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By Cassandra Mascarenhas Sri Lanka’s biggest ICT events of 2012, the ASOCIO international conference and the country’s national IT expo INFOTEL, will be held consecutively portraying the country’s persistent ICT development and the significance of the rapidly expanding industry. Hosted by the Federation of Information Technology Industry (FITIS), the Asian-Oceanian Computi...
- Nominations called for ICT Lifetime Achiever 2012 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka re-elected as Chair of UNESCAP ICT Committee third time (Category: Business)
- Microsoft Sri Lanka Partners ICTA for FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
The SAFA-CMA Management Accounting Summit 2012 held in June this year revolved around the theme ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Practices,’ of which the highlight was the final session of the two-day summit, the CEO and CFO Forum. The panel featured Dialog PLC Group CEO and Managing Director Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, John Keells Holdings Finance ...
- SAFA-CMA Management Accounting Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
- Aitken Spence Hotels observe Earth Hour 2012 (Category: Business)
- Leading corporates commit to embedding ‘Global Compact and Sustainability’ (Category: Business)
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa recently hailed the substantial support for socio-economic development in Sri Lanka from Finland. This was emphasised when Finland’s outgoing Ambassador to Sri Lanka Terhi Hakala paid a courtesy call on Minister Rajapaksa. “Finland has generously assisted Sri Lanka over the years in country’s economic and social development drive. It ...
- Finland explores investment opportunities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister suggests exporting Sri Lanka`s surplus rice and vegetables (Category: Breaking News)
- New era in bilateral relations between Norway and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- New Thailand Ambassador and Basil discuss economic ties (Category: Business)
This is the second edition of the ‘Company Called Sri Lanka’ article range in store and finds it is the most appropriate time to express the marketing strategy for tourism in the backdrop of the Sri Lanka Economic Forum, where they will be arguing about positioning Sri Lanka in the world market. Sri Lanka as ...
- ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question (Category: Business)
- The Treasure Hunt (Category: Business)
- Etisalat’s ‘Really Really Fast Internet Campaign’ wins a Silver Effie (Category: Business)
- For tourism, after BRICs, Lanka-included SLIMMA is the best (Category: Business)
By Shanuka Tissera The private sector of Sri Lanka and Singapore yesterday in Colombo spearheaded a fresh deal to boost bilateral business on the sidelines of a visit by the city-state’s Foreign Minister. The Singapore Business Federation (SBF), which has brought down a delegation, and the Sri Lanka Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) affiliated to the ...
- Lying in the lap of luxury – the Corporate Lounge (Category: Business)
- Singapore’s envoy meets Basil (Category: Business)
The Foreign Minister of Singapore will be visiting Sri Lanka from 26 May to 2 June 2012 accompanied by a high-powered delegation from the Singapore Business Federation (SBF). One of the key expectations of the delegation is to establish mutually-beneficial relationships with key Government officials as well as the Sri Lankan business community during ...
- Sri Lanka – Singapore signs MOU to strengthen business relationships (Category: Breaking News)
- Mutual lessons (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka, Singapore to ink first-ever B2B MoU in Colombo today (Category: Business)
- Singapore business delegation to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Holders of UnionPay credit and debit cards can now withdraw money from more than 500 ATM terminals in Sri Lanka of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon, under a partnership between the Bank and China UnionPay. This partnership between the country’s largest private bank and one of the world’s largest payment card schemes will facilitate visits ...
- COMBank launches exclusive savings account for women (Category: Business)
- Commercial Bank arrives at Maskeliya (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka spent Rs. 56 b on above-the-line advertising in 2011 Taking wing to India for meetings is a usual routine for any business leader attached to a multinational in Sri Lanka as most such organisations have their regional offices in India. During a recent visit to India, the hype surrounding IPL – 5th edition ...
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
- A brilliant marketer? (Category: Business)
- Storms brewing in teacups (Category: Business)
- ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question (Category: Business)
President Rajapaksa returns home from his official tour of South Korea achieving many economic and social benefits for the motherland. The President undertook a four-day official visit to South Korea at the invitation of his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak. The President and his entourage including First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa returned to the island ...
- South Korean President lauds Lanka’s development vision (Category: Breaking News)
- President begins his South Korean tour unveiling a new era in friendly ties (Category: Breaking News)
- Three Agreements signed between Korea and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- South Korea to provide US$ 200 million to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Cabraal says that reserves were built to weather demanding situation, calls on the non-banking sector to seek funds from capital markets and wants it to target 70% of GDP by 2016 By Uditha Jayasinghe Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal yesterday defended declining reserves, insisting that they were built up to be used in times ...
- Govt. keen to support private sector: Cabraal (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka stocks may slump more on rates – HSBC Private (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- Govt. goes for fresh $ 1 b Sovereign Bond issue (Category: Business)
By Srilal Miththapala Just over a year ago, I penned an article entitled “Sri Lanka Tourism — Quo Vadis” where I raised the issues and challenges Sri Lanka was facing in developing its tourism industry. Of course, that was during the latter stages of the war, and now after the ending of the war, there ...
- How tourism yield can be suitably incorporated into the sustainability paradigm (Category: Business)
- Warm welcome for record-breaking 800,000th tourist arrival in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Tourism: Fast growth or slow burn? (Category: Business)
M.R.’s goal of 2.5 mn. tourists by 2016 The country’s major hotel operators have planned to build hotel rooms meeting only 6 percent of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s target of getting 2. 5 million tourists by 2016. Hiran Cooray, Chairman Jetwing Group, one of the country’s leading hotel investors, in response to a question, told participants ...
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka aims for USD800 mln from tourism; India-led revival advised (Category: Breaking News)
- Prema Cooray appointed Chairman of Reefcomber (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism tells govt. not to put cart before horse (Category: Breaking News)
- 1.59 Billion US Dollars worth of hotel projects (Category: Breaking News)
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