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Asia Property Awards debuts in Sri Lanka: Honors industry’s growing potential
Jul 17, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s real estate industry was honored at the first PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards which was held at the Shangri-La, Colombo, recently. The awards recognised the real estate sector’s tremendous potential, with the island’s most innovative developers and current developments of the year chosen by an independent panel of experts following […]
CSE to host briefing for potential Empower Board sponsors
Jul 17, 2018 (LBO) – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) recently launched “Empower”, a listing platform fostering capital raising and growth opportunities for Sri Lankan Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs around the country now have at their disposal a range of new capital raising […]
Capital Trust Residencies wins multiple awards at Asia Property Awards 2018
Capital TRUST Residencies (Pvt) Ltd clinched four prestigious awards at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards 2018 held at Shangri-La Hotel Colombo on 12th July 2018.Among them was one of the major awards at the ceremony, the “Best Boutique Developer”. The company’s Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 05 project won “Best Mid End Condo Development (Colombo)” and also […]
National Export Strategy to be launched this week
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to launch a long-awaited National Export Strategy (NES) later this week on the 19th. “The National Export Strategy (NES) is a fantastic opportunity for the private sector and the government to work together but the success of it will depend entirely on the political will of the incumbent […]
Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA: Over USD 16Bn investment projects under discussion
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) – Projects with a total investment value of over US 16 billion dollars mainly in manufacturing for exports are the first projects to realize since the Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA was implemented on May 1, 2018, the Board of Investment (BoI) in Sri Lanka said.“Sri Lanka is gearing to reap the benefits […]
Pidilite opens new adhesive manufacturing plant in Polgahawela
Jul 11, 2018 (LBO) – A state-of-the-art manufacturing plant of Pidilite Lanka (Private) Limited was formally commissioned at Polgahawela in Sri Lanka’s North Western Province, recently. It is a joint venture of India’s Pidilite Industries Limited. The company is well-known brands in Sri Lanka include FEVICOL, the high-performance range of adhesives and Dr. FIXIT, an advanced […]
Sri Lanka needs to politically, financially revitalize and empower local governments: PM
Jul 10, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister said that the island needs to reconsider the structure of it’s local governments as concepts such as mega-cities and global connectivity come into play. “The biggest issue in the management of mega-cities is that they involve many levels of Government and Local Authorities,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said. […]
SLASSCOM elects new chairman, board, and general council for 2018/2019
Jul 09, 2018 (LBO) – SLASSCOM, a representative body that represents growth of the Sri Lankan IT and BPM Industry elected Jeevan Gnanam, chief executive officer/director, Orion City as the organizations Chairman during its Annual General Meeting recently. The members also elected the office bearers for the term 2018/19. Addressing the gathering, Jeevan shared a five-point […]
‘s govt gets USD 50Mn loan from OPEC fund for international development
Jul 09, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government signed a loan agreement for obtaining financial assistance of US 50 million dollars from OPEC fund for International Development (OFID) for implementation of technological education development programme Under current portfolio, OFID provides financing for road and irrigation sectors. The lines and working pattern of our workforce is bound […]
‘s women entrepreneurs finance initiative
Jul 09, 2018 (LBO) – The Asian Development Bank has signed an grant agreement of US 9.5 million dollars for the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We – Fi) to support the ongoing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Financial inclusion for SMEs is important to realize the development objectives of the Government such as promoting exports, […]
Udaya Seneviratne assumes duties as Presidents secretary
Jul 06, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Udaya Seneviratne as his new secretary following the resignation of Austin Fernando. “Mr. Udaya R. Senaviratne assumed duties as Secretary to the President this afternoon (Friday) at the Presidential Secretariat,” the Presidents media unit tweeted. He worked as the Secretary of the Ministry of science […]
Janashakthi and ayubo.life partner to spread the benefits of wellness
Revolutionizing Insurance consumption, Janashakthi Life is partnering with ayubo.life to provide their corporate policyholders with the renowned benefits of wellness. Understanding that preventative measures yield better healthcare results over the long term, Janashakthi Insurance has made this revolutionary service available to their corporate policyholders, ensuring that companies are able to remain competitive in the modern […]