Company filings and market news from across Sri Lanka's stock market.
Gem Sri Lanka 2025 will run 7–10 January at Cinnamon Bentota Beach to connect international buyers with Sri Lankan gem traders and boost the gem and tourism sectors. Organisers also unveiled the GSLFAIR app to streamline buyer-seller connections.
Sri Lanka hosted a national pavilion at the World Trade Expo 2024 in Mumbai to promote trade and tourism, where companies showcased value-added cinnamon, coconut, cocoa products, dehydrated fruits and Ceylon tea and established business contacts for future collaboration.
SLITHM and SLCB Chairman Dheera Hettiarachchi criticised holding World Tourism Day 2024 nearly a month late and urged future celebrations be timely, more inclusive and held across different destinations rather than only in Colombo. He said future events should align with the government's people, planet and profit policy.
John Keells Group launched Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams Sri Lanka, a $1.2bn development opening today with 687 rooms and event venues, and a 113-key Nuwa hotel due mid-2025. The Group expects the full project to generate over 20,000 direct and indirect jobs.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe pledged Sri Lanka will pursue the SDGs and reach net zero emissions by 2040, highlighting renewables, agribusiness transformation and sustainable tourism as key measures. He also announced plans for an International Climate Change University, four technical universities and efforts to attract global finance.