By Ifham Nizam Despite the 2025 budget’s optimistic outlook, implementation remains the key to its success, warned Nandika Buddhipala, Chief Financial Officer of Commercial Bank PLC. Speaking at a ...

Sampath Bank announced its financial results for the year ending 31st December 2024, demonstrating significant growth and ...

Will up country’s sovereign credit profileProvides greater clarity on economic reforms The Sri Lankan Government’s Budget highlights the authorities’ commitment to raising fiscal revenues as a share ...

The Sri Lankan government has introduced a series of fiscal measures in its 2025 budget, including higher levies on casinos.

Sri Lanka's extra borrowings in 2024 had topped a trillion rupees by October 2024, from 599 billion rupees in the beginning ...

Sri Lanka’s 2025 budget doesn’t introduce major tax changes but includes a few welcome adjustments. However, a tax expert points out that the budget still lacks a scientific approach, highlighting the ...

Learn about Singapore's foreign worker levies, rates, Dependency Ratio Ceiling, and compliance requirements to optimize ...

Stamp Duty on any instrument relating to the lease or hire of any property will be increased from 1% to 2% on the aggregate lease or hire payable for the entire term with effect from 1 March 2025. The ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Active credit cards in Sri Lanka rose by 2.8 percent or 53,045 in 2024, the latest Central Bank data showed, with the island nation’s economic recovery and strong promotions for credit ...

The National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) is calling for relief measures in the upcoming 2025 Budget to help businesses recover ...

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US Employers Added 143,000 Jobs in Unspectacular January Hiring and Jobless Rate Fell to 4% WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to ...