March 2020 - Page 6 of 13 - Lanka Business News

March 18, 2020

Daraz, one of Sri Lanka’s leading e-commerce platforms, is offering an opportunity to do your avurudu shopping in the safety and comfort of your home with the exciting avurudu promotion ‘Avurudu Waasi’. With over 2 million products available on site, offering up to 85% discounts, Daraz’s Avurudu Waasi commenced on 17th March and will continue […]

March 17, 2020

Apart from the tragic human consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, the economic uncertainty it has sparked will likely cost the global economy $1 trillion in 2020, the UN’s trade and development agency, UNCTAD, said on Monday. “We envisage a slowdown in the global economy to under two per cent for this year, and that […]

March 17, 2020

The ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will have a significant impact on developing Asian economies through numerous channels, including sharp declines in domestic demand, lower tourism and business travel, trade and production linkages, supply disruptions, and health effects, according to a new analysis by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The magnitude of the […]

March 17, 2020

Q1. What will be the impact of COVID-19 on the economy? A1: The extent of the damage will depend on how quickly the virus is contained, the steps authorities take to contain it, and how much economic support governments are willing to deploy during the epidemic’s immediate impact and aftermath. Early indications of COVID-19’s impact […]

March 17, 2020

THE START of February seems an eternity ago. Then, almost all concern about the coronavirus outbreak was focused on China, home to more than 99% of confirmed infections. America had seven known cases and Italy just two. The epidemic had not even received its official name. Less than six weeks later, covid-19, as the disease […]

March 17, 2020

Germany partially closed its borders with Austria, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Although goods and cross-border commuters can still enter and leave the country, other travellers are being turned away. The measures are an abrupt reversal by Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, who had only […]

March 17, 2020

SriLankan Airlines categorically refutes the contents of certain social media posts that are currently being circulated with regard to a flight operated from London to Colombo. The Airline would like to emphasize that the posts that state the Airline had facilitated a VIP flight to bring down stranded siblings of VIPs, is completely untrue and […]

March 17, 2020

Eswaran Brothers Exports, one of Sri Lanka’s premier tea suppliers for over five decades and the World’s first CarbonNeutral® certified tea company, have taken another giant leap in environmental responsibility and set the bar one step higher for other companies in the beverage industry. With carbon neutrality already propelling its brand image and reputation for […]

March 17, 2020

Ten years after Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director for the movie Hurt Locker, Emirates, one of the world’s biggest screeners of movies, is paying tribute to women through the medium of film to mark International Women’s Day 2020. The airline will offer passengers a new folder on […]

March 17, 2020

Airtel Sri Lanka’s Fastest pace bowling prodigy, Arun Pragasham has been selected to play in the Ottawa Club Cricket Circuit, representing the Nepean Cricket Club. As the only Sri Lankan transfer player to be tapped for the club this year, Arun credits the fast bowling competition as being pivotal in opening the door for his […]

Daraz takes Avurudu excitement online with Avurudu Waasi

Coronavirus update: COVID19 likely to cost economy $1 trillion during 2020, says UN trade agency

COVID-19 Outbreak to Have Significant Economic Impact on Developing Asia

The Global Economic Impacts of COVID-19

Control of the coronavirus gives China the world’s best-performing stockmarket

More than 80 countries have imposed travel bans to curb the new coronavirus

Clarification from SriLankan Airlines: Social media posts on London-Colombo flight

Eswaran Brothers Exports Uses Plastic Credits to Create Sri Lanka’s First Plastic Neutral Product

Emirates pays tribute to women this March with 120 female-directed films on board

Airtel Sri Lanka’s Fastest player selected to play in the Ottawa Club Cricket Circuit in Canada