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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 ...
- Sri Lanka estate workers' unions and estate management to hold discussions (Category: Breaking News)
- British High Commissioner hosts reception for UK companies at Sri Lanka Expo (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan government yet to decide on increasing gas prices (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. and Oman to sign trade agreement (Category: Breaking News)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Offering an insightful view into international trade law and electronic transactions across borders, the second and final day of the regional expert consultation on connecting Asia-Pacific’s digital society for building resilience organised jointly by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the ICT Agency of ...
- Building resilience in Asia Pacific’s digital society (Category: Business)
- Broadband will represent momentous change: President’s Secy. Weeratunga (Category: Business)
- Economy to benefit from ICT and telecom growth says Alcatel-Lucent (Category: Business)
- Bridging the global digital divide (Category: Business)
As opposed to a 10-place jump in the previous year, Sri Lanka has suffered a 16-place relegation in the latest Global Competitiveness Rankings list released by the influential World Economic Forum (WEF) yesterday. Sri Lanka’s rank of 68th place out of 144 countries surveyed from 52nd place in the previous year was despite the overall ...
- Sri Lanka in great leap forward (Category: Breaking News)
- BIG LEAP FOR SRI LANKA IN WEF REPORT (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka can be a top 30 country by 2015 (Category: Business)
- Competing for FDI: An agenda for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
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)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Bridging the digital divide in the region and aiming to boost sustainable development through the ICT revolution that is now unravelling in the world, of which the Asia Pacific has been a key beneficiary, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the ICT Agency of ...
- Broadband will represent momentous change: President’s Secy. Weeratunga (Category: Business)
- Creating digital inclusion and regional connectivity (Category: Business)
- UNESCAP expert group meets in Colombo on 5-6 Sept. (Category: Business)
- FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012 begins today (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Tourism awards for Hobart (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Boost for North via Jaffna International Trade Fair 2012 from 20 to 22 Jan (Category: Business)
- SriLankan lauded for role in Tourism Promotion (Category: Breaking News)
- 11th IIFA awards to be held in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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...
- Malaysian food festival at Taj Samudra (Category: Business)
- Malaysia Airlines expands to Southern Province (Category: Business)
- Malaysia Airlines achieves double win at World Travel Awards ceremony (Category: Business)
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, ...
- Foreign Ministry coordinates efforts through Sri Lanka.... (Category: Breaking News)
- Heads of Sri Lankan missions summoned for a special meeting today (Category: Breaking News)
- Guidebook on Sri Lanka in Russian published (Category: Business)
- Guide book on Sri Lanka in Russian language debuts (Category: Business)
The much-longed-for monsoon rains are lashing at the capital Colombo and other parts of the south west as Sri Lanka gears up for yet another provincial election and international challenges pertaining to its post-war accountability and reconciliation plans in the days and weeks ahead. The much-longed-for monsoon rains are lashing at the capital Colombo and ...
- Sri Lanka's main opposition accuses government of using sacred relics for election propaganda (Category: Breaking News)
- Kapilavastu Relics exposition in SL after 33 years (Category: Breaking News)
- India rejects request for Kapilavastu exposition at Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
- Towards impunity and democratic erosion (Category: Business)
Sincere apologies, Hamlet! This distortion is to highlight the current impasse and to stress the need for thinking beyond short-term situational measures. The impasse is in getting the public university system going and in dealing with demands without forgetting that there is a nation in waiting and the vision for it involves that it should ...
- This Fourth of July! (Category: Business)
- Education reforms for ‘disciplined development’ in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Universities in crisis: Key learnings (Category: Business)
- Nation branding: A holistic perspective (Category: Business)
Reuters: Asia’s services sector expanded in August despite a global economic downturn, business surveys showed on Wednesday, but optimism remained muted as regional economies toil to overcome the deepening impact of the festering euro zone crisis. The HSBC services sector Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has remained above the 50-mark, which separates growth from contraction, in ...
- Global private sector growth hits new low (Category: Business)
- Euro zone recession may have already started: PMIs (Category: Business)
- Global economy growing at fastest pace in a year: PMI (Category: Business)
- China factory surveys signal economic growth stays soft in Q3 (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka being a developing country with mixed economic sentiments, an ordinary layman might find it difficult to be optimistic about the prospects for local as well as for the global economy. Every country is influenced by the global economic situation, and hence every person
- Full Ahead (Category: Business)
- Battle of the knowledge superpowers (Category: Technology)
- Serial Winner (Category: Business)
- 'Hide the decline' revisited (Category: Technology)
IFS AB – The Global Enterprise Applications Company started its South Asia regional operations headquartered from Colombo in 2002 and since then has expanded its presence from Sri Lanka to Pakistan and Bangladesh. IFS is also looking at Maldives and Nepal in the near future. In a recent interview, Asanga Marasinghe – Country Director for ...
- Bangladesh’s leading automobile company selects IFS Applications (Category: Business)
- IFS further expands already strong footprint in projects-based industries (Category: Business)
- IFS brings mobile workforce scheduling to the cloud (Category: Business)
- What makes a business software project go from good to great? (Category: Business)
The launch of Piaggio BOSA, manufactured in India using ultra-modern Italian technology, was held at Waters Edge recently. Introduced to the market by Associated Motorways Ltd (AMW), the distinctive features of Piaggio Bosa and the warm reviews it received from Dealers, amply demonstrated its capability to revolutionise the automotive trade. The launch ceremony of Piaggio ...
- AMW appreciates Piaggio sales, service and spares dealers (Category: Business)
- AMW opens Piaggio three-wheeler showroom in Batticaloa (Category: Business)
- Piaggio expands to Gampaha (Category: Business)
- AMW opens Piaggio three-wheeler showroom at Dambulla (Category: Business)
Reuters: Asian shares eased on Tuesday on concerns over weakening regional and global economic activity, but expectations of more stimulus from central banks and hopes for progress in tackling Europe’s debt crisis lent support. European equities were seen flat to lower, with financial spreadbetters calling London’s FTSE 100, Paris’s CAC-40 and Frankfurt’s DAX to open ...
- Asian shares rise on ECB hopes despite uncertainty (Category: Business)
- Asian shares pause, guarded stimulus hopes from ECB, Fed (Category: Business)
- Asian shares extend gains on stimulus hopes, euro capped (Category: Business)
- World stocks off early highs ahead of US jobs (Category: Business)
Government agencies are among the most complex organisations in nearly every country in the world. They often are large, have multiple objectives, and face increasing demands to deliver more services at a lower cost. As a result of this complexity, a government is faced with many organisational issues, including: redesigning their organisations and their interaction ...
- Private Sector Health Service Act to be Reviewed (Category: Breaking News)
- Union slams redundancy plans (Category: Western Australia)
- Due place given to the public and private sectors (Category: Breaking News)
- Ontario taxpayers finance Highway 401 service centre makeovers (Category: Canada, Ontario)
SRI LANKA’S rubber industry is wary over the possibility of increased prices as the world’s top producers gather to stabilise global prices this week, raising age old questions over productivity, replanting, value addition, technology infusion and a host of other issues. The Three-Nation Rubber Products International Conference in Bandung, Indonesia, this week will see ...
- Global rubber output seen up 2.6% in 2012: ANRPC (Category: Business)
- 2012 global rubber output forecast cut after Q1 fall (Category: Business)
- Ministry takes steps to increase production of rubber (Category: Business)
- CRTA wary on prices as major rubber producers curb exports (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)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is hosting the 22nd Asian Credit Supplementation Institution Confederation – Annual Training Program (22nd ACSIC – ATP) on 03rd and 04th of September 2012 at the John Exter International Conference Hall, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo. Central Bank of Sri Lanka has been a member of ACSIC from ...
- On 22nd Amendment To The Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Ranks 22nd in Global KPMG – ODI Change Readiness Index (Category: Business)
- 22nd Amendment to the Constitution gazetted (Category: Breaking News)
- Bipartisanship Beyond 22nd Amendment Is Needed (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: When the Nissan Motor Co compact sedan Sentra rolls into U.S. showrooms in the fourth quarter, consumers may notice that it looks a lot like its bigger stable mate, the recently introduced Altima. Nissan is pinning expectations of increased Sentra sales for the all-new Sentra in part on the more aerodynamic design and resemblance ...
- Nissan unveils sleeker Pathfinder SUV (Category: Business)
- Nissan Note aims to beat Japan laggard tag (Category: Business)
- Honda needs new Accord to be a hit in US (Category: Business)
- Automakers rev up new model rollout in US – study (Category: Business)
Taking into consideration the importance of SMEs to the national economy, NDB has dedicated over 30 years of customised financial expertise to this sector. Whilst providing a range of dedicated financial solutions to empower the SME sector, NDB conducts comprehensive SME workshops with the aim
- SME businesses in Puttalam enriched by Seylan Bank and CCC workshop (Category: Breaking News)
- NDB continues to strengthen SMEs and cottage industries (Category: Business)
- NDB supports SMEs in Kurunegala with state-of-the-art customer service centre (Category: Business)
- NDB’s bottom line tops Rs. 1 b in 1H (Category: Business)
Emirates will operate its inaugural A380 flight to Singapore from Dubai on 8 September 2012. The 517-seat double-decker A380 aircraft will be deployed for flights EK 354 and EK 355 between 8 September 2012 and 21 September 2012 on the back of strong passenger demands in both directions, replacing the regular 354-seat Boeing 777-300ER. “Emirates ...
- Emirates to Add Third A380 to London Heathrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates to fly A380 twice a day to New York JFK (Category: Business)
- Extra Links (Category: Business)
- Emirates in major network expansion to East and West (Category: Business)
SINGAPORE (Reuters): Asian gasoil prices remained supported on Monday as spot demand emerged from Sri Lanka and the Philippines, traders said. Gasoil cracks slipped by 14 cents to $19.91 a barrel while September prices increased more than October gasoil prices in the derivatives market. Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Petroleum Corp. is seeking 300,000 barrels of gasoil ...
- Asia distillates-high sulphur gasoil premiums down on demand dip (Category: Business)
- Ceypetco buys Feb cargo at a premium (Category: Business)
- Asia Distillates-Sri Lanka, Philippines spot demand supports (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka IOC seeks over 70,000 T gasoil, gasoline for May (Category: Business)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: ASEAN nations can help avoid world rice price shocks by reducing export restrictions, placing less emphasis on self-sufficiency, retooling Thailand’s rice pledging program, and expanding coordinated rice policies with India and Pakistan, according to a series of working papers from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). “So far, the rice market appears to be ...
- Troubled EU eyes ASEAN boost (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to bag yet another ASEAN MoU (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka looks to work closer with ASEAN (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to sign another ASEAN MOU (Category: Business)
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon, the representative body of the island’s corporate plantation sector lauded the Regional Plantation Companies (RPC’s) which secured awards at the first ever National Plantation Awards held at Temple Trees recently. The ceremony saw a total of 86 outstanding performers including smallholders, manufacturers, exporters and RPCs receive awards from...
- Kelani Valley and Talawakelle win four National Plantation Awards (Category: Business)
- Pussellawa Plantation wins awards for rubber replanting and productivity (Category: Business)
- Plantation company among Sri Lanka’s top 10 (Category: Business)
- Elpitiya Plantations recognised for hydro power generation (Category: Business)
’s second largest economy, which is already battling soaring global prices ...
- Asia Rice: Weak demand pushes prices down further (Category: Business)
- No inflation respite for Asia despite fall in food, fuel prices (Category: Business)
- Bangladesh lifts aromatic rice export ban (Category: Business)
- Vietnam’s 2011 rice exports hit record 7.19 M tonnes (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Japan corporate mood up despite yen worry (Category: Business)
- HE the President visits "Diyatha Uyana" at Battaramulla (Category: Breaking News)
- HE the President visits "Diyatha Uyana" at Battaramulla (Category: Breaking News)
- Nestlé to buy Pfizer baby food unit for $ 12 b (Category: Business)
A recent briefing for the press on a recent cabinet meeting and the decisions taken referred to the introduction of legislation to regulate microfinance institutions to ensure financial stability in that sector. This is the third attempt to have draft legislation prepared. The first attempt was totally rejected by stakeholders in the microfinance sector. At ...
- Finance: Restrictions on use of the word (Category: Business)
- Unregulated microfinance - A high-risk strategy (Category: Business)
- Micro finance: As India moves forward, Sri Lanka stagnates (Category: Business)
- The ability to save (Category: Business)
Last week I met up with some key business people from Indonesia, which does heavy trading with China on the basis of subcontracted business, and is now attempting to diversify its business due to the volatility of the Chinese economy. This made me conduct some research on the Chinese economy
- Village as a developmental unit (Category: Business)
- China on track to meet 2012 growth target: Wen (Category: Business)
- WB cuts China growth forecast to 8.2% (Category: Business)
- China’s tight job market defies economic downturn (Category: Business)
Reuters: China’s vast manufacturing sector has been badly hit by slowing new orders, two complementary surveys showed, a sign that the pace of growth in the world’s second-largest economy will weaken well into the third quarter. The final reading of the HSBC China manufacturing
- China factory sector shrinks most in nine months (Category: Business)
- China factory sector shrinks most in 32 months (Category: Business)
- China PMI in surprise fall, lowest since 2009 (Category: Business)
- Asia’s services sector shows resilience in August (Category: Business)
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