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Sri Lankaandrsquo;s premier resort brand, Heritance Hotels and Resorts swept the green and individual awards at the recently concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards.

The Fashion Circle will be launching a gala fashion show andldquo;The Fashion Circle Runway Showandrdquo; on the 7 September at Mt. Lavinia Hotel.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Country Sales Manager for Pakistan and South Asia Growth Economies Sajid Akbar in an interview withandnbsp;Ceylon FTandnbsp;said that Sri Lanka is one of the strong emerging markets in the region when it comes to information technology (IT).

Ceylon Newspapers Limited organized a get-together for the advertising agencies, last Thursday (30 August) at the Mount Lavinia Hotel.

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) hosted their Priority Banking Customers to a Cookery demonstration, followed by breakfast at the Hilton Colombo recently.

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 will in-turn be affected by the global economy.

United Arab Emirates-based Pure Gold, the reputed and award winning multinational jeweller, is to arrive in Sri Lanka shortly with a US$ 50 million investment and is to set up 30 sales outlets in the country by 2015/16, providing a boost to the countryandrsquo;s gem and jewellery sector, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced yesterday.

Hero MotoCorp Ltd marking the launch of brand andlsquo;Heroandrsquo; in Sri Lanka the first international market, said that the country is a land of opportunities and is a key market for many Indian companies.

Eric Salama andndash; CEO of Kantar is now in Sri Lanka to meet with local business leaders, hosted by LMRB, a fully owned subsidiary of the Kantar group.

Alpha Industries (Pvt) Limited, the undisputed market leader in Sri Lanka, for Security safes and steel furniture ventured in to fresh grounds by exporting its products to Bangladesh recently.

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 ...

Reuters: Real Madrid notched their first victory of the La Liga campaign at the third attempt when Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice in a 3-0 win for the champions at home to 10-man Granada on Sunday. Jose Mourinho’s side badly needed a good performance after taking only a point from their opening two games and Ronaldo ...

The fifth edition of andlsquo;Sri Lanka tourism awardsandrsquo; ceremony was held last Thursday (August 31) at the Waterandrsquo;s Edge with the participation of a large number of hoteliers and other stakeholders of the tourism industry.

JAT Holdings recently opened a Herman Miller showroom in Sri Lanka. The opening of the showroom, which contains a range of furniture of the globally renowned brand, was attended by representatives of JAT Holdings, Herman Miller and Posh Office Systems, a company owned by Herman Miller.

Eden Resort and Spa General Manager Eksath Wijeratne in an interview withandnbsp; Ceylon FTandrsquo;s Hiyal Biyagamage, opines that hospitality is in the blood of all Sri Lankans but cautions andnbsp;that the country has to be aggressively marketed asandnbsp; a discerning tourist destination.

Suspicion exists that Sri Lankaandrsquo;s economy will be adversely affected by entering into the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India, states a recent report released by Asia Wealth Management Research. The full text of the report, which explores the extent of the validity of this suspicion, is given below.

Sri Lanka is to become the first international market where the new brand identity of Indiaandrsquo;s Hero Motocorp Ltd., is being launched, with the new identity being unveiled at Waters Edge today.

Expolanka Freight Limited (EFL) will today (Monday 3 September 2012) unveil its newandnbsp; identity, consolidating its position as a key global freight forwarder,andnbsp; taking its brand to the next level and making it one to reckon with in the world of international freight.

Emerging Young Leader Award 2012 - (EYLA 2012) is a competition organized by the National Youth Services Council and Emerging Young Leadersandrsquo; Association under the supervision of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development to discover a leader who can influence the world.

Eden Resort and Spa General Manager Eksath Wijeratne in an interview with Ceylon FT, opines that tourism stakeholders should seriously look at aggressively marketing Sri Lanka as a much sought-after tourist destination and should have a more investor-friendly bureaucracy, as far as the sector is concerned.

Although the hegemonic influence of India exerted through its long-standing political, economic and social relationship with Sri Lanka cannot be discounted, a level playing field can be achieved between the two parties at least in terms of trade disputes, in the event Sri Lanka-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) materializes, opines Asia Wealth Management Research.

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