Business and Economy (Page 28)

Cosmetics.lk Wins “Most Popular Website in Sri Lanka” in E-Commerce Category at BestWeb.lk 2025

Cosmetics.lk, Sri Lanka’s leading destination for beauty, wellness, and personal care, has been honored with the prestigious title “Most Popular Website in Sri Lanka” in the E-Commerce Category at BestWeb.lk 2025, organized by the LK Domain Registry. BestWeb.lk is Sri Lanka’s premier web competition, recognizing and rewarding excellence in web presence, creativity, technical quality, userContinue Reading

DIMO Care Camp and Mahindra Tractor Service Camps Empower Tractor Owners for Maha Season 2025

Supporting Sri Lanka’s farming communities in preparing for the Maha season, DIMO Agribusinesses successfully concluded its tractor service initiatives, the DIMO Care Camp and the Mahindra Tractor Service Camp series, drawing strong participation from tractor owners across the island. The DIMO Care Camp welcomed tractors of any brand or model,Continue Reading

First Capital strengthens employee engagement with Outbound Training Programme

First Capital hosts Outbound Training to foster teamwork and skill development First Capital Holdings PLC, a subsidiary of JXG (Janashakthi Group) and a pioneering full-service investment institution recently held its Outbound Training Programme on 30th August at Blue Water Hotel, Wadduwa, with the participation of over 100 employees. The programmeContinue Reading

Digibrush Clinches 3rd Consecutive Grand Prix, Reinforcing Leadership as SLIM Digis’ Most Awarded Agency

Agency takes home 24 awards in total, including its record-breaking 4th Grand Prix This year’s edition, SLIM Digis 2.5, was the most competitive yet, with over 450 entries submitted. The judging process was led by a distinguished panel of more than 50 experts including leading brand custodians, digital strategists, andContinue Reading

Hayleys Fentons’ Managing Director honoured at Inaugural CPM Management Leadership Excellence Awards 2025

Managing Director of Hayleys Fentons Limited, Hasith Prematillake, received four exemplary recognitions at the inaugural CPM Management Leadership Excellence (MLE) Awards 2025. Organised by the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka (CPM Sri Lanka), the Awards honoured Sri Lanka’s most outstanding leaders who demonstrate “vision, resilience and excellenceContinue Reading

Acuity Knowledge Partners Acquires Ascent

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading global provider of bespoke research, data management, analytics and AI solutions to the financial services sector, has announced that it has exchanged on the acquisition of Ascent. The transaction is expected to close on 30th September 2025. This strategic move significantly expands Acuity’s DataContinue Reading

Janashakthi Finance triumphs at SLIM DIGIS 2.5 Awards 2025 with impactful ‘Tuk Campaign

Janashakthi Finance PLC, formerly Orient Finance PLC and a subsidiary of JXG (Janashakthi Group), proudly announced its recognition at the prestigious SLIM DIGIS 2.5 Awards 2025. The wins reaffirm its position as a digitally driven, innovative, and customer-first financial solutions provider in Sri Lanka’s non-banking financial services sector. The companyContinue Reading

First Capital makes splash as title sponsor of SwimAmerica Swimming Gala 2025

announce its partnership as the title sponsor of the recently held SwimAmerica Swimming Gala 2025. Organised by Killer Whale Aquatics (KWA), the event brought together over 600 young athletes who competed across multiple disciplines. The competition saw Akitha Bandara emerge as Boys Champion and Wanditha Palapawala as Girls Champion. SwimAmerica,Continue Reading

First Capital drives financial empowerment in Jaffna with expert-led investor awareness sessions

First Capital Holdings PLC, a subsidiary of JXG (Janashakthi Group) and a pioneering full-service investment institution, successfully hosted a two-day event in Jaffna on 28th and 29th August 2025, aimed at educating the region on wealth creation and growth opportunities through capital markets. Conducted under the theme “Growing Wealth ThroughContinue Reading

Shaping the living wage agenda: Asia-Pacific’s call to action

Kaori Nakamura-Osaka, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Asia and the Pacific is home to the world’s largest workforce. In recent years, the region has demonstrated remarkable resilience, with real wages (inflation-adjusted pay) continuing to rise even as they declined in many other parts ofContinue Reading