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Reuters: Sri Lanka now expects 2012 tea production of around 325 million kg, below its target of 330 million kg, as output has fallen in the last five months due to drought, the State-run Tea Board said. Tea production in the first half of the year fell 4.3 per cent year-on-year to 163.26 million kg ...

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Wimbledon is special to me not because I played the tennis circuit during my schooling days but for the insights that I get into life and business in general. The 2012 edition in particular was unique, given that a Brit was in the finals of the men’s singles game, that was happening after 74 years. ...

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Sri Lanka has successfully showcased its latest investment opportunities to keen global investors who visited the world’s ninth largest economy to gauge the future of US manufacturing and global economic outlook. The Sri Lankan pavilion at the ‘International Trade Outlook 2012’ event held in California, the biggest economy in US and the ninth largest in ...

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SL: Cleanest country in South Asia As we celebrate World Environment Day today, it is important to acknowledge that the Sri Lankan economy has experienced accelerated growth from a 20 billion dollar economy in the 1990s to be a 59 billion rupee economy as at end 2011. However a point to note is that whilst ...

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Wide publicity has been given to the events unfolding at the Sri Lanka Tourism regarding the resignation of the Chairman from Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management and Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and the performance of the Board of Investment. The media reports have given the impression that ...

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Sri Lanka’s tea industry generates around 1.5 billion dollars to Sri Lanka and provides almost a million jobs to the economy today. In fact Sri Lanka is considered a model to the world across the value chain, from growing to production and from physical distribution to the most admired auction system in the world. From ...

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Sri Lanka Expo 2012 will kick off from 28 to 31 March at Sirimavo Bandaranayke Memorial Exhibition Centre of BMICH, under the theme ‘Partnering with the Hub of Asia.’ This event will be organised by the Export Development Board. Having foreseen the importance of Expo 2012 to promote Sri Lanka as a destination, Sri Lanka ...

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Reuters: Sri Lanka's tea production edged down 0.6 percent in February due to high base in the same month last year, the state-run tea board said on Wednesday. Sri Lanka's February tea output was 21.98 million kg compared to 22.13 million kg in February 2011. The production in the first two months has increased 4.7 ...

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Reuters: Sri Lanka’s tea production rose a slight six per cent in January compared to the same month a year ago, when output was especially low, the State-run Tea Board said on Tuesday. January tea output was 22.41 million kg compared to 21.14 million kg in January 2011. “This is the normal output. The increase ...

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Reuters: Sri Lanka’s tea production fell in 2011 from a record high in the previous year due to bad weather, but the top agricultural export earned a record $1.5 billion, the State-run tea board said on Thursday. Tea output in 2011 fell 0.9 per cent to 328.37 million kg from the previous year’s record 331.43 ...

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The year 2011 commenced in the backdrop of many milestones that were achieved in 2010. If we are to analyse the events that unfolded during the first quarter of 2011 in retrospect and review the performance of the tea industry, it would give a great deal of relief and satisfaction. The Colombo auction in January ...

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Reuters: Sri Lanka’s tea production rose 11.7 per cent in November, its first year-on-year rise in eight months, due to better application of fertiliser and agricultural practises, State-run Tea Board data showed on Wednesday. Tea output in November recorded 31.23 million kilogrammes against 27.95 million kg in the same month last year. The output in ...

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Expo 2012 promoted to national event as catalyst to reach US$ 15 b in exports by 2015 Powerful Cabinet committee appointed; over 1,000 delegates from 30 countries expected Five international road shows done in 2011 as pre-publicity Offers from EU and S. Asian countries to be exhibitors Sri Lanka’s first international export show, which is ...

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Reuters: Sri Lanka’s tea production fell in October for a seventh straight month due to adverse weather and a high base effect, the State-run Tea Board said on Friday. Tea production in October recorded 23.69 million kg against 27.88 million kg in the same month last year. The output in the first 10 months has ...

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Reuters: Sri Lanka’s tea production fell in September for a sixth straight month due to adverse weather in high growing areas, the State-run Tea Board said on Wednesday. Tea production in September recorded 22.93 million kg against 25.61 million kg in the same month last year. The output in the first nine months has slipped ...

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The annual “IFTM TOP RESA” (International French Travel Market) was held in Paris with the participation of more than 1200 companies, including several Chief Executives from well established travel companies in Sri Lanka.   Sri Lanka’s participation was facilitated by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in France in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion ...

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Despite crises in most world markets, the Government yesterday remained upbeat on prospects for Sri Lanka’s exports which have grown by 35% so far to reach $ 5 billion giving optimism that end 2011 figure would top $ 10 billion. “On the back of 21% growth in exports in 2010, current year’s exports have grown ...

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COLOMBO (Reuters): Sri Lanka’s tea production fell in July for a fourth straight month due to adverse weather conditions, the island nation’s state-run tea board said on Thursday. Tea production in July was 11.5 per cent down to 24.2 million kilogrammes (kg) against 27.4 million kg in the same month last year. The output in ...

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