The Advocata Institute’s Panel discussion on “Gender discriminatory labour laws in Sri Lanka” took place at the Taj Samudra, Longdon Room on the 5th of March 2021. Panelists at the discussion were, Hon. M.U.M. Ali Sabry MP (Minister of Justice), Madhavie Gunawardena (Former Commissioner of Labour, Women and Children Affairs, Department of Labour), Malsirini De…
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce had the privilege of having Professor Asita de Silva, Chairman of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority as the guest speaker at its monthly Committee Meeting held 25 February 2020. According to Professor de Silva, the primary objective of vaccination is to prevent death and to reduce severe disease. Healthcare workers, elderly and…
Bandula Gunawardana, Minister of Trade urged the whole stakeholders to actively engage in assisting all exporters of the country in every possible manner during this turbulent period enabling exporters to strengthen our economy. After observing the export performance of the month of January, he further stated that it is encouraging to see important export sectors…
Raigam Wayamba Salterns PLC started its journey in 2005 as a BOI company engaged in the manufacture, refining, packeting and marketing of salt products. By the time Raigam entered this trade, despite the fact that Sri Lanka was surrounded with sea and blessed with best weather conditions for manufacture of salt, unfortunately the country was…
Sri Lanka has a long established history of using fibre cement roofing sheets, namely chrysotile roofing sheets which are otherwise referred to as white asbestos. Being the choice of construction giants across the local industry, chrysotile has maintained a presence of over 60 years in Sri Lanka. The reason for the success…
The Colombo Stock Exchange had been in discussions with the Stock brokering community with regards to the concerns they expressed pertaining to practical challenges in complying with Regulatory Measures on Monitoring Credit Exposure Undertaken by Stockbrokers/Dealers. Following discussions held today between the Stock brokering community, The Colombo Stock Exchange and The Securities and Exchange Commission…
Celebrating International Women’s Day, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, joined the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) for the sixth consecutive year to ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality.’ The annual global event highlights how women’s participation in the economy can spur sustainable private sector development. This year’s event come at a critical moment,…
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) organized an Export Marketplace (Product Pitching) programme coinciding with the International Women’s Day with the objective of enhancing the export market penetration ability of export-potential women entrepreneurs registered under “EDB Women Cell” on 8th March, 2021, at the Auditorium of Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI)….
The platform developed targeting technology startups in Sri Lanka, StartupSL.lk website has exceeded 400 startup registrations as reported by the Information and Communication Technology Agency in Sri Lanka. This website has been launched with the aim of bringing startups, investors and other professional organizations into a single platform. In order to empower these entrepreneurs, the…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brent crude futures surged above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, while U.S. crude touched its highest in more than two years, following reports of attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities. Brent crude futures for May hit $71.38 a barrel in early Asian trade, the…
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