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The first Prime Minister of independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, wrote 75 years ago: “It would be absurd to say that the profit motive does not appeal to the average Indian, but it is nevertheless true that there is no such admiration for it in India as there is in the west. The possessor of ...
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
- The rise of State capitalism: new masters of the universe or an ominous portent? (Category: Business)
- Impunity: Unequal before the law (Category: Business)
Protecting the small depositor One reason for poor communities the world over responding to the service facility provided by Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) to take in the small amounts of savings the poor generate on a daily or weekly basis is the security offered by the cash being securely looked after at a remote ...
- Unregulated microfinance - A high-risk strategy (Category: Business)
- Finance: Restrictions on use of the word (Category: Business)
- Regulation of microfinance institutions (Category: Business)
- Micro finance: As India moves forward, Sri Lanka stagnates (Category: Business)
Tie-up with East West Properties to see 200-room, 11-storey Weligama Marriott Resort and Space come up in mid 2014Marriott International has announced the signing of an agreement with Weligama Hotel Properties Ltd., a fully-owned subsidiary of East West Properties PLC, to open a hotel in Sri Lanka – the Weligama Marriott Resort & Spa in ...
- Marriott International to open its first Sri Lankan hotel in 2014 (Category: Breaking News)
- Marriott International announces its first hotel in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Marriott Debuts in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Serene wins World Luxury Hotel Country Award again (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s new development tagline Sri Lanka’s current development tagline has been to make it the ‘Emerging Wonder of Asia’ as originally enunciated in the ‘Mahinda Chinthana: Vision for the Future’ and reaffirmed in both the Development Policy Framework of the Government issued in 2010 and the Annual Report of the Ministry of Finance and ...
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis Held for the 22nd consecutive year, Sri Lanka’s international gem and jewellery exhibition ‘Facets 2012’ is geared to make bigger waves in the market with 154 stalls being sold out already. Scheduled to be held from 5 to 8 September at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre at BMICH, the exhibition has ...
- Sri Lanka International Gem and Jewellery show, FACETS 2012 in September (Category: Breaking News)
- Promotions in full swing for FACETS Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- FACETS 2011 takes-off as gem exports continue its turnaround through 1H 2011 (Category: Business)
- Facets 2012 International Gem and Jewellery Show (Category: Breaking News)
Fresh push to woo Chinese tourists and tap greater share of two-way traffic, including to Maldives Upgrade brings total flights to four cities in China including Hong Kong to 21 per week By Nisthar Cassim in Beijing, China In a fresh push to woo more Chinese tourists as well as cater to growing two-way traffic, ...
- Sri Lankan to operate daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan to start daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai from next week (Category: Business)
- oneworld CEO and team visit Colombo to welcome SriLankan on board (Category: Business)
- SriLankan to start daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai from next week (Category: Breaking News)
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)
News Butterfly, the unique TV programme from the US’ FOX news network, is now filming in Colombo for an exclusive segment on Sri Lanka’s new upswing. News Butterfly Market Place (NBMP) is described as a ‘unique women’s movement on TV’. According to NBMP, ‘the programme is a TV Channel venture for beautiful and talented women ...
- First-ever global logistics expo makes good ground for business networking (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian business supports Sri Lanka Expo 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
- Ind-Expo seminar on ‘New Food Hygiene Regulations’ (Category: Business)
- Over 55 tour agents, 50 international journalists for Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
Can clothes, fashion accessories and makeup make a country look democratic?Dictators have begun to dress up their autocratic regimes in the manner of democracies with all the mod cons that help to pass off a system of government, which is for all purposes a dictatorship, as a five-star democracy. This in the manner that a ...
- Sri Lankan elections: A new dimension (Category: Business)
- Trust deficit and consequences (Category: Breaking News)
- Exercising civic responsibilities (Category: Business)
- Inept’ocracy (Category: Business)
The Daily FT spoke to the Immediate Past President of Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) and Chairman and Managing Director of Conniassance de Ceylan Ltd., on the state of post-war Sri Lanka tourism industry, the progress and key challenges as well as future prospects and how best they could be harnessed. Here ...
- Future of Sri Lanka Tourism: Former SLAITO Chief sheds key insights (Category: Business)
- Strategic policy needed for Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Business)
- SLAITO on expectations and challenges facing tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Prema joins Alhambra Hotels Board (Category: Business)
Following are some responses from three economists to the guest column by Chandra Jayaratne titled ‘Important issues’ for Sri Lankan legislators, the Executive, policymakers, Central Bankers, economists and thought leaders to ponder over published on 2 February 1) I disagree with the Stiglitz-Krugman line. My diagnosis is that Europe is in this mess for two ...
- Important issues (Category: Business)
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Asian economies: Managing spillovers and advancing economic rebalancing (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s economy stands to gain from a stronger Europe: German Envoy (Category: Business)
Some important issues for Sri Lankan legislators, the Executive, policymakers, Central Bankers, economists and thought leaders to ponder over: Stiglitz believes that the austerity plans in the EU nations, especially by the debt ridden poorer nations of the group is akin to a collective suicide pact and is an act madness promoted and enforced by ...
- Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry to summon Canadian envoy over sanctions (Category: Breaking News)
- Online Safety Bill & Anti-Terror Bill – Law Making To End Democracy & Fundamental Rights Of Sri... (Category: Breaking News)
- Civil Society Calls on Government to Enable Burials of COVID-19 Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- Civil Society Calls on Government to Enable Burials of COVID-19 Dead (Category: Breaking News)
A survey conducted last week on the health of the Sri Lankan economy revealed that almost 64% said that the Government had done its task but only 43% had said that there had been growth in the economy. Whilst some can say that this data is strange, a similar set of information was shared at ...
- What’s next for Brand Sri Lanka? (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka can be a top 30 country by 2015 (Category: Business)
- Treasures of Sri Lanka, the ethical way (Category: Business)
We are still stuck in the winter of our discontent! By Jude Fernando Groundviews.org: “Nearly all children nowadays were horrible. What was worst of all was that by means of such organisations as the Spies they were systematically turned into ungovernable little savages, and yet this produced in them no tendency whatever to rebel against ...
- Exercising civic responsibilities (Category: Business)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Sixth (Mis)adventure: An Indisputable Reason For The ‘Aragalaya’ To Stay ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Making Sri Lanka a ‘democratic hub’ for ‘Wonder of Asia’ (Category: Business)
SUN FM presents Arash live in concert at the Excel World Open Air Arena on 9 December, keeping its promise of uplifting the quality of entertainment in Sri Lanka, and once again proving its prowess, by bringing down not just yet another star, but his entire seven-man band and his stunning female vocalist, Rebecca – ...
- New Mexico leaders react to inauguration of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- New Mexico leaders react to inauguration of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- New Mexico leaders react to inauguration of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- New Mexico leaders react to inauguration of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris (Category: USA, New Mexico)
The Mlesna Tea Centre at Majestic City was re-launched with a sophisticated and stylish new look recently. The Tea Centre now carries a wider range of premium quality tea for the benefit of tea lovers and connoisseurs of Sri Lanka as well as for overseas visitors. The much sought after Mlesna Tea Centre at Majestic ...
- Fire forces evacuation of hotel (Category: South Australia)
- $1m mansions snub downturn (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Sri Lanka shopping mall to build three cinemas (Category: Breaking News)
- adidas felicitates Brand Ambassador Lasith Malinga on hat trick feat (Category: Business)
The gem mining sub-sector grew by 7.9% in 2010. The gem and jewellery exports too reported 1.56% positive growth in 2010. Even in the first-half of 2011, increased earnings from mineral exports were led by higher exports of gems which increased by 35.5% in the first half of 2011, according to the Central Bank. The ...
- FACETS’ foreign sales top $ 10 M, world rediscovers Ceylon Blue Sapphire (Category: Business)
- Exports grow by 41% to $ 5.1 b in 1H, Govt. to sustain growth (Category: Business)
- Boost for gem and jewellery as top multinational arrives (Category: Business)
- Exporters’ Forum returns in full strength; exporters upbeat on prompt results (Category: Business)
By Marianne David Warm, welcoming and exuding good cheer, the Cinnamon Lakeside’s newest General Manager Denis Gruhier perfectly fits into the best qualities the hospitable hotel is well-known for and his affirmation of Sri Lanka’s optimistic post-war outlook for tourism in particular and the country in general is welcoming news indeed. Having joined the Lakeside ...
- New GM takes over at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside perfects staying on top (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside rated ‘Best Luxury Hotel in Sri Lanka’ (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside to launch first-ever floating restaurant (Category: Business)
A high level delegation from Russian oil and natural gas giant Gazprom led by its Director General Gulev Valeriy this week met Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa at his office in order to discuss investment opportunities, especially in the oil exploration in the Mannar and Cauvery Basin, natural gas market as well as tourism ...
- Government in the dark on extent and volume of Mannar Basin gas deposits (Category: Business)
- Another Indian firm to explore oil in Mannar Basin (Category: Business)
- Russia’s oil giant Gazprom to send technical team to explore Mannar basin (Category: Business)
- Govt. not aware of extent of gas deposit (Category: Breaking News)
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