The Advocata Institute event on “ The Role of International Trade in Economic Recovery in Sri Lanka” The Advocata Institute launches its second episode of the public policy discussion series ‘DeepDive’, which will be on the Topic “The Role of Trade in the Economic Recovery of Sri Lanka”. The discussion was kickstarted with a primer…
The benchmark All share Price Index (ASPI) hit an all-time high of 8,920.71 points today (26), surpassing the previous record of 8,812.01 points on 27 january 2021. The ASPI surged 164.08 points (or 1.87%) to close at 8,920.71. The day’s trading recorded a turnover of Rs.10.49 billion. Here, Expolanka (Rs.3.79 billion), Hayleys (Rs. 1.11 billion) and LOLC Holdings…
The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) announces the launch of Covid-19 Smart Vaccine Certificate Portal from 25th August 2021, for the general public who have plans to travel overseas. ICTA has introduced this initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization. The public can visit the online portal https://covid-19.health.gov.lk/certificate/…
MTI Consulting, in their endeavor to enter the fast growing Latin American Markets, has initiated a major market development drive. As part of this strategic frontier market strategy, MTI recently presented at the Latin American Conference of PKF, the global professional services firm. PKF is has strong network across the Latin American and Caribbean region. …
The Ambassador of the Netherlands to Sri Lanka Tanja Gonggrijp paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris on Wednesday 25 August at the Foreign Ministry in Colombo. Ambassador Gonggrijp extended her warm felicitations to Foreign Minister Peiris at the outset of the courtesy meeting. During discussions, Foreign Minister Peiris highlighted the long and fruitful…
Confers awards for ‘Best SME Bank’ in Sri Lanka and ‘Best Foreign Bank’ in Bangladesh in 2021 The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has been declared the ‘Best SME Bank’ in Sri Lanka and the ‘Best Foreign Bank’ in Bangladesh in 2021 by the UK-based Global Business Outlook (GBO) magazine which recognises and rewards excellence in…
“A strategy to achieve our industry’s vision and that of the nation”: Cooray The Joint Apparel Associations Forum (JAAF) has formulated a 5-point framework to coordinate the industry’s response to challenges stemming from COVID-19 and to drive stakeholder collaboration towards ensuring sustained long-term growth of Sri Lanka’s entire apparel sector. The five points are: ensure…
Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) is a state institute under the Ministry of Tourism with the prime objective of promoting Sri Lanka as a venue for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions & Events) activities. SLCB has planned a series of educational seminars, workshops to create awareness among industry members, Diplomats, Airlines, Associations, Chambers, and Academics…
The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka Santhush Woonjin Jeong paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris on Tuesday, 24 August, 2021 at the Foreign Ministry. The Ambassador Woonjin extended sincere felicitations to the Foreign Minister on his new role and reiterated his country’s commitment to…
Emirates has announced the resumption of its Colombo – Male service starting 1 September. The daily service between the two cities will be an extension of its Dubai-Male flight EK652 to Colombo, with the return flight EK653 operating from Colombo to Dubai via Male. Emirates flight EK652 will depart Dubai at 09:45hrs daily, arrive in…
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