Category: Industry

The Ceylon Motor Traders’ Association (CMTA), representing the authorised franchise holders of automobile brands in Sri Lanka, successfully conducted its annual quiz competition, the “CMTA Mastermind Quiz Competition 2026,” bringing together 16 teams from its member companies for an exciting contest of knowledge, teamwork and quick thinking. A much-anticipated event in the CMTA’s annual calendar, […]

The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB) successfully convened its 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 9, 2026. The event brought together CRIB’s Board of Directors and representatives of member institutions to review the performance and strategic direction for the financial year ended 31st December 2025.  Following the opening proceedings, CRIB’s essential role […]

Colombo Fashion Week Designer to showcase at Moscow Fashion Week  Ajai Vir Singh, Founder and Managing Director of Colombo Fashion Week, will participate in the BRICS+ Fashion Summit – a premier forum for fashion businesses from fast-growing economies – that takes place in Moscow from September 28 to 30.  This event is officially recognized as […]

For thirty years, Sri Lanka’s apparel industry has quietly powered the country’s export economy accounting for roughly 40% of merchandise export revenue and employing 300,000 to 350,000 people. That scale wasn’t accidental. It was built through deliberate government-industry planning dating back to the early 1990s. The first transformation, anchored by the 200 Garment Factories Programme, […]

The Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA) brought together more than 500 retail leaders, business decision-makers, entrepreneurs, technology experts, policymakers and investors at the Sri Lanka Retail Forum 2026, held recently at Cinnamon Life, Colombo. The Forum was held under the theme “Retail Without Boundaries: Building the Next Growth Engine.” The Forum examined the forces shaping […]

The Ceylon Motor Traders’ Association (CMTA), established in 1919 is the most senior automotive association in Sri Lanka affiliated with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, is calling for greater consistency, transparency and fairness in the policies governing the country’s automotive sector, stressing that a sustainable vehicle import framework must ensure a level playing field across […]

Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Limited launched its new Hayleys Grain & Food Processing Machinery business at ProFood, ProPack & AgBiz 2026, held from 21st  to 23rd  August 2026 at the BMICH, Colombo, marking a significant expansion of its portfolio into specialised machinery and technology solutions for Sri Lanka’s grain and food processing industries. Hayleys Agriculture used […]

The Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA) is all set to bring together more than 500 retail leaders, business decision-makers, entrepreneurs, technology experts, policymakers and investors at the Sri Lanka Retail Forum 2026, scheduled for Thursday, 10 September 2026, at the Lumina Ballroom, Cinnamon Life, City of Dreams, Colombo. The Forum will be held under the […]