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Indo-Lanka relations Indo-Lanka relations have been cordial ever since the two countries gained independence. The most notable act of magnanimity on the part of India was to cede the Island of Katchchathivu to Sri Lanka through an agreement between the two countries. Relations have intermittently been strained due to domestic ethnic issue having had a ...
- Fair winds for Sri Lanka maritime hub (Category: Business)
- Enhancing shipping traffic to Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Export or stagnate (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Economic Association or SLEA, the long-standing professional body of economists of Sri Lanka, has published some selected papers presented at its Annual Sessions in October 2011 in a volume titled ‘Achieving Economic Goals in the Midst of Global Challenges,’ the theme of the sessions. The volume, edited by two veteran economists – ...
- SLEA to release book on ‘Achieving Economic Goals in the midst of Global challenges’ (Category: Business)
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
Case study Middle East Sri Lanka is one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in the world. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean strategically located between West Asia and South East Asia and has been an important stop on the silk route or the Silk Road. It has all requirements to be one ...
- Unified branding in the tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Showcasing Sri Lanka and driving demand (Category: Business)
- Marketing an emerging tourism destination in Asia (Category: Business)
President of the UNCSD, Secretary General of the UN, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is indeed a great pleasure for me to be here in Rio de Janeiro and to share my thoughts at this momentous event. The presence of so many Heads of State and Governments, Senior Ministers, Officials and thousands of members of ...
- Rio+20 and the developing world (Category: Business)
- President faults developed nations for environmental crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Saving environment: not task of developing countries alone: President at Rio+20 (Category: Breaking News)
- World leaders gather at RIO for Sustainable Summit (Category: Breaking News)
Historically, capital markets have played an important role in the development of market economies and therefore the development of efficient regulation of securities too has become increasingly important. While fostering the development of the economy, the capital markets also play an important equalising role. Viz – it attracts the participation of a large number of ...
- SEC To Work Towards Strengthening Investor Protection (Category: Business)
- Regulatory framework in place for Exchange Traded Funds (Category: Business)
- Top Govt. politico among investors summoned by SEC via ‘fiery’ notice (Category: Business)
- ‘Those who live by the Dhamma are protected by the Dhamma’ SEC Chief tells investors (Category: Business)
Ballooning trade gap Even with the multitude of measures taken to curb imports, Sri Lanka's cumulative trade deficit widened to nearly US$ 1.7 billion in the first two months of the year with earnings from exports increasing marginally by 3.3 per cent to US$ 1.8 billion whilst import expenditure shooting by 24.7 per cent to ...
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Marketing 3.0 and Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question (Category: Business)
- Do people prefer coffee over tea? (Category: Business)
Professor Buddhadasa Hewavitharana felicitated The legendary Economics Guru of Peradeniya vintage for more than four decades, Emeritus Professor of Economics Buddhadasa Hewavitharana, was felicitated last week by the country’s top policy think-tank, Institute of Policy Studies or IPS and the Department of Economics and Statistics of the University of Peradeniya by releasing simultaneously tw...
- Two books on Sri Lankan economy launched (Category: Business)
- State of SL economy according to IPS: Grow but make it inclusive (Category: Business)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) generally refers to long-term participation by one country in another country. It usually involves participation in a JV, capital transfer, transfer of technology and expertise. There are two types of FDI: inward foreign direct investment and outward foreign direct investment, resulting in a net FDI inflow (positive or negative) and stock ...
- FDI Flows (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan government dismisses main opposition's allegations on FDIs (Category: Breaking News)
- India formally allows foreign investment from Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- BOI’s Warning To IMF (Category: Breaking News)
By Jude Fernando Another humiliating defeat for the United National Party (UNP) and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in the forthcoming elections would certainly improve the country’s future prospects for democracy with equality and justice. A UPFA victory could be celebrated with a sense cautious optimism: perhaps it will enable the evolution of a democratic ...
- Making Sense Of The UNPs Elusive Victory In The Colombo MC (Category: Breaking News)
- It’s a long way to the Arab Spring in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Sixth (Mis)adventure: An Indisputable Reason For The ‘Aragalaya’ To Stay ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Reflecting On 34 Years: The JVP & The Legacy Of Comrade Rohana Wijeweera (Category: Breaking News)
Justice and fair-play is paramount Justice and fair-play are of paramount importance to all members of the world family consisting of 193 nations expecting justice and fair-play equally. It is the principle on which the United Nations was established in place of the less-effective League of Nations, in order to settle differences among nations based ...
- Transparency and equality in human rights arena (Category: Business)
- Towards ‘Wonder of Asia’ with regional and world peace (Category: Business)
- MIGHT OF POWERFUL NATIONS CANNOT PREVAIL AGAINST JUSTICE AND FAIR PLAY – PRESIDENT AT UN SESSIONS (Category: Breaking News)
The policy changes, reforms and modernisation since Budget 2011 appears to have been the context of a presentation made to the Joint Apparel Association Forum in July 2011 by the “leading light” in finance, planning, treasury management and economic development. Sri Lanka background 2000-’10 The presentation articulates the background issues experienced from 2000 to 2010. ...
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
- For a change Geneva, Zurich to hear Sri Lanka’s post-war potential this week (Category: Business)
Last week I received an invite for an ‘Inventors Day Celebration’ in one of the leading schools in the country and the master in charge shared a thought that I felt was a cutting edge idea. Apparently, every one of us is an inventor in some part of our daily life. The issue is that ...
- Wimbledon 2012 pick-ups for Lanka (Category: Business)
- Global Commerce Excellence awards next week (Category: Business)
- For tourism, after BRICs, Lanka-included SLIMMA is the best (Category: Business)
By Dr.Laksiri Fernando (Text of DA Rajapaksa Memorial Address) National development is not merely about the economy but the economy is central. It entails economic, social, political, cultural and even moral aspects. The contribution of the North and the East during the last three decades or so was hampered in all these spheres by the separatist and the terrorist war. It is nece...
- American Premium – Market Leader In Bottled Water (Category: Breaking News)
- KP speaks out ~ 2 – An interview with the former LTTE chief (Category: Breaking News)
- âWindow to Chinaâ launched (Category: Breaking News)
- No Tsunami danger due to earthquake off Maldives â (Category: Breaking News)
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