Sri Lanka's pioneering entrepreneur empowerment platform Venture Engine will once more welcome the participation of top global startup accelerator 500 Startups, along with a number of high profile venture capitalists (VCs) and angel investors, at its June 29 grand finale to be held in Colombo.

The Ceylon Dollar Bond Fund (CDBF) that invests in Sri Lanka Dollar Sovereign Bonds and Bank Bonds has recorded an 8.82% p.a. annualized return (10.60% p.a. in Rupee terms) during the first quarter of 2016.

Chief Operations Officer/Executive Director of TV Derana Madhawa Madawala was awarded the Most Influential Brand Leader award at the World Brand Congress held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently.

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) ended trading on a positive note today, with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) crossing the 6,500 mark.

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Sri Lanka announced the inauguration of BIZMEET 2016, Sri Lanka’s first ever professional networking events aimed at promoting consistently ethical business practices among the country’s future corporate leaders.

Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce (WCIC) once again will lend voice to amplify the good work that women in businesses are doing in the Country when it hosts the prestigious ‘Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards’ in August this year.

Job seekers want to feel confident in their career choices and are most comfortable when the job listings are in their native language.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced it will keep 71 branches open for business on Monday 2nd May 2016, a statutory bank holiday in lieu of May Day, which falls on Sunday.

Seylan Bank, recorded a strong quarterly performance with Profits after Income Tax reaching Rs. 720 Million, for the 3 months ended 31st March 2016, a 4% increase over the Rs. 691 Mn reported in the corresponding period of 2015.

Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC (PGC) ended a very successful year with a record growth in Turnover & Profitability.