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US General Electric seals USD2.6 bn deal to build Indian trains
Nov 10, 2015 (LBO) – General Electric, an American multinational conglomerate, has won a contract to build new trains for the Indian government, foreign media reports said. The contract is worth 2.6 billion US dollars and will provide the country with 1,000 new diesel trains over the next 11 years.“The deal includes a 200 million […]
Pakistan Commerce Minister to arrive Sri Lanka
Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan is arriving in Sri Lanka on a three-day official visit to boost bilateral investment and trade between the two friendly countries. He would be accompanied by a high powered business delegation consisting of cement, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, sugar, shipping, construction and manufacturing sector companies. The visit of Commerce […]
Aitken Spence launches Turyaa by Heritance at World Travel Market
Leading regional hospitality operator Aitken Spence Hotels announced the launch of its latest brand,Turyaa by Heritance,at the World Travel Market [WTM] in London. The World Travel Market is the leading global event for the travel industry providing an opportunity for the global travel trade to meet, network negotiate and conduct business. Turyaa by Heritance was […]
BOND IS BACK
Bond is back in SPECTRE and VisitBritain and the GREAT Britain campaign is once again utilizing 007’s iconic international profile to show the world what makes Britain GREAT. The British High Commission (BHC) in Colombo hosted an event at Westminster House, with the attendance of Prime Minister Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe, Ministers and members of Parliament, […]
Big names needed to bring tourists, says Managing Director of Aitken Spence
Sustained promotion and consistent branding of Sri Lanka as a holiday destination are essential if the country is to overhaul its tourism industry, Rajan Brito, the Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of the conglomerate Aitken Spence has said. Speaking during a wide-ranging interview he gave to the global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business […]
New Zealand business delegates meet local Corporate heads
Innovative New Zealand businesses who visited Colombo this week to continue forging business and trade links with Sri Lanka, met with Sri Lankan business heads at a reception hosted by HE Grahame Morton, High Commissioner to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal at the Taj Samudra. Seventeen New Zealand companies from a range of industries […]
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Minister of Plantation Industries Honorable Navin Dissanayake visited the Colombo Tea Auction on Wednesday, as the world’s largest single origin tea auction saw more activity as the global tea prices have started to recover, after a recent slump experienced. Minister Dissanayake, who was accompanied by the Sri Lanka Tea Board Chairman Mr.Rohan Pethiyagoda and the […]
The Asian Banker names BOC as strongest bank in Sri Lanka 2015
Sri Lanka’s No.1 Bank, the Bank of Ceylon was named as the only “Strongest Bank” in Sri Lanka for the year 2015 by the Asian Banker, in an independent research carried by the region’s most authoritative provider of strategic business intelligence to the financial services community. The announcement was made at a ceremony held […]
Ravi K launches Fairway Holdings latest project
Fairway Holdings, a name synonymous with quality luxury apartment developments, launched their sixth large scale apartment project, in Koswatta, Battaramulla on Sunday 1st November. An ‘Open Day’ was held on this day for all prospective homeowners to meet the Fairway team at the site and discuss their requirements.The project is situated in close proximity to […]
Earn FlySmiLes miles on SriLankan Holidays
SriLankan Airlines’ FlySmiLes frequent flyer members can now earn and redeem miles on SriLankan Holiday packages in and out of Sri Lanka.While FlySmiLes members are able to earn miles when purchasing holiday packages, allowing them to earn more miles than what they accrue on their flights, non-FlySmiLes members too can enroll themselves on-line before purchasing […]
Fitch rates DFCC Bank debenture issue at AA-(lka)( EXP)
Fitch Ratings has today assigned DFCC Bank PLC’s (DFCC; AA-(lka)/Stable) proposed senior unsecured debentures of up to LKR10bn an expected National Long-Term Rating of ‘AA-(lka)(EXP)’. The proposed debentures, which will have tenors of four and six years and carry fixed and floating coupons, will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. DFCC expects to use […]
China, India and Hong Kong top investors in Sri Lankan real estate: Lamudi
China, India and Hong Kong are the top three countries currently investing in the Sri Lankan real estate market, according to new research from online real estate platform, Lamudi Sri Lanka.Lamudi Sri Lanka ranked the leading countries investing in Sri Lanka based on foreign direct investment (FDI), number of upcoming projects and buildings currently underway.With […]