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Dialog Enterprise, the business solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, showcased its readiness to digitalize the financial sector of the country with cutting-edge solutions,...

Sri Lankans across the country will get a glimpse to the future of technology with the Live 5G Showcase by Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, which...

Tokyo, (March 31) – A newly published set of policy proposals details ways to ensure infrastructure growth that drives economic and social development while overcoming limitations...

The trade deficit widened in January 2020 compared to January 2019, as earnings from exports declined while expenditure on imports increased.  Although the tourism industry...

The government of Sri Lanka and Uber are joining forces to deliver essential supplies as part of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Uber Eats will enable...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Rakuten Viber, announce a new partnership to fight misinformation around COVID-19 with an interactive multi-language chatbot available...

Colombo, March 31, 2020 - Standard Chartered announced this week that it will globally commit USD1 billion of financing for companies that provide goods and services to help...

ICRA Lanka Limited, subsidiary of ICRA Limited, a group company of Moody’s Investors Service, has reaffirmed the issuer rating of MCB Bank’s Sri Lanka branch (MCBSL or the Bank)...

The extraordinary measures taken by the Government of Sri Lanka in order to contain the COVID-19 pandemic includes an extension of a country-wide curfew. The Government has...

Northshore Campus held its first Board of Governors meeting on the 03rd of March to exchange views and discuss its highly ambitious plans for the future to be a top ranked...

WASHINGTON — The World Bank is estimating that the cornavirus outbreak will cause economic growth to slow significantly this year in China and other East Asian-Pacific countries,...

With much of the world in self-isolation due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, technology has become an essential ally, offering a wealth of information, providing entertainment...

The coronavirus has driven a massive 72% rise in the use of fintech apps in Europe, according to new research published by deVere Group. At a time when most sectors of the...

Apple has released a new screening tool and set of resources to help people stay informed and take the proper steps to protect their health during the spread of COVID-19,...

One app tells you if you've been in the vicinity of a coronavirus carrier and another aims to assess whether you have COVID-19 based on the sound of your voice. In Israel,...

 Location intelligence provides a valuable lens for COVID-19response—exploring the dynamic connections between people, their health and well-being, and changing physical...

Two years ago when 60–year old R. Rasamma, living in the G.T. Division, Shannon Estate, Hatton was hospitalised, her experience was unpleasant. “2years ago, I was admitted...

Toulouse, 30 March 2020 – The Spanish Government announced new measures on 29 March in the fight against COVID-19. These measures are taking effect between Monday 30 March...

Singapore, March 30, 2020 -- Moody’s Investors Service says in a new report that low-rated emerging market sovereigns with large near-term international bond repayments and...

While the COVID–19 outbreak in the country has forced all citizens to remain indoors and has brought many banking activities to a halt, NDB has taken several steps to assist...

COLOMBO, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Global communities and financial institutions must unite to put the world economy back in order amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior Sri Lankan...

Colombo March 30, 2020: SriLankan Airlines, continuing to answer the call of the Nation, uplifted a consignment of medical aid from Shanghai, China today (March 28, 2020)....

The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) says that it expects countries to provide fiscal and monetary stimulus, (due to the negative impact to economies from coronavirus)...

Microsoft has seen a 775 per cent increase in demand for its cloud services, including Xbox Live, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an update on the official Microsoft...

This week, more people downloaded the Marco Polo app from the Apple iOS app store than such long-established household names as Google Chrome, WhatsApp, Skype or Twitter,...

Apple has quietly launched its most advanced iPad Pro. According to an Apple news release, the A12Z Bionic chip equipped iPad Pro is faster and more powerful than most Windows...

Singapore (IATA)  – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has written to the heads of government of 18 States in Asia-Pacific to appeal for emergency support...