Whilst commending the recently concluded ‘Sri Lanka Invest Forum 2021’, MTI Consulting has highlighted the need to diligently track and progress every single interest indicated and convert them to ‘bottom-line’ impact. “Sri Lanka’s initiative to hold this forum is very timely – given that nations and corporations around the world are trying to figures out…
Sri Lanka held Foreign Ministry Level Virtual Bilateral Consultations with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on 09 June 2021. In keeping with the current policy of the Government, Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has attached priority to further strengthening ties with countries in the Africa Region. Bilateral Consultations between Sri Lanka and Ethiopia were held…
Huawei advocates for industry-wide capability building, knowledge sharing, and tighter coalitions Huawei opened its largest Global Cyber Security and Privacy Protection Transparency Center in Dongguan, China today, with representatives from GSMA, SUSE, the British Standards Institution, and regulators from the UAE and Indonesia speaking at the opening ceremony. Along with the opening of the new…
The 2021 Invest Sri Lanka Forum, organized by the Board of Investment, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Colombo Stock Exchange, which commenced on Monday, 7th June concluded successfully on Wednesday, 9th June. Asia’s first ever virtual investment forum was held with foreign participation of 2,200 from 85 countries and 2,500 local participants. The…
In an innovative move, “ComBank Digital”, the omnichannel Platform offered by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, is now integrated with the LankaPay Online Payment Platform (LPOPP). This enables the ComBank Digital users to process a variety of real-time payments to government sector institutions with the click of a button. This facility is available for…
The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), the apex body for Information and Communication Technology in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with PwC Sri Lanka, recently introduced a new Credit Evaluation Framework to be adopted by lenders when lending to tech companies with minimal collateral. The new framework was launched in an event held with the…
Sri Lanka can realize its development aspirations by promoting a private sector-led growth model—one that spurs further growth and creates jobs for its people through innovation and agility. That’s the view of IFC’s Vice President for Asia and Pacific, Alfonso Garcia Mora, who today called for a greater focus on the private sector to support…
By Ashani Abayasekara and Thisali de Silva The year 2020 saw close to 1.6 billion students from over 180 countries being kept out of schools for extended periods of time, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite commendable efforts by many countries to put in place alternative remote learning strategies and corrective measures, learning losses…
Travel with a purpose is on the rise. The last few years have seen a growing realization of health and wellness as people seek to infuse their hectic lives with mental, physical and spiritual balance. Wellness is about quality of life – in finding the balance between the physical, mental and emotional well-being of everyday…
It was a great pleasure to announce that the “Pure Ceylon Tea” is now available at Ambassador Duty-Free in Pretoria, South Africa. This is a symbolic victory of Pure Ceylon Tea in Southern Africa. Sri Lanka Cricket and Ceylon Teas are the two master envoys well representing in the Southern African Region. Sri Lanka High…
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