SriLankan Airlines the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the prestigious oneworld alliance will commence flight operations to Nairobi in Kenya, its second destination in East Africa after flying to the Seychelles. Scheduled flights would commence today (22nd April 2021) between Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), East…
The Sri Lanka – Greater Mekong Business Council will be conducting a webinar focusing on export oriented investments, opportunities, benefits and investment process in Vietnam. The objective of the webinar is to give an insight to the Council members and other interested parties on export oriented investment opportunities and the investment process in Vietnam. Mr. Van…
High Commissioner Rohana Beddage had a virtual meeting with Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Maldives, Yumna Maumoon to discuss the possibilities of further enhancing cultural cooperation between Sri Lanka and Maldives amidst the global pandemic Covid19, on 15 April 2021. During the meeting, High Commissioner Beddage proposed to hold a virtual event possibly…
Standard Chartered Sri Lanka’s National Long-Term Rating has once again been affirmed at ‘AAA(lka)’ by Fitch Ratings Lanka with a Stable Outlook. According to a statement by Fitch Ratings, the Bank’s support-driven credit profile is among the strongest in the country’s rated entities, and as a result, the rating is at the highest end of…
Emirates has announced it will increase its services to Colombo from six to seven flights a week, with the seventh weekly flight commencing 3rd May. The additional service will serve rising market demand and enhance connectivity to and from Colombo via Dubai. The added flight will operate every Monday. Emirates flight EK650 will depart Dubai…
Headline inflation as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI, 2013=100) increased to 5.1 per cent in March 2021 from 4.2 per cent in February 2021. This was due to the statistical effect of the low base prevailed in March 2020. Meanwhile, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 8.8 per…
Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney in association with the Sri Lanka – Australia Chamber of Commerce (SLACC) organized a business networking meeting during an official visit undertaken by the Consul General Mr Lakshman Hulugalle. The event was held on Monday, 22 March 2021 at the OJ Wordsworth Room of the Queensland University of…
The Hindu – Sri Lanka has decided to postpone launching the proposed “travel bubble” with India, in the wake of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in India, officials at the Ministry of Tourism here said. “We are just postponing the bubble, this is not a cancellation. When things get better in India, we look forward to launching…
The shares of WindForce Limited, the pioneers in the growth and supply of renewable energy in Sri Lanka, will commence trading on the Main Board of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) from the 22nd of April 2021 onwards, following its highly-successful Initial Public Offering (IPO). The strong showing of the shares on the opening days…
The 8th edition of “Coffee, Tea, Cacao Russian Expo-2021” started on March 11, 2021 at Music Media Dome in Moscow and lasted for three days till March 13, 2021. This year Coffee, Tea, Cacao Russian Expo-2021 brought together 170 companies which were exclusively for Coffee, Tea and Cacao. The Ceylon Tea stand was officially opened…
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