National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank has renewed its membership with the Parenthood Global Association for the second consecutive year, reaffirming its strong commitment to fostering a workplace culture that supports, empowers, and understands the needs of working parents. This renewed partnership underscores NDB’s belief that an inclusive and equitable work environment must make space […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB) recently formalised a strategic partnership with the Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Limited (CDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), to enhance the efficiency and reliability of dividend disbursement for companies listed on the CSE. The agreement, signed at a ceremony held recently, […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank), together with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has launched Card Present Connect (CPC), an in-person digital payment acceptance solution powered by Cybersource, Visa’s open payment platform that supports both online and offline transactions. As one of the leading global payment gateways within Visa […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Feb. 4 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka’s ambition to become an oil-producing nation has faced a setback, with the planned international tender process for offshore oil and gas exploration and development delayed due to a court case initiated in the past, an official said yesterday. The Sri Lanka Petroleum Development […]

Press Release XpressJobs.  Sri Lanka’s sales sector one of the country’s largest employment generators, has long faced a structural challenge: while demand for sales talent continues to grow across industries, the profession itself lacks formal training pathways, consistent standards, and clear career progression. In a move aimed at addressing this gap, the Colombo Institute of […]

Lanka Property Web (Pvt) Ltd Colombo, January 2026 — The Sri Lankan land market maintained solid growth in 2025, with Colombo suburbs and Western Province districts emerging as key drivers, according to the latest Land Price Index (LPI) 2025 (updated), published by LankaPropertyWeb (LPW). The 2025 index shows that Colombo 1–15 recorded a 4% year-on-year […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, January 17 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka should eye more investment in Uganda as the  presidential race has concluded with a decisive victory for  President Yoweri Museveni, who secured 71.65 percent of the vote to earn a seventh term in office. Museveni, who first came to power in 1986, an […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රථම කේබල් කාර් ව්‍යාපෘතිය ලෙස සැලකෙන අඹුලුවාව කේබල් කාර් ව්‍යාපෘතියෙන් ඉවත් වීමට එහි ආයෝජකයා වන චීනයේ Amber Adventures පෞද්ගලික සමාගම තීරණය කර ඇත. මෙරට නියාමන ක්‍රියාවලියේ පවතින බාධා සහ රජයේ නිලධාරීන්ගේ අත්තනෝමතික ක්‍රියාකලාපයන් මෙම තීරණයට හේතු වූ බව එම සමාගම අවධාරණය කරයි. ඊයේ (13) දින ශ්‍රී ලංකා ආයෝජන මණ්ඩලය වෙත ලිඛිතව දැනුම් දෙමින් සමාගම පවසා සිටියේ, තාක්ෂණික ආයතනවල අනුමැතිය ලැබී තිබියදීත්, සමාජ මාධ්‍ය ඔස්සේ පැතිර ගිය පැමිණිලි පදනම් කරගනිමින් මධ්‍යම පරිසර අධිකාරිය විසින් ඉදිකිරීම් කටයුතු අත්හිටුවීමට පියවර ගැනීම ඇතුළු කරුණු කිහිපයක් මත මෙම ව්‍යාපෘතියෙන් ඉවත් වන බවයි. […]

National Development Bank PLC Guided by its commitment to sustainability, NDB Bank has renewed its partnership with Clean Ocean Force Lanka, extending three vital environmental initiatives that collectively protect Sri Lanka’s coastal and marine ecosystems. For the third consecutive year, NDB Bank continues to support the Adopt a Beach” initiative at Kapungoda, ensuring the stretch […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to empowering Sri Lanka’s SME and MSME sectors by participating in the Revive Sri Lanka, Rising Stronger initiative, held on 20th December at Kandy City Centre. Organised by Kandy City Centre under the guidance of its Chairman, Mr. Thusitha Wijayasena, the programme brought together over […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB) proudly represented Sri Lanka at the prestigious Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards 2025, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with the nomination of its award-winning digital solutions, TradeLinc 2.0 and Secure360 2.0. This regional recognition follows the Bank’s recent success at the National Best Quality Software Awards […]

Business News Colombo, Sri Lanka – XpressJobs, Sri Lanka’s leading recruitment technology company, has entered into a strategic partnership with ESOFT Uni (ESU) to support structured, industry-aligned internship opportunities for undergraduate students, strengthening the link between higher education and real-world employment. The partnership was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the shared objective […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank proudly partnered with Kandy City Centre as the Official Banking Partner of Splash Shopping Fiesta 2025, the biggest shopping festival of the season, held from 24th to 28th December. The event brought together an exciting blend of retail, entertainment, and festive cheer, creating a vibrant shopping experience for customers […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Ferentino Tyre Corporation plant in Horana In a remarkable rise to the top, Ferentino Tyres has emerged as the undisputed leader in Sri Lanka’s Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) tyre market, commanding an extraordinary 75 percent value share, the company stated.  Within a short span of time, Ferentino has transformed the industry […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank) reaffirmed its commitment to national recovery and long-term resilience by extending its support to the Rebuild Sri Lanka Fund, a national initiative established to strengthen recovery efforts and support the rebuilding of communities affected by recent challenges faced by the country. The contribution was officially […]

විසල් මහනුවර වැඩසටහෙනේ වාණිජ ජාලයේ හිටපු ලේඛම් ,පාලිත ආරියරත්න මහනුවර මහා නගර සභාව විසින් ලබන ජනවාරි 01 වනදා සිට සියලුම ආකාරයේ වීදි වෙළඳාම් සම්පූර්ණයෙන් තහනම් කිරීමට තීරණය කර ඇත. නගරයේ පිරිසිදුකම සහ සුන්දරත්වය රැකගැනීමත්, මහජනතාවට නිදහසේ ගමන් කිරීමට අවහිරයක් නොවීමත් මෙම තීරණයේ ප්‍රධාන අරමුණ ලෙස නගරාධිපතිවරයා සඳහන් කළේය. මෙම තීරණය නගර මධ්‍යයට පමණක් නොව, මුළු මහනුවර නගර […]

Courtesy The Fiji Times Sri Lankan renewable energy company Vidullanka PLC has announced that it has emerged as the lowest-cost bidder for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to expand and upgrade a 100-kilowatt mini hydropower facility at Buca Village in Fiji. In a disclosure to the Colombo Stock Exchange, the company said the […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB) has entered into a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Toyota Lanka, reinforcing the Bank’s commitment to offering customers convenient, flexible, and affordable leasing solutions for some of the world’s most trusted vehicles. This partnership brings together two institutions known for their unwavering focus on service […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank) has partnered with the Women’s Blind Organisation of Sri Lanka in support of the International White Cane Day 2025, an event dedicated to recognising and empowering visually impaired women across the country. The Women’s Blind Organisation, which has long been a pillar of support for […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank, in line with its unwavering commitment to social responsibility and inclusive development, has extended its support to The Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB), a historic institution that has been providing education, care, and vocational training to differently abled children across Sri Lanka for over a century. […]

LankaPropertyWeb LankaPropertyWeb, Sri Lanka’s leading real estate platform, has unveiled ‘Albot’, a trilingual AI chatbot that offers a range of intelligent features, including real-time property price insights to streamline the customer experience on its website. It responds to visitor inquiries in real time and provides insights on area price trends. Albot can query the property […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB) continues to reinforce its leadership in corporate reporting, having once again been honoured at the prestigious CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2025. At this year’s ceremony, held on 17 November 2025 at Cinnamon Life, NDB was recognised among the Ten Best Integrated Reports in Sri […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with EduViz International, a global education consultancy, to further strengthen its Student File proposition, designed to make overseas education more seamless, secure, and accessible for Sri Lankan students. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was officially signed by Mr. Sanjaya Perera, Senior Vice President […]

National Development Bank PLC The festive season is in full swing, and NDB Bank is reminding parents that there’s still time to be part of this year’s much-loved NDB Shilpa Santa Campaign 2025 — an enchanting tradition that continues to bring the joy of Christmas directly to the homes of young savers across Sri Lanka. […]

Press Release  LankaPropertyWeb LankaPropertyWeb (LPW), Sri Lanka’s leading real estate platform, has appointed Tharindu Jayarathne as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective 6 November 2025. The appointment strengthens the company’s leadership team as the company expands operations and drives innovation across the real estate sector locally and internationally. Jayarathne rejoins LankaPropertyWeb, having previously spearheaded the company’s […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB) hosted its quarterly Analyst Earnings Call recently to discuss the Bank’s financial performance for the nine months ended 30 September 2025. This follows the release of the Bank’s nine months’ financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange, where NDB reported a post-tax profit of LKR 7.5 […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror By Shannine Daniel Vijay Chauhan Sri Lanka is at an advantageous position to bring in value-addition stages for its exports but to do so, significant focus needs to be given to bring in the necessary policies, infrastructure and administrative measures, said Deloitte India Executive Director Direct Tax Policy Vijay Chauhan.  Chauhan […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with NSUK Education Consultants, a reputed UK-based education consultancy, to further strengthen its Student File proposition, offering a seamless and reliable financial pathway for Sri Lankan students aspiring to study abroad. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was officially signed by Mr. Sanjaya Perera, […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with Browns EV (Pvt) Ltd. through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), reinforcing its commitment to supporting sustainable and affordable leasing solutions in Sri Lanka. This collaboration will enable customers to access Browns EV’s newly launched Wuling Electric Vehicle range with […]

Courtesy The maritime-executive https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmaritime-executive.com%2Farticle%2Fcolombo-dockyard-to-build-high-spec-cable-layer-in-sri-lanka&contentHash=6690a601b739c3c08e355edb1644c599f3a64e8bdbff1b77ba9be82535351dd8&unitId=2900014820&userId=63aa8033-e41b-440f-8022-0f104332be08&isLegacyBrowser=false&isPartitioningSupport=1&version=20251111_3c52e095ed7565ed6d4b3892201f53eccbf3a3db&useBunnyCDN=0&themeId=502&isMobile=0&unitType=tts-player&integrationType=web Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard has been awarded a shipbuilding contract by the French submarine cable company Orange Marine. The deal finalized last week further cements the shipyard’s status with major European shipowners. The contract also shows a long-term commitment by Orange Marine to work with Colombo Dockyard. Relations between the two […]