Category: Business and Economy

Retail industry constitutes 23% of the country’s GDP and is hardest hit by the ongoing FOREX crisis The wider eco system of employees, suppliers, farmers and consumers of Sri Lanka impacted by the ongoing crisis and is pushing businesses to the brink of collapse Goods for sale, raw materials and basic product availability hampered due…

‘Clogard Chooty’, a leading kid’s oral care brand, won the Silver award for the ‘Best New Entrant Brand of the Year’ at the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards 2021 recently. Since its launch, Clogard Chooty has become every mother’s preferred choice of toothpaste to which she entrusts her child’s oral hygiene. Clogard Chooty is specially designed…

Huawei, a global innovative smartphone manufacturer unveiled Huawei Nova 8i along with many other innovative products at an exclusive launch event held recently,  adding yet another feature-packed device to the Nova line of smartphones that offer more value for a convenient price. The event was held at Hilton Colombo under the patronage of representatives of…

Introduces Huawei’s Digital Power Technologies, Enterprise Business Solutions that include Next-Gen Wi-Fi 6 Series Products, Storage and nova 8i Huawei recently introduced latest technologies to cater to Sri Lanka including Luna2000 from Huawei Digital Power, Digital Solutions for Enterprise Business that includes next generation Wi-Fi 6 Series Products, Storage solutions, and a new range of…

Strengthens Tissamaharama, Sooriyawewa, Rambukkana, Welikanda, Aralaganwila, Kandakadu and Kalutara regional requirements facilitating over 1,200 individuals As 2020 dawned, COVID-19 began to batter the Sri Lankan community with grim consequences. It was evident that the country’s communities and official systems alone could not face the onslaught of the pandemic and needed backing of capable supporters to…

The Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in British Higher Education and premier IT and Business campus, recently hosted its 27th convocation. The event was held in partnership with the University of Westminster, London. The convocation saw several degrees awarded including, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computer Science,…

Singer Sri Lanka PLC is the country’s premier consumer durables retailer with a history spanning over a century and is trusted by Sri Lankans from all walks of life. Dell, one of the biggest technology giants in the world, offers a diverse range of IT products meeting a plethora of demanding needs. Singer’s partnership with…

EFL 3PL, the leading 3PL company in Sri Lanka bagged Gold in the B2B Brand of the Year category at the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards 2021. The award further cements EFL 3PL’s position as the pioneer in the retail logistics sector. EFL 3PL is a subsidiary of Expolanka Holdings PLC – the global diversified conglomerate…

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the leading innovator in enterprise software, appoints Pinnacle Distribution Lanka (Pvt) Ltd as the Value-Added Distributor (VAD) for Sri Lanka & Maldives. Since its inception in Sunny Palo Alto, California VMware, Inc. has transformed the IT landscape in enterprise software across the globe for decades. Today, VMware’s multi-cloud, apps, anywhere workspace,…

Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), the national body of marketing in Sri Lanka recently concluded the SLIM DIGIS 2.1 award ceremony on January 26 at the Monarch Imperial under the event theme ‘Digital at Heart’. The awards ceremony was attended by Chief Guest, Oshada Senanayake, Chairman of Information Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka and…