Two of Australia’s most beloved rituals have been combined in one ground-breaking beer thanks to Port Adelaide Pirate Life Brewing and family tea company Dilmah. The Australian-first collaboration has produced Tea and Biccies Brown Ale, combining the deliciousness of fresh beer with the refreshing taste & natural goodness of Sri Lankan black tea. “We are…
The BOI’s Horana Export Processing Zone Ceremonially opened the new administrative building recently. A total cost of Rs.46 million was spent to construct this fully furnished building. Sanjaya Mohottala, Director General of the Board of Investment was the Chief Guest at this occasion. The event was attended by a large number of investors, Government officials, and the Senior…
The Spice Route Foundation and the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia hosted the 2nd International Forum on Spice Route (IFSR) : Celebrating Diversity and Intercultural Understanding through “Spice Route” virtually from 21 – 22 September 2020 in Jakarta, Indonesia. This international forum aims to broaden the opportunities for cross-border and cross-cultural…
New market for exporters International trade agreements to be reviewed National Trade Policy to be revised After a lapse of 28 years the Export Development Council (EDC) was convened under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Export Development Council was set up under Export Development Act in 1979 with…
Sri Lanka@100, a private sector-led initiative focused on the growth of mid-market enterprises – funded by the U.S. Government’s international development agency, USAID, and administered by Stax – was launched on today (Thursday 24th) at the Galle Face Hotel. Gracing the occasion were her Excellency, Alaina B. Teplitz, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the…
The Sri Lanka Association of Software Service Companies (SLASSCOM) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) to facilitate the promotion of the NCCSL initiative, an online platform known as ‘fromsrilanka.com’, among SLASSCOM member companies. SLASSCOM members will have the opportunity to feature their products…
More attention will be paid to reduce paper consumption, by turning paper documents into electronic ones, State Minister for Samurdhi, Home Economics, Micro Finance, Self Employment, Business Development, and Underutilized State Resource Development Shehan Semasinghe said in parliament yesterday (23). The State Minister was responding to a question raised by MP Mohamed Muzammil yesterday (23),…
Business sentiment continues to crawl up despite the uncertainties that prevail Sri Lanka’s GDP is forecast to contract by 5.5 percent this year, according to a recent update to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Outlook 2020 report, with the regional lender noting that “while the impact of the lockdown due to COVID-19 on economic activity…
Vish Govindasamy, the Group Managing Director of Sunshine Holdings, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) for the year of 2020/21. He takes reins of the national organisation for the employers by succeeding Pravir Samarasinghe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Overseas Realty. Govindasamy has pioneered Sunshine Group’s diversification into…
The two organisations will cooperate to develop logistics solutions for crisis relief operations Emirates SkyCargo to be carrier of first resort for International Humanitarian City’s relief efforts Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates and International Humanitarian City (IHC), the world’s largest hub for humanitarian aid, have signed an MoU to cooperate on humanitarian logistics…
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