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The Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tea Board has launched a vigorous campaign to promote Ceylon Tea in the United States. The focus of the campaign is to strategically and effectively position Ceylon Tea in the US market, which is currently experiencing
- Fresh Leaves (Category: Business)
- International Tea Day 2022 Celebration & Ceylon Tea Promotion in South Africa (Category: Breaking News)
- Export Focus (Category: Business)
- Beverage Benchmark (Category: Business)
2012 unlikely to match up to 2011 tea revenue; stakeholders’ voice uncertaintya By Cheranka Mendis The tea industry which brought in revenue of approximately US$ 675 million within the first six months of this year – US$ 50 million below the revenue collected in the same period in 2011 – is likely to fall short ...
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Tackling tea travails (Category: Business)
- Tea exporters want Gota to defeat mafia (Category: Business)
- Industry discusses Ceylon Tea’s ‘ExclusiviTea’ (Category: Business)
Union Bank announced the appointment of Sabry Ghouse and Sunil Karunanayake as new Independent Non Executive Directors to the bank’s Board of Directors with effect from 30 August 2012. Appointment of independent directors is an integral part of the bank’s good governance practices, thus ensuring further commitment to the protection of shareholder interest. In this ...
- Union Bank appoints former CB Deputy Governor to Board (Category: Business)
- Wijeyeratne appointed to Union Assurance Board (Category: Business)
- NAMAL moves into new head office (Category: Business)
- Singer Finance appoints two new independent Non-Executive Directors to its Board (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas The Government eServices project spearheaded by the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka celebrated a landmark achievement last evening, launching 22 important eGovernment services, further strengthening the country’s Government sector by making public services easily accessible to the citizens of Sri Lanka via the internet and mobile communication systems. Presidential Secretary...
- Special New Year transport information via 1919 (Category: Business)
- ICTA’s Lanka Gate e-services project for better public service (Category: Business)
- Number of Lanka Gate users per day exceeds 3,000 (Category: Business)
- Reservoir level updates via SMS to farmers (Category: Business)
The third in the revived Exporters’ Forum series in Sri Lanka’s new thrust concluded successfully on 10 July in Colombo with the community praising the effort for ‘active follow up’ on problems faced by Sri Lankan exporters. “Today we successfully cleared Rs. 15.5 m refunds which were due for exporters and also managed to resolve ...
- Exporters’ Forum returns in full strength; exporters upbeat on prompt results (Category: Business)
- First-ever direct consultation with export titans starts in earnest (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka moves to upgrade rubber infrastructure to play 2022’s $ 4 b target (Category: Business)
As Sri Lanka-UK bilateral trade volumes reported a further rise in 2011, the UK is keen to raise its investments in Sri Lanka. “UK’s Cleveland Bridge Ltd., the well-known global tech engineering company, has won a contract to build 210 permanent steel bridges in Si Lanka. This infrastructure project is partly funded with a loan ...
- British High Commissioner hosts reception for UK companies at Sri Lanka Expo (Category: Business)
- UK specialist to supply 210 rural bridges under $ 56 m project (Category: Business)
- Consider Sri Lanka an ethical, profitable trading partner: British envoy (Category: Business)
- UK keen on Sri Lanka’s booming tourism sector; Rishad invites Britain to Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
Top lecture by Protected Area and World Heritage specialist Peter Shadie on WednesdayDilmah Conservation will host Protected Area and World Heritage Specialist Peter Shadie for a public lecture on Wednesday, 27 June at the Wimalasurendra Auditorium of the Institution of Engineers from 6.00 pm as part of their Bioregional Initiative. Several notable conservation specialists have ...
- UN adds Lankan sites (Category: Breaking News)
- Discussion on dugong conservation and marine protection (Category: Business)
- 'Grotesque' destruction (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Helping hand for heritage (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
Corporate event management specialist B-Connected is celebrating 15 years of success. Identifying a niche market for corporate event management, B-Connected was started as a small one-woman enterprise in 1997. Today it has grown and diversified, its roots spreading from event management to recruitment, office support services and more. Events and conference management remains the core ...
- Kenanga lnvestment Corp introduces professional investment management services (Category: Business)
- Professional Edge Consulting to host ‘Manners in Management’ etiquette workshop (Category: Business)
- Asiri, first hospital in Sri Lanka to receive ISO 14001-2004 (Category: Business)
- Kenanga ties-up with Management Systems for fund management software (Category: Business)
The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) in association with the Shippers Academy (SA) has organised a workshop to discuss, various issues in the post introduction of ASYCUDA world and online bill payments on 15 July from 8a.m. to 12 noon at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. It will involve the participation of ...
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Sri Lanka trade delegation to participate in Expo Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- New Indian Consul Office opened in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka-UAE annual trade Dh 2.20 billion (Category: Breaking News)
- Honorary Consulate of Sri Lanka in Bengaluru (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- Budget 2012’s impact on the export sector (Category: Business)
- Marketing an emerging tourism destination in Asia (Category: Business)
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Treasures of Sri Lanka, the ethical way (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Basil bats for PB (Category: Business)
- BOI Board in limbo (Category: Business)
- Combined publicity blitz for Sri Lanka tourism still not 100% ready (Category: Business)
- Nalaka Godahewa tosses three tourism hats (Category: Business)
Ballooning trade gap Even with the multitude of measures taken to curb imports, Sri Lanka's cumulative trade deficit widened to nearly US$ 1.7 billion in the first two months of the year with earnings from exports increasing marginally by 3.3 per cent to US$ 1.8 billion whilst import expenditure shooting by 24.7 per cent to ...
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question (Category: Business)
- Do people prefer coffee over tea? (Category: Business)
By The Lion Without Spot The Pure Ceylon Tea debate rages on. Though the dialogue so far has largely been confined to the print media on the way forward for Sri Lanka’s tea industry and it will no doubt open out the opportunity for discussion in other forums as well, in the days to come. ...
- Akbar Brothers flies Lankan flag high as world’s biggest tea exporter (Category: Business)
- Govt. pledges to protect ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ (Category: Business)
- “PURE CEYLON CINNAMON” SECOND NATIONAL BRAND UNVEILED (Category: Breaking News)
Seven reasons were touted for the liberalization of the tea industry by Tea Exporters’ Association (TEA) representatives when they met the press on Tuesday. Those were “Ceylon Tea” losing its position in international markets to global brands; blenders moving out from Colombo to new tea hubs such as Dubai due to exorbitant duties charged on ...
- Govt. pledges to protect ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ (Category: Business)
- More Than A Storm In A TeacuP (Category: Breaking News)
- Debate on importation of lower cost tea (Category: Business)
News reports point to an important decision that the minister concerned has been requested to make on the above subject. If this is correct it is important that we recognise that it is more than a million dollar decision that has been called for. It is so important a decision because it could determine the ...
- Storms brewing in teacups (Category: Business)
- Storm in Sri Lanka’s teacup: A more pragmatic approach is key (Category: Business)
- SL must become a tea nation, but… (Category: Business)
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) yesterday reacting strongly to the statement made by the Tea Exporters Association (TEA), at which they have stated, inter alia, that the import of orthodox black tea would not impact adversely on Pure Ceylon Tea as a premium brand. The PA is in total disagreement. While the TEA, by ...
- Tackling tea travails (Category: Business)
- Export Focus (Category: Business)
- Beverage Benchmark (Category: Business)
- Marketing Edge (Category: Business)
A Japanese business delegation led by Chairman of the Japan-Sri Lanka Business Cooperation Committee and Senior Corporate Advisor to Itochu Corporation of Japan Kouhei Watanabe met Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa at the Ministry of Economic Development yesterday. Watanabe said the Japan Sri Lanka Business Cooperation Committee was working toward promoting investment and trade ...
- 'Reap benefits of fast growing Lankan economy' (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan-Sri Lanka investment and trade promotion (Category: Breaking News)
- Basil woos for more from Japanese investors in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Industry Has a Bright Future-Analyst By Dinouk Colombage Tea prices at the Colombo auctions have increased after the weakening of the rupee and demand high. “Tea prices have seen an increase due to the rupee devaluation, however, there has been no change to the level of demand,” Oshan de Silva, marketing executive of Forbes and ...
- Tackling tea travails (Category: Business)
- Local tea industry in a fix (Category: Business)
- 20% Rupee Dip & Its Impact (Category: Breaking News)
- Tea Industry Divided Over Importing Tea For Blending (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- Indian business supports Sri Lanka Expo 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Expo 2012’ promoted in Dubai (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Expo 2012 to be held from March 28-30 in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Expo 2012: A huge success for Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Business)
Industry calls for higher productivity, new market development to ride out uncertainties Tea industry stakeholders say the industry needs to urgently improve productivity and generate new markets, as volatility in major Middle Eastern markets continue to dampen tea export earnings. While there is strong demand for tea in global markets, price increases for Ceylon ...
- Local tea industry in a fix (Category: Business)
- Tea smallholders raise sustainability concerns (Category: Business)
- Closing on $ 5 b tea exports by 2020 doubtful: Industry (Category: Business)
- MJF rings alarm bell on future of tea industry (Category: Business)
As one of the top producers and exporters of tea, Sri Lanka proudly hosted the Colombo International Tea Convention which was the first international tea convention to be held in the island during peace time. Attended by over 600 delegates, including 175 international delegates the event got under way at the Cinnamon Grand hotel from ...
- Sri Lanka kicks off 20th session of FAO/IGG (Category: Business)
- Tea Board to host 20th session of FAO’s Inter-Governmental Group on Tea (Category: Business)
- Govt. pledges to protect ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ (Category: Business)
- Colombo International Tea Convention to drive global dialogue on tea as a lifestyle and a liveli... (Category: Breaking News)
Business delegation invited for Sri Lanka Expo Sri Lanka is keen to increase tea exports to Jordon after the latter expressed interest in increasing trade ties, a statement from the Industry and Commerce Ministry said yesterday. “We are thirsty for more and more Ceylon Tea. We can’t get enough of it and we look for ...
- Sri Lanka secures direct access to fifth largest global buyer of Pure Ceylon Tea (Category: Business)
- January tea output up 6% (Category: Business)
- Market Share (Category: Business)
- Leaf Factor (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s tea small holders, who account for 76% of the national tea output, say small holder concerns need to be addressed for tea industry sustainability. “Right now the tea small holders, who are the mainstay of Sri Lanka’s tea industry, are facing some serious problems that will directly contribute towards reducing the national tea ...
- Tackling tea travails (Category: Business)
- Local tea industry in a fix (Category: Business)
- Closing on $ 5 b tea exports by 2020 doubtful: Industry (Category: Business)
- Govt. pledges to protect ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka, popular worldwide for the strong cup of Ceylon Tea it serves, will not take its prestigious position as one of the world’s most sought after brands of the highest quality lightly and will continue investing and researching in the field. Plantations Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe yesterday delivering the keynote address at ...
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Storms brewing in teacups (Category: Business)
- ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question (Category: Business)
The Colombo International Tea Convention organised by Colombo Tea Traders’ Association together with the Sri Lanka Tea Board is on from 1 to 3 February at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo – Pix by Upul Abayasekara
- Sri Lanka becomes a direct supplier of Pure Ceylon Tea to Iraq (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Tea small holders say government has failed to help them (Category: Breaking News)
- Drought in Sri Lanka's wet zone affects tea production (Category: Breaking News)
- Low Grown Tea fetches the highest price for the year. (Category: Breaking News)
The inauguration of the 20th Session of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Inter-Governmental Group on Tea hosted by Sri Lanka was held last night in Colombo. The sessions proper will begin today and go on until 1 February with the participation of delegates from over 25 countries. Hosted by Sri Lanka ...
- Cricket-Swann strikes twice to peg back Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket-Sri Lanka 197 v Pakistan 174-1 - 1st test, tea (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka 197 v Pakistan 174-1 - 1st test, tea (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket-Sri Lanka v South Africa scoreboard (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Tea Board, the apex authority of the tea industry in Sri Lanka, will be hosting the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) 20th Session of the Inter-Governmental Group (IGG) on tea from 30 January to 1 February 2012 in Colombo. At the 19th session
- UN meeting on tea opens in Colombo (Category: Business)
- Cheers for FAO/IGG (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka kicks off 20th session of FAO/IGG (Category: Business)
- Plantation Problem (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Tea test (Category: Business)
- Tea exports value sets record in 2011 (Category: Business)
- November tea exports higher than 2010 (Category: Business)
- Trying time for tea (Category: Business)
Richard Peiris and Co (Arpico) introduces Tea Colour Sorter machines, which ensures value addition and immense benefits for the improvement of quality standards of tea for the large and small scale local tea manufacturers. This Tea Colour Sorter is manufactured by Anuhui Shongke Optic Colour Sorter Company, one of the top five ranked companies in ...
- Richard Pieris Tyre dealers rewarded (Category: Business)
- Richard Peiris rolls out ‘Birla Road Max Tyre’ (Category: Business)
- A unique and healthy combination – Green Tea and Gotukola from FADNA (Category: Business)
- Heavy movements in financial sector boards (Category: Business)
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