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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)
By Martin Roll The last decade has seen cities, islands and countries aggressively branding themselves in order to create a resonating identity among stakeholders and build sustainable lifetime customer relationships. Country branding refers to a process in which a country claims a distinct positioning in the minds of its citizens, global customers and stakeholders. To ...
- Branding Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Unilever beats local blue chips in preferred employers’ survey (Category: Business)
Ever since the first aircraft was conceptualised by Leonardo Da Vinci, the dream of flight is still continuously evolving. The latest aircraft is known as the dream liner Boeing 787. There has been no end to the technological advances in aviation. The global aviation industry has since been enlarged into a multibillion dollar business and ...
- Etihad gets first Boeing 747-400 freighter (Category: Business)
- Boeing sees more 787 cancellations, still upbeat (Category: Business)
- Spotlight turns to output as Boeing wins show (Category: Business)
- Emirates receives 1,000th Boeing 777 (Category: Business)
BANGKOK: Collective international arrivals into Asia Pacific1 destinations grew by 4% year-on-year during April 2012, according to preliminary data released last week by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). In percentage growth terms, this result was relatively constrained across the region compared to the robust expansion achieved during the first quarter of the year. A ...
- Asia Pacific visitor arrivals up 3% in May (Category: Business)
- Asia dominates in Asia Pacific tourism boom – PATA (Category: Business)
- Asia Pacific tourism records 6% growth in 2011 – PATA (Category: Business)
- Asia Pacific tourism arrivals up 7% in July: PATA (Category: Business)
The 18th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka-Malaysia Business Council was held at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently. The council, which focuses on the objectives of ‘promoting investment, trade and joint ventures between Sri Lanka and Malaysia,’ functions under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. High Commissioner for Malaysia in Sri ...
- Lanka to woo 42,000 tourists from Gulf (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka woos UAE for its tourism sector (Category: Breaking News)
- Malaysia seeks investment opportunities in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Top Malaysian firms in town next week to explore biz opportunities in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Dr. Jerome Agrusa Professor and Program Chair of Travel Industry Management in the College of Business Administration at the Hawai’i Pacific University (HPU) has expressed his willingness to visit Sri Lanka in the near future. The invitation was extended by Padmasena Dissanayake of Scholarships for USA (Pvt) Ltd. (www.scholarshipsforusa.com) HPU’s representative in Sri Lanka when ...
- Sri Lanka opens up for a 4 million domestic tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to celebrate World Tourism Day tomorrow (Category: Business)
- Guide book on Sri Lanka in Russian language debuts (Category: Business)
Mount Lavinia Hotel has always been a catalyst to take steps of changing landscape with its own set of new challenges. Now it envisages empowerment and enhancement of Hospitality Education and Training within the country and in the region also. Mount Lavinia Hotel has branched out into Maldives with the opening of its sister hotel ...
- Legendary International Hotel School Wins Award At Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- Legendary Int. Hotel School wins at Sri Lanka Tourism Awards (Category: Business)
- First Batch From Badowita Receives Certificates For F&B (Category: Breaking News)
Cantaloupe Aqua, a private hotel and beach club, was recently featured in the UK’s Sunday Times Travel Magazine as one of the top 50 ‘Unbelievable Hotels Under £100’. Named among some of the top hotels around the world, Cantaloupe Aqua was the only Sri Lankan hotel to make it into the top 50. The Sunday ...
- Cantaloupe Aqua earns Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence (Category: Business)
- TAJ GROUP POSITIVE ABOUT SRI LANKA (Category: Breaking News)
- Balance tourism demand (Category: Business)
- Best Western opens its largest and first hotel in Russia (Category: Business)
Playing off India against China and vice versa‘The Great Game’ was the name given to a diplomatic and military tussle between the British and Russian empires during the time of the British Raj in India for influence over what constitutes today’s central Asian states. Commonly known as the ‘Stan states,’ they were located along the ...
- Fearing political pressure, Sri Lanka president wants to avoid trade integrations with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka is no pearl on China’s string: President (Category: Business)
- From defence sales to electricity grids, India upgrades Lanka ties (Category: Business)
- In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia (Category: Breaking News)
By Cheranka Mendis With the anticipated growth of the country’s tourism sector, the need to develop suitable human capital in the aviation industry is becoming a key priority in the sector. Aspiring to become the one and only recognised and accredited industry training facility in South Asia, International Aviation Academy (IAA) will work on partnering ...
- SriLankan Airlines’ IAA completes first training program for TAASL member agents (Category: Business)
- SriLankan Airlines’ IAA completes first TAASL member agent training program (Category: Business)
- IAA looks at capacity expansion (Category: Business)
- UL’s aviation training arm ventures in to Maldives (Category: Business)
Diversified blue chip Aitken Spence Plc has reported a pre-tax profit of Rs. 918 million for the first quarter, a growth of 25%, over the previous year, while the Group’s revenue rose by 54% to Rs. 8.61 billion. Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs. 1.58, an increase of 16% over the corresponding ...
- Rs. 630 m windfall for Aitken Spence from port venture exit (Category: Business)
- Aitken Spence’s 9 month profits up 24% to Rs. 3 b (Category: Business)
- Harry triggers Takeover Code on Aitken Spence (Category: Business)
- Aitken Spence 1H profit before tax up 7.5% to Rs. 1.7 b (Category: Business)
PTI (COLOMBO): India expressed its keenness to invest in development of war-torn Sri Lanka in a big way, for which it promised to rope in private players in sectors like ports and exploration of oil and gas. Commerce Minister Anand Sharma also reaffirmed India’s commitment to building infrastructure and institutions in Sri Lanka during his ...
- Tri-Nation Cricket (Category: Business)
- Group Sites: (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit hits second successive ton as India crush Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Big Indian pharma team in town (Category: Business)
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Cheranka Mendis Setting out an ambitious plan, India yesterday outlined extensive investment potential in Sri Lanka centred on infrastructure, tourism and pharmaceuticals apart from offering preferential access to double trade to $ 10 billion by 2017. Indian Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma, who is on a three-day visit to ...
- Indian Commerce & Industry Minister here today (Category: Breaking News)
- India calling (Category: Business)
- Indian interest - Sri Lanka readying for dedicated trade talks in March (Category: Business)
Saffron Aviation Ltd., a joint venture between John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), MMBL Leisure Holdings Ltd., and Phoenix Ventures Ltd., yesterday signed an agreement with the Board of Investment (BOI) to establish a domestic air taxi service in Sri Lanka with an initial investment of $ 6.8 million out of a total planned investment of ...
- BOI signs $ 44 m deal with Saudi investor (Category: Business)
- BOI approves 6 new ventures in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka manufactures garment to M&S and Tesco (Category: Business)
- BOI signs 2 new agreements with Emmaus Industries and Habarana Lodge (Category: Breaking News)
Emirates’ A380 route network has extended to the Netherlands with the launch on 1 August of services to Amsterdam. Emirates is the first carrier to offer a scheduled A380 service to the Netherlands, after just two years since its first flight to Amsterdam. The double decker will operate as EK 0147, departing Dubai to Amsterdam ...
- Amsterdam joins Emirates’ A380 network (Category: Business)
- Emirates’ A380 Goes to Amsterdam (Category: Breaking News)
- Emirates to fly A380 twice a day to New York JFK (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka has achieved excellent results in its Northern and Eastern rehabilitation and resettlement program and post-conflict economic development drive, a top United Nations official has said. John Ging, the Director of the Coordination and Response Division of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) with Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa ...
- UN official lauds N-E rehab programme (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Humanitarian Affairs Director says Sri Lanka has achieved excellent results in the North and ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Top UN official to visit Sri Lanka's war victims (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDCO Regional Director for Asia-Pacific calls on Minister Ali Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
A recollection of collective victory The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) celebrates its 33rd anniversary in August 2012. EDB deserves a high degree of praise for its remarkable contribution made toward the socioeconomic development of the country, the key national institution for export development and promotion during the last 33 years, sharing its responsibility ...
- Towards promotional goals (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Expo 2012 – A showcase of high quality products and services (Category: Business)
- The puzzling EDB Strategic Plan (Category: Business)
- Fresh boost for floriculture exports (Category: Business)
Biggest contingent of top Indian corporate leaders in town for the first ever bilateral CEOs Forum and other events as mega India Show kicks off today with Commerce Minister Sharma as Chief Guest By Nisthar Cassim Indian business leaders are rushing to Sri Lanka as the giant neighbour kicks off today what can be described ...
- Indian Commerce Minister in town tomorrow to lead greater ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to ask for fair share of Indian market at first bilateral CEOs Forum (Category: Business)
- Mega ‘India Show’ in August 2012 to boost bilateral trade with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- India calling (Category: Business)
Presently Sri Lankan software has been exported to regions such as North America, EU, Australasia and East Asia. With the recent global financial slow down, most of the matured software markets are not as vibrant as earlier for the software products and services. Considering this fact, EDB has identified developing regions of the world as ...
- Robust exports to get boost via Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- EDB turns 33 (Category: Business)
- hSenid showcases innovative ICT solutions at GITEX 2011 (Category: Business)
- CNCI seminar on regional trade agreements (Category: Business)
Motel One, citizenM attract guests with contemporary style Budget hotels grew faster than overall sector in 2011 Established chains Holiday Inn, Ibis refurbish By Victoria Bryan FRANKFURT, (Reuters): Hotelier Dieter Mueller wants to achieve a first by creating an international German hotel chain that proves cheap can be so much more than cheerful in the ...
- A boom with a view – budget hotels take off in Asia (Category: Business)
- Holiday Inn Express debuts in Bahrain (Category: Business)
- Tour firms juggle luxury, packages in profit battle (Category: Business)
- Facelift for two Colombo Fort Hotels’ properties (Category: Business)
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa recently hailed the substantial support for socio-economic development in Sri Lanka from Finland. This was emphasised when Finland’s outgoing Ambassador to Sri Lanka Terhi Hakala paid a courtesy call on Minister Rajapaksa. “Finland has generously assisted Sri Lanka over the years in country’s economic and social development drive. It ...
- Finland explores investment opportunities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister suggests exporting Sri Lanka`s surplus rice and vegetables (Category: Breaking News)
- New era in bilateral relations between Norway and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- New Thailand Ambassador and Basil discuss economic ties (Category: Business)
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles of India Anand Sharma will visit Sri Lanka from 2-5 August 2012, coinciding with the prestigious ‘India Show – Land of Limitless Opportunities’ being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce from 3-5 August 2012 at the BMICH, Colombo. ‘India Show’ ...
- Ayubowan India! (Category: Business)
- Mega ‘India Show’ in August 2012 to boost bilateral trade with Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Big Indian pharma team in town (Category: Business)
- Over 30 Indian firms at Arogya 2012 healthcare expo today (Category: Business)
Reuters: British tourism chiefs hope the Olympics and a global advertising campaign will entice more overseas visitors by 2015 and more than compensate for any short-term losses as the country tries to dig out from a double-dip recession. Tourism Minister John Penrose said the 2012 Olympics had given Britain the chance to re-establish itself as ...
- With Olympics ahead London hotels ‘pricing themselves out of market’ (Category: Business)
- Final countdown starts to London Games (Category: Business)
- London leading destination city in 2012 (Category: Business)
- Six-time world champion Foster sinks Olympics return (Category: Business)
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced that PATA Travel Mart 2013 (PTM2013) and PATA Board Meeting will be hosted by the City of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China in September 2013, at its PATA’s Executive Board Meeting on July 28, at the Hotel ICON, in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Martin J Craigs, PATA CEO, revealed ...
- PATA, Chengdu Culture and Tourism Development Group sign MoU (Category: Business)
- Philippines to host PATA Travel Mart 2012 (Category: Business)
- PATA Mart returns to the Philippines (Category: Business)
- Useful guide to understanding Chinese outbound travel market launched (Category: Business)
SriLankan Airlines recently flew a delegation of creative professionals, along with special Sri Lankan made fashion, design and craft exhibits from Colombo to London, to launch the 2012 edition of the Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF). London, positioned as a world creative hub, is also a central business point and home to some of the ...
- Next generation of design leaders at REVEAL 2012 (Category: Business)
- IAA and AOD announce foray into advertising (Category: Business)
T20 tourney to take up over 7,000 room nights in lean tourism season; bring in over Rs. 130 m revenue for hotels Destination Sri Lanka to get a fillip via global TV coverage The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), ready to kick off in two weeks’ time, is expected to give a big boost ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- Mahindra SLPL a boost for tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka aims to shine via Premier League - Heads turning attraction! (Category: Business)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), aimed at being Sri Lanka’s most prestigious, annually-held, domestic Twenty20 cricket competition and featuring the best and upcoming cricketing talent from Sri Lanka playing alongside national Sri Lankan cricketers as well as some of the world’s biggest Twenty20 cricket stars, has made several new announcements. An introduction to the ...
- SLPL to be played in Colombo, Pallekele (Category: Sports)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to boost domestic cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket board assures integrity of SLPL (Category: Breaking News)
A Memorandum for Co-operation between the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament (CPAPD) and the Pathfinder Foundation (PF) was signed yesterday in Colombo. The Memorandum was signed by CPAPD Deputy Secretary General Chen Huaifan and Executive Director Luxman Siriwardena on behalf of the PF. The event was witnessed by Pathfinder Foundation Founder Milinda Moragoda, ...
- Sri Lanka Should Plug Into Asian Supply Chains (Category: Business)
- Pathfinder Foundation announces new initiatives for 2012 (Category: Business)
- Chief of Staff to the President of Indonesia visits Pathfinder Foundation (Category: Breaking News)
- Pathfinder Foundation study on Sri Lankan integration into Indian supply chains (Category: Business)
Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo excelled in the 21st National Bartender’s Cocktail and Flaring competition held at the BMICH on 15 July. Three talented members of the Cinnamon Lakeside team went through to represent the hotel in the finals. The finalists wowed judges at the Hotel show with Chandika Thilakarathna and Dinusha Vilashani in the Classical category ...
- Highest number of All Island Cocktail Competition qualifiers from Cinnamon Lakeside (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Grabs Highest Number Of Awards At Cocktail Competition Finals (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside CSO given bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Overwhelming response to IBM FORUM event hosted in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
Secretary to the Prime Minister Amarasekera, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Secretary to the Ministry of Telecommunication and IT Gunasekera, other Ministry Secretaries, ICTA Chairman Professor Epasinghe, FutureGov Asia Managing Director Mohit Sagar, officers and representatives of the sponsors of this conference, Government delegates from our neigh...
- Building resilience in Asia Pacific’s digital society (Category: Business)
- ICT for government reform: Parliamentarians speak up (Category: Business)
- Broadband will represent momentous change: President’s Secy. Weeratunga (Category: Business)
- FutureGov SAARC Summit 2012 begins today (Category: Business)
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