Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Turkey M.R. Hassen, during a round table information sharing meeting with the members of the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, invited the Bursa based business community to explore a wide range of quality Sri Lankans products and look for investment opportunities available in Sri Lanka. Ambassador had a constructive discussion with Acting Chairman of…
Winner of the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Jaffna Stallions have a new owner as Sri Lanka-born British entrepreneur, Allirajah Subaskaran, enters the second season of the premier T20 tournament of the Island Nation by acquiring the Jaffna-based franchise in the tournament. Speaking about the new venture, Mr Subaskaran said, “I have…
Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris and British Minister of State for South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon had discussions recently at the Sri Lanka Mission in New York. The Ministers discussed a wide range of issues including trade, investment opportunities available in the Port City and elsewhere, resumption of…
Hayleys Travels, the travel and leisure arm of Hayleys PLC, has formalised a partnership with the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) to promote sustainable tourism and leverage on synergistic opportunities in the tourism sector. Sri Lanka remains poised to capitalise on growth prospects in tourism upon the gradual…
By Jared Spataro, CVP for Modern Work Satya Nadella and Ryan Roslansky, the CEO of LinkedIn, recently sat down to talk about the key secular trends they’re seeing as people and organizations everywhere adjust to hybrid work. Their conversation is part of an effort between Microsoft and LinkedIn to help leaders and their teams navigate…
‘Catering to the Post-Pandemic Consumer’, the first session at the upcoming Sri Lanka Retailers Forum 2021 will focus on customer value as online / digital platforms become a core part of the business while exploring the role played by digital shifts in the customer journey. The discussion will dive into some of the emerging trends…
As Sri Lanka begins to open its borders to the world, Sri Lanka Tourism continues its strategic efforts to promote the island to capture the attention of a global audience seeking an outlet to experience travel once again. In its latest initiative, special programmes and events have been organized to celebrate World Tourism Day 2021…
E M L Consultants Limited (EML-N-0000) commenced trading on the Empower Board of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) today (September 27th 2021). The company listed 90,900,000 Ordinary Voting Shares and has been classified under the Industry Group “2020 – Commercial & Professional Services”. Commenting on the listing, the CEO of CSE, Mr. Rajeeva Bandaranaike congratulated…
Sri Lanka’s merchandise export sector has shown a notable improvement in 2021 compared to the pandemic-affected 2020. As per the latest Customs data, export earnings have averaged US dollars 985 million during the eight months ending August 2021 compared to a monthly average of US dollars 837 million in 2020, while the average earnings have…
A virtual conference, titled PEOPLE’S ECONOMIC FORUM 2021, will be organized by SANASA International (Pvt) Ltd, on September 29th, 2021. The goal of the Forum is to contribute to refocusing the national development planning discourse of Sri Lanka to the potential of the cooperative sector. This highly interactive event will provide information and working sessions on the…
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