Tag: India
Zambia reaches debt treatment agreement with its official creditors including China, India, Saudi Arabia & Paris Club
Following the announcement of an agreement being reached by Zambia and its official creditors under the Group of 20 Common Framework, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today: “I warmly welcome Minister of Finance Situmbeko Musokotwane’s announcement that the Zambian authorities have reached an agreement with their […]
India, Sri Lanka agree to co-operate on common regional issues
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, in a telephone conversation held yesterday (21 June) with the Indian External Affairs Minister said that the steps that both countries have taken so far to enhance bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and India have been fruitful. Foreign Minister Gunawardena thanked the Indian External Affairs Minister for the financial assistance and […]
Opinion: India ruling party’s choice as Presidential candidate is a masterstroke
By P.K. Balachandran The choice of Ram Nath Kovind as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for the Indian Presidential election, to be held on July 17, is a political masterstroke by its political managers. Kovind is a “Dalit”. The Dalits are the lowest caste in the Hindu social hierarchy who were once dubbed and […]
Sri Lanka Participates in SATTE Travel Exhibition in New Delhi, India
(PRESS RELEASE) – Forty seven Sri Lankan companies, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and Sri Lankan Airlines participated at the South Asia Travel & Tourism Exchange (SATTE) 2017 which is one of the largest travel and tourism exhibitions held in India. Galadari Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Kingsbury Hotel, Jet Wing Travels (Pvt.) Ltd., Aitken Spence Travels, […]
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Jan 02, 2017 (Reuters) – India and Sri Lanka agreed to release fishermen in each others’ custody, a joint statement said on Monday, a move that is likely to ease tensions between the countries which have held fishermen captive for crossing territorial waters. After ministerial level talks in Colombo, Sri Lanka reiterated its demand to […]
Flood-hit Sri Lanka receives help from several countries
May 24, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has received a helping hand from several friendly countries to support the disaster affected people in the country. The Foreign Ministry has established a task force to coordinate emergency relief assistance from Diplomatic Missions in Colombo and Sri Lankan Missions overseas, with the relevant Ministries and Agencies in […]
India Orders More Tests on Maggi as court lifts ban
Aug 14, 2015 (LBO) – India has ordered further tests on Maggi, a popular noodle brand before the product can go back on sale following a court overturning a government ban on the product, Thursday, foreign media reported.“We have examined the evidence in great detail.Since the petitioner Nestle has already agreed not to make and […]
Sri Lanka Tourism – Air India tap into Trade Tourism
June 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism promotion bureau and Air India signed a joint promotion to target the top end of Delhi outbound traveler into Sri Lanka, a statement said.India is the biggest tourist arrival market for Sri Lanka with Indian arrivals clocking in a 38.2 percent growth in May and cumulative growth […]
Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka up 26-pct in May 2015
Jun 06, 2015 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka increased 26 percent from a year earlier to 113,529 in May 2015, with growth in seen in the Chinese and Indian arrivals, data from the state tourist promotion agency showed.Chinese tourists were up 71 percent to 12,173 while Indian arrivals were up 38.2 percent to […]
Sri Lanka keen to attract German investments: Minister
May 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is keen to attract German investments due to their high standards of manufacturing, a Minister said in a statement. “With regard to German companies we are keen to attract investments due to their excellence in engineering and very high standards of manufacturing,” Eran Wickramaratne, deputy minister for highways […]
China, India sign 24 agreements and MOUs
May 18, 2015 (LBO) – China and India signed 24 agreements and MOUs aimed at boosting cooperation in areas including railways, aerospace, mineral exploitation, marine science and vocational education, foreign media reported.The agreements were signed during the recently concluded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China.“The two neighbors agreed to strengthen cooperation in marine […]