings PLC, announced its plans to accelerate the expansion of its Material Recycling Facilities (MRFs) around the country.