The fifth Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) meeting is to be held in Sri Lanka in 2019. APTA is also likely to expand further, according to Sri Lanka Department of Commerce. The fourth Ministerial Council Session of the Asia Pacific Trade Agreement was successfully concluded on 13th January 2017 inmore

Rishad leads SL delegation to BKK APTA โ€˜APTA a pioneering agreementโ€™-Rishad Fourth APTA Ministerial Session in BKK SL an APTA member alongside India & China New member joining: Mongolia Major changes to APTA likely As major changes are sweeping the 42 year long historic Bangkok Agreement, a top official delegationmore

ย Sri Lankan officials began work on formulating one of the strongest ever national business delegations to be flown to Iran at short notice on 3 January in Colombo.more

The cooperative sector of Sri Lanka tasted sweet success for their silent efforts on December 20 when they were given their long awaited pay hike-with that, the sector also received its first ever human resource management manual.more

As the festival seasonโ€™ demand surged, Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen has instructed his officials to take immediate action to release freshly milled rice to the market, to strengthen the rice supply.more

The Management Accountancy profession has come a long way in Sri Lanka, having spread its wings across many local sectors-then why not a management accountant for Sri Lankaโ€™s widespread cooperative sector too, asked the Sri Lankan Minister in charge of Cooperative Policy on 15 December.more

Minister Rishad Bathiudeen’s Committee Stage Budget Speech for Budget 2017 – Click below: BUDGET 2017-เฎตเฎฐเฎตเฏ‚ เฎšเฏ†เฎฒเฎตเฏ‚ เฎ‰เฎฐเฏˆ-เถ…เถบเท€เทเถบ 2017      more