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- The Budget & The Virus (Category: Breaking News)
- The Budget & The Virus (Category: Breaking News)
- The Budget & The Virus (Category: Breaking News)
- The Budget & The Virus (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- Sri Lanka's time to bloom has come (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia expresses support to Sri Lanka in all its efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Sri Lanka beginning to shine as glamour centre' (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s per capita income to rise to US $6000 – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
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
- Make preparations count (Category: Business)
- Govt. readies for next UN session with national plan for human rights (Category: Business)
- Govt. appoints ministerial committee on human rights ahead of UNHCR sessions (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Honoured for driving marketing in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- New tea industry model: By default? (Category: Business)
- Focus on the magic than logic (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka can be a top 30 country by 2015 (Category: Business)
Following are excerpts of the address by A/Plnr Deshabandu Surath Wickramasinghe, President of the Chamber of Construction Industry, Sri Lanka, at the Colombo School of Technology Graduation: I am pleased to be present as the Chief Guest at the first Graduation Ceremony of 30 HND Graduates who will receive their Diplomas. The Colombo School of ...
- Ceylon Institute of Builders to organise Construction Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- CIOB to host ‘Global Challenges’ in Construction International Symposium (Category: Business)
- Manpower snag to hit mega construction projects (Category: Business)
- CONSTRUCT 2012 in Colombo in August (Category: Business)
The country has entered into an era that was not witnessed for past 25 years. Growth rates of the economy cannot even be compared during this period as the ground situation in micro terms have changed drastically that was never before during a quarter of a century. The volatility and events of macro factors make ...
- Economic growth to rebound in 2013: SCB (Category: Business)
- Economic Outlook: A tough year ahead but measures in right direction (Category: Business)
- OPIC funding to provide opportunities for growth (Category: Business)
- 2012 Budget in focus (Category: Business)
Tea is our pride, for which we can be proud of for the reason that it is the best tea on the globe. It is the duty of every Sri Lankan, especially the diplomatic missions worldwide, to defend and promote our silver inherited as much as the beauty of Sri Lanka which is matchless. Sri ...
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka secures direct access to fifth largest global buyer of Pure Ceylon Tea (Category: Business)
- Local tea industry in a fix (Category: Business)
- Storm in Sri Lanka’s teacup: A more pragmatic approach is key (Category: Business)
More expansion planned to ride the post-war rebound in tourism and entertainmentBy Cheranka Mendis Hilton Colombo Residence has embarked on a major renovation plan for the hotel to reap post war benefits starting with the expansion and refurbishment of its Union Ballroom. Completed in seven months at a cost of US$ 3 million, the Union ...
- The going is good, says Galadari GM (Category: Business)
- Facelift for two Colombo Fort Hotels’ properties (Category: Business)
- Lighthouse Hotel goes for refurbishment, more rooms (Category: Business)
- Centara to open two hotels in Sri Lanka in second half of 2012 (Category: Business)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Setting its sights on placing Sri Lanka in the global economy and expanding its reach in overseas markets, the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce’s annual flagship event, aptly themed ‘Positioning Sri Lanka in the Global Economy,’ commenced last evening at the Cinnamon Grand. In the context of ...
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
- Young political guns speak up for economy (Category: Business)
- Ceylon Chamber spearheaded repositioning post-war Sri Lanka forum kicks off today (Category: Business)
- Sustainability in volatility: The bankers’ challenge (Category: Business)
Whilst acknowledging progress, business tycoon Harry Jayawardena has renewed his call for a more enabling environment to boost private sector investments to a desired level, warning that rest of Asia was fast reaping benefits of such strategy. “The region offers many examples of how enabling environments have thrust their private sectors to the forefront of ...
- Diversified young conglomerate LOLC honoured with six accolades (Category: Business)
- LOLC Group bullish on regenerating north east (Category: Business)
- Govt. keen to support private sector: Cabraal (Category: Business)
Key insights to state of the economy and market and future prospects from NDB Stockbrokers’ latest Sri Lanka Equities report Uncertainty in the macro environment The robust economic growth and steep rise in global crude oil prices increased Sri Lanka’s import bill by 51% in 2011. As a result the trade deficit widened, putting the ...
- ‘Rupee Volatility – In Search of Equilibrium’ (Category: Business)
- Forex crisis: CB explains and assures (Category: Business)
- Economic growth to rebound in 2013: SCB (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
Reuters: Nepal’s prime minister worked on Friday to form a coalition government that will include the main opposition parties after his cabinet quit as part of a negotiated effort to quell political tumult in the desperately poor Himalayan state. Nepal, wedged between its giant neighbours China and India, has been plagued by instability for years ...
- Delegation from Nepal arrive to promote ‘Visit Lumbini 2012’ (Category: Business)
- Fonseka Group refused Asylum in Nepal (Category: Breaking News)
- Report: Nepal Rejected Refugee Status To SF Supporters (Category: Breaking News)
- April 8: The best case scenario in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
CB asks banks overnight for their forex commitments for Thursday and Friday; steps up bank visits Convenes meeting with treasury heads of banks; rupee crisis figures in monthly CB-bank CEOs meeting as well Dealers say no room for speculation given the very narrow net open positions; new rules apart from lack of dollars could be ...
- Markets becalmed (Category: Business)
- Rupee sinks to record low (Category: Business)
- Rupee on a yo-yo! (Category: Business)
- An effective consumer lending proposition (Category: Business)
With the recent relaxing of the rupee exchange rate and subsequent increase in fuel prices, trade unions and the opposition parties are conducting protest campaigns against the Government, demanding a reduction in oil prices and the cost of living. This article investigates the living conditions of citizens in the recent past and present, quality and ...
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
- The Economic Impact of Exchange Controls (Category: Business)
- Living with debts (Category: Business)
- Strategies on reducing or getting out of foreign debt (Category: Business)
TOURIST operators are concerned Hobart's heavily booked hotels could limit the number of overseas and interstate visitors during summer.
BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand’s worst floods in decades have jolted a global supply chain already straining under the impact of Japan’s tsunami, as deluged factories threaten some of the kingdom’s key export industries. The floods have killed about 300 people, damaged one-tenth of Thailand’s rice paddy and made major roads north of Bangkok impassable. Toyota, Ford, ...
- Ever-resilient Thai tourism may bounce back after floods (Category: Business)
- Thailand races to defend Bangkok from floods (Category: Business)
- Thailand raises minimum wage as firms struggle with floods (Category: Business)
- PATA says no need to change travel plans to Thailand (Category: Business)
By Devin Jayasundera The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) in celebrating its 125th anniversary announced the launch of the SLMA 2012 International Conference and Exhibitions to professionals in the medical field and the media on 4 October. The theme of this year’s conference will be ‘Global Forum for Sri Lankan Doctors’. The SLMA, which is ...
- SLMA to celebrate 125th anniversary in 2012 with exhibition (Category: Business)
- Series of events to mark Sri Lanka Medical Association’s 125th anniversary (Category: Business)
- SLMA sends letter to MR (Category: Breaking News)
The Maldivian administration’s key economic strategy is to engage the private sector and enable the diversification of the economy for sustainable development, said Mahmood Razee, Minister of Economic Development in the Republic of Maldives who was in the country to attend the fourth Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka-Maldives Bilateral Business Council recently. ...
- Maldives Hotel Asia 2012 from 10 to 12 Sept. (Category: Business)
- Budding Business (Category: Business)
- Seminar on bilateral trade between Maldives and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Lankan businesses asked to invest in Maldives (Category: Breaking News)
Maldivian government is inviting Sri Lankan firms to invest in that country. This invitation was made when the Minister of Economic Development of Maldives Mahmood Razee was in Sri Lanka recently. He was in the country to attend the AGM of the Sri Lanka Maldives Bilateral Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Razee addressing the members ...
- Maldives Hotel Asia 2012 from 10 to 12 Sept. (Category: Business)
- 'Output better when countries join hands' (Category: Breaking News)
- SL-Male currency swap talks continue (Category: Breaking News)
Last week, media were abuzz with two reports on how undesired exchange rate movements could worry governments. One was a currency under pressure for appreciation in the market and the other was a currency moving in the opposite. Swiss Franc: One way Journey to Appreciation The first was the case of the Swiss Franc which ...
- Six popular fallacies of currency appreciation – Part 2 (Category: Business)
- Swiss central bank intervention fails to stem franc’s rise (Category: Business)
- External value of the rupee: Market driven or Central Bank driven? (Category: Business)
- Rupee sinks to record low (Category: Business)
By Devin Jayasundera A top Finance Ministry official last week declared that the country’s import sector has bright opportunities on to the future in tandem with fast growing economy and per capita income of the people. Delivering the keynote address at the Ceylon Chamber Import Section Annual General Meeting the Ministry of Finance and Planning ...
- The Economic Impact of Exchange Controls (Category: Business)
- Mixed bag for Lankan exports (Category: Business)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Stock Broking firm Capital Alliance suggests that the 2.6 million tourist arrivals target isn’t a pipedream but achievable though it will be only by 2020, which is 4 years later than the Government and industry set timeline of 2016. “The Government projects 2.5m arrivals in 2016, but the industry will lack the rooms and trained ...
- Think tourism (Category: Business)
- ETA examined (Category: Business)
- September tourist arrivals up 27% (Category: Business)
- South Africa’s Sun City to invest $ 800 m in Sri Lanka tourism (Category: Business)
The Fisheries Harbour in Valachchena has been vested in the public. The Government renovated the Valachchena Fisheries harbour which was destroyed due to terrorist activities. It was developed under the North Eastern Development Programme at the expenditure of 400 million rupees. The Asian Development Bank has provided funds for the renovation. Minister Basil Rajapaksa was ...
- Heads of institutions under Fisheries Ministry assume duties (Category: Breaking News)
- Coastguard Unit for each fisheries harbour (Category: Breaking News)
- Oluvil port by year end (Category: Breaking News)
- Oluvil port by year end (Category: Breaking News)
By GABRIELLA STERN NEW YORK -- Sri Lanka's president said Wednesday that rising labor costs in China present an opportunity for his South Asian country to attract foreign companies seeking an alternative low-cost manufacturing base....
- Kalutara gets the second Open University of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President Rajapaksa sworn in for new term (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankaâs President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa with US President (Category: Breaking News)
- The `We can` philosophy (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan Airlines is to build a tourist hotel near the main International Airport at Katunayake. Sri Lankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe said they are about to start building an airport hotel right opposite of the departure lounge. The site is an abandoned factory at an export processing zone near the airport that has been ...
- Hotel Venture (Category: Business)
- Srilankan - the national airlines expands into hotel industry as well (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan plans airport hotel (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Airlines suspends air travel to London (Category: Breaking News)
by Ravi Gee I was in Srilanka a fortnight ago for the first time. I travelled to Southern towns Kandy, Bentota and Colombo by road. I would like to share my observations, a mix of positives and negatives as below....
- Talk Economics SL: "10 yrs since the Indo-SL Free Trade Agreement" (Category: Breaking News)
- India v SL Board President’s XI (Category: Sports)
- Micromax Asia Cup – SL v IND (Category: Sports)
- IND v SL – 2nd Test – Day 1 (Category: Sports)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Preparations for the 11th International Indian Film Academy Awards that are to be held in Colombo just next week are going full steam ahead despite all the issues it has faced so far. Protests and picketing by a large number of the Indian Tamil community in India, several celebrities refusing to attend the [...]
- IIFA Extravaganza culminates with the Awards ceremony (Category: Breaking News)
- IIFA Awards, the grand finale of the 3-day extravaganza in progress (Category: Breaking News)
- Winning Track (Category: Business)
- 3 Idiots' bags 14 nominations in IIFA (Category: Breaking News)
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