Chinese cruise ships to visit Sri Lanka after travel restrictions are relaxed
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing, with a view to attracting more Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka, is also actively exploring the possibility of Chinese cruise ships and yachts visiting Sri Lanka. The…
Four reasons to consider domestic debt restructuring
Sri Lanka faces a challenge to emerge from the continuing crisis. A recent publication by VERITÉ Research argues that domestic debt restructuring (DDR) provides four benefits critical for the economy…
Economic Reformist from Georgia Among Headliners at the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2022
As Sri Lanka prepares to formulate and implement reforms that will enable economic revival, theSri Lanka Economic Summit 2022 organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will explorenecessary reforms and…
Central Bank Expected to Hold the Key Policy Rates
First Capital Research (FCR) weighed in on a 75 percent probability to maintain the rates while also assigning a lower probability of 25 percent towards a monetary relaxation. “We believe…
Sri Lanka’s offshore Wind generation capacity may reach 1GW by 2030- World Bank
The World Bank (WB) has commenced the industry consultation process to develop an offshore Wind Development Roadmap for Sri Lanka. By 2030, installed offshore Wind generation capacity is estimated to…
Workplace Violence and Harassment Costs Sri Lankan Businesses Millions of Dollars: IFC Study
The impacts of workplace violence and harassment has led to the loss of six working days per employee every year, costing the nine Sri Lankan companies surveyed at least $1.7…
Plantation Sector to Get a Special Allowance under WFP and World Bank Funds from October onwards
Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara last week announced that all plantation workers would be given a special allowance under the World Food Program (WFP) and World Bank…
Sri Lanka Secures Initial IMF Approval for $2.9 B Bailout Package
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Peter Breuer and Masahiro Nozaki visited Colombo from August 24 to September 1, 2022, to continue discussions on IMF support for Sri…
Ceylon Chamber calls on the government to focus on the Implementation of Progressive Proposals in the Interim budget of 2022
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce views the interim budget for 2022 delivered by President RanilWickremesinghe in his capacity as Minister of Finance, as a positive step towards rebuilding themacroeconomic framework…
House & Apartment Prices accelerates with Escalating Construction Costs In Sri Lanka
The recently released Q2 data of the House Price Index of LankaPropertyWeb showed that the overall selling prices of apartments increased by 45.17% when compared to Q2 of 2021. According…