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99X Technology wins Gold at 20th NCE Export Awards

Thu Sep 27 17:31:25 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.14367306

99X Technology, formerly known as Eurocenter DDC, was recognised as the Outstanding Exporter in 2011 in the Gold Category for the Export of Business and Professional Services Sector at the 20th NCE Export Awards, which was held on 21 September at Hilton, Colombo. The award benchmarks 99X Technology as an innovative thought leader in the ...

Thu Sep 27 15:31:31 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.54645485

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

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Tea tales

Sun Sep 09 17:21:42 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.11610537

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 ...

Sun Sep 09 17:21:41 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.12314834

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 ...

Thu Sep 06 15:46:05 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.14219946

Ceylon Tea Brokers Plc in the financial year ended on 31 March 2012 posted an income of Rs. 185.69 million, up from Rs. 157.5 million in FY11 whilst pre-tax profit improved to Rs. 63.3 million from Rs. 56.7 million. Total assets as at 31 March 2012 amounted to Rs. 933 million as against Rs. 788.7 ...

Mon Sep 03 17:24:19 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.1451317

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...

Sun Aug 19 15:44:57 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.16419779

The Colombo Tea Traders’ Association (CTTA), which manages the world’s premier and largest single origin tea auction in the world – the Colombo Tea Auction (CTA) – has completed a study with MTI Consulting, aimed at improving the process of the auction. Addressing the CTTA Committee at the project presentation, Chairman of CTTA Jayantha Keragala ...

Sun Aug 05 23:56:17 EDT 2012 - dailymirror.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.6557458

Leading global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller has submitted its bid for the marketing of Ceylon Tea to the Sri Lanka Tea Board, according to Senior Advisor to the Global Strategy Team of BursonMarsteller, Martin Roll.

Sri Lanka secures direct access to fifth largest global buyer of Pure Ceylon Tea

Mon Jul 30 18:04:27 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.12314834

Sri Lanka has succeeded in becoming a direct tea supplier to Iraq, in addition to be the dominant tea supplier in the country, the fifth largest buyer of Pure Ceylon Tea in the world. “I have been given to understand that our direct shipments of Pure Ceylon Tea to Iraq have, in terms of value, ...

Sun Jul 29 15:27:53 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.16419779

The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) and the Shippers Academy Colombo (SAC) conducted the third seminar in a series on Customs and SLPA automation this month, on post implementation on Customs and SLPA automation process. The event was attended by Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman Dr. Priyath B. Wickrama, Sri Lanka Customs ...

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Tea crop forecast cut

Thu Jul 19 19:04:25 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.16419779

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 2012 pick-ups for Lanka

Mon Jul 16 17:08:28 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.082098894

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. ...

Sun Jul 15 05:39:17 EDT 2012 - adaderana.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 3.9154415

Sri Lankas tea industry is deeply divided over plans to boost earnings by importing cheaper leaves for blending and re-export, over fears the changes could water down the Pure Ceylon brand.

Debate brewing over Sri Lanka tea blending plans

Sun Jul 15 00:44:39 EDT 2012 - yahoo.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 4.69853

Sri Lanka's tea industry is deeply divided over plans to boost earnings by importing cheaper leaves for blending and re-export, over fears the changes could water down the "Pure Ceylon" brand. ...

Third Exporters’ Forum forges ahead

Wed Jul 11 16:46:39 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.07183653

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 ...

Mon Jul 09 11:03:52 EDT 2012 - itnnews.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.24629667

A new programe is being planned to prevent the export of dust tea to the foreign market. Information has surfaced on an organized gang which is engaged in the dispatch of dust tea to the foreign market. Industrialists claim that this is a serious threat to Sri Lanka’s tea industry. Drawing the attention to this ...

Fri Jun 29 17:17:06 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.10262362

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 ...

Mon Jun 25 16:06:34 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.12314834

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 ...

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B-Connected celebrates 15 years

Sun Jun 24 16:01:14 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.16419779

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 ...

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May tea crop down

Tue Jun 19 16:54:18 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.6557458

As per latest production data released by the Sri Lanka Tea Board, crop in May has declined by 2.8 million kilos to 30.8 million kilos over a year earlier. “During May, 2012, all three elevation categories have recorded lower crops than the corresponding month last year, with the harvests

Tue Jun 19 16:54:14 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.24629667

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 ...

Wed Jun 13 13:21:30 EDT 2012 - itnnews.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.54645485

Another Cancer Hospital affiliated to the National Cancer Institute at Maharagama is to be constructed. It will be built at a cost of 2100 million rupees. The Ahamad Tea Company in London which sends Sri Lanka tea to around 70 countries for about 25 years will be giving 1500 million rupees

Wed Jun 13 13:13:33 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.14367306

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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Tea On A Rocky Perch

Sat Jun 09 15:47:04 EDT 2012 - thesundayleader.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.16419779

By Chrishanthi Christopher Sri Lanka’s Tea Exporters fear that tea will lose its place as one of the major revenue earners for the country if trade with Iran is abandoned. With Iran out of the market it is reported that for over five weeks the high grown teas are being sold at low prices to ...

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Getting ready for Rio+20… industry-led

Tue Jun 05 15:01:32 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.06157417

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 ...

Tue May 29 14:51:46 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.06157417

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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Should SL take ‘tea hub’ route?

Mon May 28 16:45:38 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.087079026

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 ...

Thu May 24 15:40:45 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.10262362

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. ...

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Ceylon Tea in catch-22?

Mon May 21 16:06:47 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.07183653

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 ...

Sun May 20 15:25:37 EDT 2012 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.11610537

Following is the response from Dlimah Tea Director Malik J. Fernando to Willie Weerasekera’s article ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question published last Friday in Daily FT.The writer speaks sense when he says “the million-dollar question is therefore much more than ‘Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’ – It is: How do ...

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