Dr. Arvind Subramanian, the Chief Economic Adviser of the Government of India will attend as the keynote speaker of the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2017 inaugural session. Subramanian, a Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Development will speak at the inaugural session…
Beats terminals in China, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines to win coveted AFLAS award The CMPort managed Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT), the only deep water terminal in the Port of Colombo, has been voted the Best Container Terminal (under 4 million TEUs) in Asia at the prestigious Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply…
The iconic Galle Face Hotel is bustling with excitement with preparations to celebrate 150 years of Ceylon Tea on 6th July. The Colombo Tea Traders’ Association (CTTA), along with the Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) will host a “Global Tea Party” at the Galle Face Hotel to celebrate our nation’s history as a world class…
A delegation of representatives from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Sri Lanka, accompanied by the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Kenichi Suganuma, called on the Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera at the Ministry of Finance on Monday (3rd July). The representatives briefed Minister Samaraweera on various investment projects undertaken by…
Reuters – Sri Lankan stocks posted marginal gains on Tuesday and ended near an 18-month high hit last week as telecom shares rose, while foreign investors continued to buy the island nation’s risky assets. Concerns over a proposed tax bill however weighed on overall investor sentiment, analysts said. The Colombo stock index ended 0.02 percent…
One of the leading international entrepreneurs, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud called on President Maithripala Sirisena Tuesday (4th July) at the Presidential Secretariat. The Prince, who is a leading Saudi businessman, investor and philanthropist and a member of the Saudi royal family, said that he was quite impressed with Sri Lanka’s growing…
Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts in Sri Lanka now have theopportunity to be infatuated all over again. The iconic two-door Mercedes-Benz sports coupe – SL is back again with its newest generation. As an automotive icon the Mercedes-Benz SL blends accomplished motoring at the highest level with exquisite style. Manufactured virtually completely from aluminium, the roadster also sets…
Expectation On Ability To Save And Business Performance Increses Despite The Downward Trend Of Expectation For Reduction Of Corruption Status Of Job Prospects Or Business Performance Analysis of the perceived economic opportunities in the month of April 2017 indicates that the expectations in terms of job prospects of people or developing the status of their…
Mercedes-Benz will launch the 2017 GLA for the Indian market tomorrow i.e 5 July, 2017. The updated crossover vehicle will host cosmetic and interior updates however the mechanicals are expected to be carried forward as they are in the current GLA. The new GLA was unveiled internationally at the Detroit motor show back in January…
Admiral Dr. Jayanath Colombage, who is the director of the Center for Indo-Lanka relations of the Pathfinder foundation, was awarded a “Guest Professorship” by the President of Sichuan University. The certificate was handed over to the Admiral by the Vice President of Sichuan University Professor of Economics Mr. Yan Shijing during a ceremony held in…
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