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Sri Lankan companies integrate AI platforms to drive Colombo tourism, events
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (1577+ words) Friday August 7, 2026 3:27 pm ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s PickMe, a listed ride sharing app, and the John Keells Group have both announced AI-led digital ecosystems looking to combine travel, entertainment and culture, in an attempt to make Colombo more than a transition…...
Cinnamon launches AI event platform to boost Colombo tourism
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (1607+ words) Friday August 7, 2026 10:38 am ECONOMYNEXT – Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts has launched several initiatives aimed at building Colombo’s “soft power” to transform Sri Lanka’s commercial capital into a regional entertainment and tourism hub. “Colombo actually gets only 28% of overall tourist arrivals to…...
de Risk Partners: A Competitive Future In Compliance | Echelon
1+ day, 46+ min ago (89+ words) EconomyNext de Risk Partners: A Competitive Future In Compliance | Echelon Friday August 7, 2026 9:36 am Ravi de Silva of de Risk Partners says global compliance rules are increasingly focused on digital assets and AI. He urges Sri Lanka to fast-track crypto regulations…...
Sri Lanka to host AI Week 2026 in push for $15bn digital economy goal
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1638+ words) Thursday August 6, 2026 9:49 am ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka will host its second national artificial intelligence conference and exhibition, ‘Sri Lanka AI Week 2026’, from September 28 to October 4, as the island nation seeks to accelerate its transition toward a 15-billion-dollar digital economy, officials said....
Stocks up on Friday midday, retailing leads turnover
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (1728+ words) Friday July 31, 2026 11:00 am ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange indices were trading up on Friday midday, CSE data showed, with the benchmark All Share Price Index moving up 0.13 percent. The ASPI was up 26.86 points at 21,175.57, while the more liquid S…...
Sri Lanka probes US$1bn outflow for unreceived goods since 2023: President
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1521+ words) Thursday June 25, 2026 6:11 pm ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said investigations are underway for money worth around US$ 1 billion that was sent out of the country illicitly since 2023 as advance for imports. The money was paid via Telegraphic Transfers…...
Dialog Finance: Driving Financial Innovation Through Connected Ecosystems
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (697+ words) Thursday June 11, 2026 6:10 pm Digital payments have not spread as quickly among Sri Lanka’s small businesses, despite their central role in the economy. Nazeem Mohamed, Director/Chief Executive Officer at Dialog Finance, believes this gap can be bridged and that Dialog…...
From A Project Into An Ecosystem: Fortude’s Foray Into Enterprise AI
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (988+ words) Thursday June 11, 2026 6:09 pm For many enterprises, the promise of AI has outpaced reality. Data sits in silos, and tools are deployed without a coherent strategy. Fortude, a global digital solutions company, now positions itself at the centre of that gap....
SriLankan Airlines denies any liability to UAE service provider after AED 974,000 fraud
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1838+ words) Saturday May 16, 2026 8:57 pm ECONOMYNEXT – State-owned SriLankan Airlines has denied liability to a Dubai-based service provider who had not received payment after the national carrier deposited the payment to a different account following an email from the agent’s official email, the…...
SriLankan Airlines detects double financial fraud in Dubai, Chennai
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1757+ words) Saturday May 16, 2026 6:39 pm ECONOMYNEXT – State-owned carrier SriLankan Airlines has been hit by two financial frauds in the United Arab Emirates and South India due to hacking of an agent’s email and forgery of documents, two sources and the Deputy Finance…...