Perceived Economic Opportunity Index 2022 [PEOI] Q1: July 01 to September 30, 2022 The Foundation of Economic Freedom in Sri Lanka (FEFSL) presents here a summary of perceptions of the people of Sri Lanka about their own and the nations’ future as at the end of the third quarter of 2022. This forward-looking monthly nation-wide…
A trade adjustment program for domestic industries to match the competitiveness of international trade Government’s focus on improving export-oriented foreign direct investment The President emphasized on the need to gradually liberalize the service sector to attract Foreign Direct Investment into the country and to take steps to gain membership in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership…
At the end of last year, port congestion caused severe disruptions in global supply chains,, and most stores were out of stock during the Black Friday and Christmas, the peak selling season. However, the practice of automation and intelligence innovation from the ports in China is expected to solve this dilemma. On the port’s visitor…
To create a better world through marketing The Electronic World Marketing Summit (eWMS) which was founded by Professor Philip Kotler in 2010 with the objective of creating a better world through marketing, will be held virtually on the 6th and 7th of November, 2022 with the theme ‘Marketing Changes to Meet Sustainability Goals’. The summit,…
The National Training for Women Entrepreneurs on Promoting Business through E-Commerce and Digital Marketing, initiated by the Sri Lanka Embassy and Permanent Mission to UNESCAP in Thailand and jointly organised with the South and South-West Asia Office of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in New Delhi (ESCAP-SSWA) and seven prime…
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in France successfully attended a Sri Lanka tourism promotion awareness event on 04 October from 7.00 pm to 9.00pm in Paris organized by PONANT, a French cruise ship operating company and tour operator in France. The company was founded in 1988 and operates tourism cruise ships under the French flag….
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, together with the Iranian Red Crescent, donated an urgently required consignment of essential medicines and other medical supplies to Sri Lanka at a ceremony held at the Red Crescent Office in Tehran on 03 November 2022. The total value of the medicine consignment is over SLR 108,123,522…
Air France resumes operations between Colombo – Paris as of 4 November 2022, with thrice weekly flights. Air France operations on this route are seasonal and as per the winter schedule for 2022-23. Customers from Colombo can further connect to the global network of Air France comprising of over 170 destinations, via the convenient hub…
The Sri Lanka High Commission in Maldives and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) jointly organized a virtual meeting for Sri Lankan Construction Services Companies to interact with the SME & Entrepreneur Federation of Maldives (SEFM), Maldives Contractors’ Association and to learn about the market entry possibilities, procedures and regulations applicable to foreign investments,…
The Canadian business community accorded to support the development of Sri Lanka’s economy to overcome the economic crisis. This was accorded at the meeting held Thursday (Nov. 03), between Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, Speaker of Parliament and group of Canadian business leaders in Parliament. The Canadian business community said that they hope to increase the…
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