Turnover Tax, Excise, Customs and Stamp Duties, the bewildering number of taxes can leave any tax payer confused. With the...

by Special Correspondent As we stand on the threshold of the 21st century, humankind has a brief moment in which...

1. What is a Charter? "Any formal writing in evidence of a grant, contract or other transactions conferring or confirming...

The Ceylon Association of Ships' Agents or CASA as it is known was formed in 1966, to replace the Ceylon...

Outdoor advertising is as old as history itself but became commercialised only about 45 years ago. The pioneers in the...

There is no reason why Sri Lanka cannot be another Singapore in the next 10 years, with its strategic positioning,...

Ammeraal is a Dutch based organisation which specializes in the development and manufacture of process and conveyor belting for light...

National Asset Management Limited (NAMAL) is the manager of the National Equity Fund (NEF), Sri Lanka's first unit trust. "NAMAL...

The Pay Phone Co. Ltd., operators of the Super Card pay phone system, has introduced a new IDD link that...

The Overseas Trust Bank, (OTB) which has been serving its Sri Lankan clientele for the past 15 years, moved into...

Books on management written by successful managers tend to be very expensive because managers think that their experiences are worth...

Ian Hardy Sri Lanka's ongoing corporate war, perhaps the most controversial and acrimonious todate pitting two of the country's leading...

After stuffing your face this holiday season, you might be ruefully looking at yourself in the mirror, and noting those...

"There is no shortage of energy on this planet. There is sadly a great shortage of intelligence". (Buckminster Fuller- well...

Iam busy at something I detest so much the business of performance assessment. This time it's not to do with...

The market has been bearish during the last few weeks mainly on account of retail selling due to profit taking,...

The ultimate yuppie (young up wardly-mobile professional) accessory, the Filofax personal organizer, has arrived in Sri Lanka. 1996 sees the...

Steve Hollman, Director Prokart Centre, with the first clients and staff The Colombo ProKart Centre, which opened to the public...

Repositioning For the Next Millennium' was the theme of the 17th National Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of...

If the talk in the media is anything to go by, then it seems that a highly dubious privatisation has...

It certainly was a pleasant surprise for the Colombo Stock Market when the initial public offer (IPO) of Lion Brewery...

Anusha David Jayaratne, Managing Director, Headlines Limited "Client satisfaction is very important and the key to success is that you...

An in-house sales training session was going on. The Marketing Manager, one of the most famous marketing professionals in the...

Korea is today the largest industrial investor in Sri Lanka, providing employment for over 45,000 people through various export-oriented manufacturing...

The presenting of the 1997 Budget is definitely a step in the right direction. It addresses the problem of reducing...

A collection of Business Humour from around the world There are three things that we can all certainly expect in...

Marketing is likely to play a critical role in meeting the challenge that the garment industry will face, once the...

Speak to any businessman today and there is bound to be a moan about the drop in sales. Inflation means...

The Cricket Club Café, a new concept in the local hospitality and restaurant trade, has been drawing crowds since its...