Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum holds a webinar on; Insights on new regulations on organic and inorganic agri-input Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum (SLAF) is the premier agribusiness association in Sri Lankan representing growers, farmer organizations, agri value-addition enterprises, agri professionals & academics, agri scientists, local and global marketers of agri produce, providers of agri inputs, and local…
REUTERS – S&P Global cut Sri Lanka’s CCC+ sovereign rating outlook to negative from stable on Friday, warning the government may find it increasingly difficult to finance itself over the next 12 months. “The negative outlook reflects our expectation that Sri Lanka’s financing environment may get more difficult over the next 12 months,” S&P said. “This…
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Floating solar could bring multiple benefits such as better land utilisation, improved efficiency and it gives potential to help Sri Lanka meet its renewable energy goals Globally over 30 countries have implemented 500 projects including Maldives and India Comprehensive policy adaptation can help attract long term investors and tap climate finance options as…
Sea Horse Yachts (Pvt) Ltd was registered under Section 17 (2) of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Law No. 4 of 1978 on 13th August, 2021. The signing ceremony took place at The Office of the Board of Investment in Colombo. The Chairman of BOI Sri Lanka, Mr. Sanjaya Mohottala welcomed the investment…
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to China Dr. Palitha Kohona attended the China-SCO Forum on the Digital Economy Industry which was held during the Smart China Expo 2021 from 23-25 August in Chongqing. The forum was organised by the Chongqing Municipal Government together with the SCO Secretariat providing a platform for innovation cooperation among SCO…
Roshanie Jayasundera-Moraes, Executive Vice President of John Keells Holdings, was re-elected as President of the CBB of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce at a virtually held AGM on 20 July 2021. Addressing the membership, she called for policy stability in order to facilitate business, build confidence among investors and attract FDI. She also called for…
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. …
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