Business and Economy (Page 10)

LOLC Divi Saviya has long stood as a symbol of compassion and solidarity, stepping forward whenever Sri Lanka and its people face moments of hardship. Today, as the nation struggles to recover from the devastating impact of Cyclone Ditwah, one of the most severe natural disasters in Sri Lanka’s history,Continue Reading

Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Limited, Sri Lanka’s leading agribusiness solutions provider, was appointed as the exclusive distributor for Evonik Industries AG’s globally recognised specialty nutrient portfolio, marking the first-ever introduction of these advanced animal nutrition solutions to the Sri Lankan poultry industry. Headquartered in Germany and active in over 110 countries,Continue Reading

Sri Lanka recorded a major milestone in innovation and industrial engineering as Rohan De Lanerolle Snr (80) was honoured with five prestigious awards at the Asia Awards 2026, held in India, marking one of the most significant international recognitions received by a Sri Lankan inventor in recent years. At theContinue Reading

Cinnamon  Hotels & Resorts is strengthening its commitment to gender inclusion across its portfolio, with female participation now at 19.5%, marking a healthy trajectory toward its 2030 goal of achieving 30% workforce representation. Women currently hold 22% of leadership positions across the group. In Sri Lanka female participation in hospitalityContinue Reading

In an effort to further strengthen its longstanding commitment to agricultural development and rural empowerment, Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd. has entered into a strategic partnership with Sampath Bank under the Bank’s flagship Sampath Saviya Agri-Entrepreneurship Development Programme. A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by both parties onContinue Reading

Associated Motorways (Private) Limited (AMW) extended timely humanitarian assistance to communities affected by the recent Ditwah Cyclone by handing over a consignment of essential relief packs to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), supporting ongoing national disaster response efforts. The initiative is expected to benefit 1,000 affected families, with each familyContinue Reading

Under its ‘Rebuild Together’ initiative, a national effort launched following Cyclone Ditwah to aid recovery and reduce future disaster risks, the Commercial Bank of Ceylon has stepped forward to strengthen the country’s disaster preparedness and risk management capabilities by funding the complete revamp of the RiskInfo Spatial Data Portal managedContinue Reading

Sri Lanka’s newest locally-built ride booking platform HelaGo, was officially launched yesterday at Waters Edge, Colombo, in the presence of over 200 HelaGo drivers. HelaGo has secured USD 1 million in seed funding through a partnership with the David Pieris Group. The partnership strengthens HelaGo’s ability to expand across theContinue Reading

Asia Siyaka Warehousing (Pvt) Ltd., the largest auction logistics provider in Sri Lanka’s tea sector, has achieved a historic global benchmark in sustainability, becoming the world’s first and only ZeroCarbon® certified company in tea auction logistics. The achievement was awarded by the Sustainable Future Group (SFG), Sri Lanka’s premier sustainabilityContinue Reading