U.S. holiday retail sales rise 3% as online shopping booms- Mastercard...
U.S. retail sales rose 3% during this year’s expanded holiday shopping season from Oct. 11 to Dec. 24, a report by Mastercard Inc said...
TAX ON IMPORTED SUBSTANDARD GARMENTS
The Government of Sri Lanka has decided to impose a tax on substandard garments imported to the country, in order to encourage local manufacturers...
Turkey extends medical aid to Sri Lanka to combat Covid-19
Turkey has sent medical assistance to Sri Lanka, as Ankara continues its relief efforts across the globe during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The country’s embassy...
Central Bank takes steps to stem undue depreciation of Rupee
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka says it is of the view that the recent increase in volatility of the exchange rate is unwarranted...
U.S. sues Walmart saying pharmacies fueled opioid crisis, retailer rejects allegations
The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc on Tuesday, accusing the world’s biggest retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in the United States, ignoring...
Musk tweets he reached out to Apple’s Tim Cook for acquiring...
Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he reached out to Apple Inc’s Tim Cook “during the darkest days of the Model 3...
Embassy organized an interactive webinar and business matchmaking on Sri Lankan...
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Ankara organized information sharing webinar and business networking session on spice sector in collaboration with the Sri Lanka...
Sri Lanka bans flights from UK over new Covid-19 variant
Sri Lanka has decided to ban all flights from the United Kingdom in a bid to prevent the new variant of Covid-19 spreading across...
Strategic Economic Partnership to boost business opportunities with Thailand
Ambassador of Thailand in Sri Lanka Chulamanee Chartsuwan paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on 17 December 2020 and discussed ways...
Stocks, sterling unsettled as new virus strain shuts UK
Asian stocks faltered on Monday as unease over a new coronavirus strain that was shutting much of the United Kingdom offset news a deal...
