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 ‘SLT Intelligent Solutions’ connects the T20 to the world   Sri Lanka Telecom, the nation’s number one integrated communications service provider and the leading backbone infrastructure services provider, is proud to empower the ICC World Twenty20 Championship 2012 through ‘SLT Intelligent Solutions’, providing dedicated internet through Ethernet connectivi...

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Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President Xiaoyu Zhao has declared that Sri Lanka has big potential than any other country in Asia to become the most viable and attractive regional economic hub. “Strategic location, post conflict infrastructure development initiatives, peace and stability, high economic growth and able leadership are the main factors behind these potential,” ...

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Reuters: Chinese university teacher Zhu Haibin wept softly as she and other Communist Party cadres stood in rows before a mass grave of Communist fighters in southern China. Ignoring light drizzle, the group listened to a party instructor tell the story of Zhang Longxiu, a “hero mother” from the early days of China’s Communist revolution ...

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Global giant Standard Chartered Bank tips Sri Lanka’s economic growth to rebound in 2013, after contracting this year from 2011. It is forecasting economy to grow by 7.5% in 2013 and by 7.7% in 2014 from 6.8% this year. However, forecasts for the next two years are lower in comparison

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A number of articles which appeared in print media in the recent past signify the volatility in the economy. High volatility leads to vulnerability. Volatility and vulnerability are reflections of the haphazard nature of the economic policies and poor economic governance in a country

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Recording a year-on-year sales volume growth of 400% in the current financial year and targeting a further 100% growth in the year ahead, Carmart, the sole distributor in Sri Lanka for Peugeot, has created a strong niche in the market and is poised for aggressive expansion in the coming year with an extremely diversified product ...

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is concentrating on developing nine sectors including infrastructure in Sri Lanka and the far eastern region including Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to foster economic development.    “Asian Development Bank has assisted sub regional economic cooperation in the Greater Mekong Sub region (GMS) to enhance their economic relations, covering nine priority ...

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Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, has launched its daily non-stop service from Dubai to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). It is the seventh gateway for Emirates in the United States, and the twelfth new route to join the airline’s international network in 2012. “Emirates offers important new choice, competition and ...

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The Sri Lanka Foundation (SLF), the centre for leadership, education and training,  last week signed a MoU with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). It is envisaged that this important step of the SLF will enhance international collaboration and establish cooperation between AIT and SLF in realising the objectives of both SLF and AIT from ...

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Emirates will fly double daily to Jordan from 1 October, providing greater access to one of the most popular tourism destinations in the Middle East. Amman is one of Emirates’ longest established routes. The airline has been flying to the Jordanian capital since 1986, the year after Emirates was launched.              ...

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Around 1,000 delegates in town for Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference and connected activities this week The entire Common-wealth is literally here as Sri Lanka plays host to the grouping’s annual gathering of Parliamentarians – this week, giving the country an excellent opportunity to be assessed firsthand as well as lift its profile globally. The 58th Annual ...

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 Emirates contributed $1.15 b as Foreign Exchange Earnings to the economy Emirates operations support 72,323 jobs in India Expansion of an efficient civil aviation sector is important for India as it becomes increasingly linked to global commerce and tourism. The National Council of Applied

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 Incident could affect Madurai getting international connectivity: Trade bodies The Hindu: The recent tension over the presence of Sri Lankans in Tamil Nadu has caused trade bodies in southern districts worry over the prospects of international connectivity for Madurai as the first full-fledged international flight was scheduled from Colombo on 20 September. While not going ...

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last week announced global traffic results for July showing slower growth in both air travel and freight, but with considerable variation by region and market. n July passenger demand in aggregate was 3.4% higher than the same month last year, compared to a 6.3% increase in June and average ...

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Wins two Presidential Travel and Tourism Awards SriLankan Airlines was named ‘Airline of the Year’ for the fourth consecutive year at the SriLankan Tourism Awards 2011, firmly emphasising the National Carrier’s pivotal role in the growth of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry. SriLankan Airlines is proud to serve as a pillar of strength to Sri Lanka’s ...

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Trade show and low interest OPIC loans to interested companies By Cheranka Mendis Sri Lanka’s single largest trading partner, the USA, is keen to increase more FDI flows to Sri Lanka as well as see an increase in Sri Lankan exports to the USA in the coming years. Having a trade balance of US$ 1,048.7 ...

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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...

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Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services (LECS) won the Tourism Award for the Best Professional Exhibition Organiser, for the fourth consecutive year at Tourism Awards 2011. LECS was the winner of the prestigious awards for the past three consecutive years resulting in the company being inducted into the Hall of Fame. The organisation, which has a ...

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By Cheranka Mendis  Bringing the flavours and colours of Malaysia closer to home, Taj Samudra hotel will host food festival and cultural presentation this month during the ‘Malaysian Indulgence’ festivities at Latitude restaurant. Held in conjunction with Malaysia’s 56th National Day, ‘Malaysian Indulgence’ will take place from 7 to 16 September featuring the cou...

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Commending the considerable role played by Sri Lanka Missions overseas in the field of promoting Tourism, the Sri Lanka Tourism took steps to create a new category of tourism awards for Sri Lanka Missions in promoting Tourism for the year 2011, among its newly introduced 21 award categories. Accordingly, the Sri Lankan Embassies in Russia, ...

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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 ...

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NAIROBI (Reuters): Kenya’s horticulture export earnings are expected to grow by 10%this year thanks to above-normal rainfall, but the eurozone’s financial woes were expected to dampen demand for flowers, a senior industry official said on Monday. Horticulture is one of the east African country’s leading sources of foreign exchange alongside tea exports and tourism. The ...

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By Reshma Kapadia Emerging Markets Daily: With so much angst over India, some investors are looking for other ways to play the subcontinent and setting their sights on Sri Lanka. The country, a major shipping hub attracting a good deal of investment from China, is rebuilding after a three-decade civil war that left parts of ...

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ABU DHABI (Reuters): Abu Dhabi launched operations at a multi-billion dollar port facility on Saturday, seeking to diversify its oil-based economy with a project that could intensify competition for the region’s shipping traffic with neighbouring emirate Dubai. Abu Dhabi Ports Co (ADPC

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Human rights Human rights are on the top of agenda today. Nations accuse each other of violations of human rights of themselves and others. Rights are generally violated during conflicts and wars as the strength of the weapon supersedes peace over and stability and rule of law. There is no shortage of conflicts in most ...

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WASHINGTON, (Reuters): Singapore’s economy is set to weaken this year on the back of weaker global demand and related international financial and trade strains emanating from the euro zone debt crisis, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. “Under the benign global baseline

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 Commissioners given freedom to decide future course with regard to DG post Dr. Jayasundera says top professionals picked to give leadership to a sound capital market growth Priyantha and Sujeewa served as Commissioners under Indrani Sugathadasa as well Opposition and certain market segments decry choice of men given their conflicting roles By Nisthar Cassim Likely ...

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The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) together with the Bucks University featured the 2012 award winners from Singapore of global business associations and chief marketing officers under the theme ‘Is The Party Over?’ at Galadari Hotel, where a select audience of 200 business and marketers attended the event. Some of the key points discussed ...

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Given first half performance, believes several 2012 Roadmap targets will be missed UNP MP and its chief spokesman on the economy Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday claimed that most of the Central Bank’s 2012 Roadmap targets were likely to be missed, based on below par performance on the external

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By Shanuka Tissera Leading bankers were given the opportunity to discuss the method of approvals of OPIC funding and political risk insurance, facilitated by the International Executive Service Corps (IESC) and the American Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (AMCHAM) for US equity sponsored projects. The keynote address was delivered by the Governor of the Central ...

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