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Wellard to ship Australian and NZ dairy heifers to Sri Lanka

WEST Australian cattle exporter Wellard will soon be looking for dairy heifers from Australia to fill contracts it has in Sri Lanka. The company has sourced 2000 pregnant Friesian-Jersey cross heifers from New Zealand as the first shipment to fill a 20,000 head contract. Wellard breeding and dairy general manager Colin Webb said the NZ…

(0)Comments | April 20, 2017 4:53 pm

KONE Elevator India expands operations in Sri Lanka

The company will provide elevators, escalators as well as solutions for maintenance and modernisation. NEW DELHI: KONE Elevator India has tied up with Scan Engineering to enter into the Sri Lanka market. The company will provide elevators, escalators as well as solutions for maintenance and modernisation. Explaining their move Amit Gossain, Managing Director, KONE Elevator…

(0)Comments | April 20, 2017 4:46 pm

Sri Lankan shares up 1 pct as foreign buying hits near 3-yr high

Reuters – Sri Lankan shares rose more than one percent to end at a six-month high on Wednesday as foreign investors increased the pace of stock purchases, with the net single-day inflow hitting its highest in nearly three years. Foreign investors net bought shares worth 4.32 billion rupees ($28.42 million), led by buying in top…

(0)Comments | April 20, 2017 10:07 am

SDB bank partners with National Enterprise Development Authority

MOU signed between SDB and NEDA to uplift the Micro, small and medium enterprises in Sri Lanka   SDB bank (SANASA Development Bank PLC), a pioneering financial institution founded on supporting the grassroots levels of Sri Lanka recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) to further extend its…

(0)Comments | April 20, 2017 10:00 am

Sri Lanka’s participates at Global Economic Summit on Women

The 6th Global Economic Summit on ‘Women’s Empowerment: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Capacity Building’ was held from 27th – 29th March at World Trade Centre, Mumbai, with the aim to provide a forum for women from diverse streams to share their views and experiences towards social and economic empowerment and independence. A delegation from the Sri…

(0)Comments | April 20, 2017 9:28 am

ST Electronics wins Sri Lankan cyber security contract

SINGAPORE Technologies (ST) Electronics has won a contract with a Sri Lankan government agency to provide consultancy services for the country’s first National Cyber Security Operations Centre. The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka contract won by ST Electronics requires it to design and implement a strategy for the centre. It will also…

(0)Comments | April 19, 2017 2:31 pm

Team SAGT “Gains the Advantage” by resolving days of operational disruption

Following 13 days of operational disruption at its berth, team SAGT made a ground breaking deal that brought a mutually satisfactory end to the stand-off. The disruption caused the diversion of several vessels to the two other terminals in the port. Commenting on the resolution, CEO Erwin Haaze said “we deeply regret the disruption to…

(0)Comments | April 19, 2017 12:12 pm

South Asia Could Potentially Benefit from Globalization Backlash

WASHINGTON – Possible protectionism in advanced economies should not deter export-oriented growth in South Asia, a region that could even benefit from the backlash against globalization, a new World Bank report said. The report also confirms that South Asia remains the fastest-growing region in the world, gradually widening its lead relative to East Asia. Regional…

(0)Comments | April 19, 2017 10:57 am

Sri Lankan shares rise on foreign buying; blue chips gain

Reuters – Sri Lankan shares rose on Tuesday as foreign investors bought blue chips, with the market seeing overseas fund inflows for 18 consecutive sessions. Foreign investors net bought shares worth 172.8 million rupees on Tuesday. They have bought equities worth a net 5.4 billion rupees ($35.57 million) in 18 straight sessions, taking the year-to-date…

(0)Comments | April 19, 2017 9:52 am

Altair goes for Italian marble flooring, exceeding customer expectations

Colombo’s architectural marvel Altair has announced that its 400 apartments will have floors finished in Italian Botticino marble, following a decision by the developer to upgrade from marble sourced from Central Asia or the Middle East, as originally proposed.   The upgrade at the developer’s own volition, represents a significant value addition at no extra…

(0)Comments | April 18, 2017 4:12 pm