Business News

SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and the newest member of the oneworld global airline alliance, celebrates thirty-five years of flying, at the Airline Centre in Katunayake, today (September 1st).

The Training Partner portfolio of the Institute of Chartered accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) continued to expand as new companies came onboard to provide practical training for students under the Strategic Level.

Siedles (Private) Limited, authorized distributor for Sony electronic equipment in Sri Lanka, redefined the television experience, when they introduced the Sony 4K in Sri Lanka during an exclusive launch held recently.

Emirates, a global connector of people and places, has opened its first branch office in Sri Lanka in Kandy, making it easier for residents and travel agents of the hill country capital and the central highlands of the country to interact with the airline.

During the visit of the Seychelles delegation to Sri Lanka, Minister of Finance of Seychelles Hon Pierre Laporte who was a former Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles, paid a courtesy call on Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Mr Ajith Nivard Cabraal on August 29, 2014 at the Governor’s Office of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo.

Elephant House Ginger Beer (EGB) offered its support to the Pro Food Pro Pack & Ag Biz 2014 exhibition held at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Hall recently.

During August 2014, many banks and finance and leasing companies (NBFI) were actively involved in the consolidation process having understood the importance of meeting the set timelines.

The National Mobile Service Provider Mobitel was honored with the ‘Engineering - Services’ Award at the prestigious Excellence in Engineering Awards organized by the Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) recently for following the best practices in project management designed to operate Mobitel’s sophisticated engineering systems and processes.

Over 50 small and medium enterprises will take part in FACETS Sri Lanka 2014, the international gem and jewellery exhibition, according to the organizing committee. Organized by the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA), this year’s event held for its 24th year, will be held from 4th - 7th September at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre.

The stats around motorcycle safety in the United States are pretty bleak, but the folks at Skully are looking to give an added layer of safety to the bike-riding thrill-seekers of the world.