Celebrating International Women’s Day, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, joined the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) for the sixth consecutive year to ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality.’ The annual global event highlights how women’s participation in the economy can spur sustainable private sector development. This year’s event come at a critical moment,…
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) organized an Export Marketplace (Product Pitching) programme coinciding with the International Women’s Day with the objective of enhancing the export market penetration ability of export-potential women entrepreneurs registered under “EDB Women Cell” on 8th March, 2021, at the Auditorium of Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI)….
The platform developed targeting technology startups in Sri Lanka, StartupSL.lk website has exceeded 400 startup registrations as reported by the Information and Communication Technology Agency in Sri Lanka. This website has been launched with the aim of bringing startups, investors and other professional organizations into a single platform. In order to empower these entrepreneurs, the…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brent crude futures surged above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, while U.S. crude touched its highest in more than two years, following reports of attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities. Brent crude futures for May hit $71.38 a barrel in early Asian trade, the…
A meeting between several top investors in the Colombo Stock Exchange and the State Minister of Money & Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal was held last weekend (06) to discuss the current situation. The state minister said in a Twitter message that they had a productive meeting with prominent investors in…
Many Corporates suddenly discover they are approaching 8th of March and they need to ‘showcase’ their overt commitment to International Women’s Day. This then manifests in ‘Song & Dance’ sessions – from events to gifts to speeches. Then, they start preparing for the next i.e. International Happiness Day on 20th March, World Water Day on 29th March and…
The Silk Road Journal – By Mahika Ming Long before Chinese leaders including the late Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping stated that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) should be ruled by Patriots once it is handed back to China after the 99 year lease to Britain in 1997, 14th amendment of the constitution of…
HUTCH requests original Etisalat 072 customers presently on the Hutch network to upgrade their existing SIM cards to Hutch 072 SIM cards as soon as possible as these will be expired shortly and no longer be usable after September 2021. According to the announcement, the original Etisalat customers who have not yet upgraded their SIM…
The Swiss and U.S. governments have joined hands to initiate the Safe and Resilient Migrant Workers (SRMW) project in Sri Lanka. Designed to provide much needed guidance and skills development for Sri Lankan migrant workers, SRMW will be fully integrated with the U.S. Agency for International Development supported USD 18 million youth employment and entrepreneurship…
operates a purpose-built PCR testing facility geared with the latest technology Asserting its strong commitment in curbing the growing implications of the pandemic, leading private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals signed an MOU with the Ministry of Health to commence COVID-19 PCR testing in a new state-of-the-art PCR laboratory on the 5th March 2021. Based in…
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