Rishad meets flood victims Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen visited Colomboโs flood affected zones in Wellampitiya and Kolonnawa on 21, 22 and 23 May. Minister Bathiudeen was joined by Minister of Environment & Renewable Energy Susil Premajayantha, Western PC MPs, Navy personnel, and Divisional secretariat officials. Minister Bathiudeenmore
Sri Lanka has been invited to take part in the high profile global forum on inclusivity and development for the first time ever. โYour invitation comes at a time when Sri Lanka enters a period of major economic and social reformsโ voiced a pleased Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishadmore
Sri Lankaโs pioneering workforce smartcard launched to honour its apparel workforce has matured to become the first ever dual swipe card in the country-and the Sri Lankan Minister of Commerce vows to safeguard its apparel exports from the looming Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement.more
โAll top 20 global shipping lines call on Colomboโ-Rishad at #WEDF2016 16th WEDF coming to Sri Lanka, unveiled in Colombo #WEDF2016 this October in Colombo โLankaโs regional hub role growingโ-ITCโs Gonzalez โ#WEDF2016 an investment call as wellโ-Rishad โStrategically located Lanka best place for WEDFโ- Gonzalez โStrategic connectivity helped our apparelmore
China is a promising market for Sri Lankaโs select, premium products such as gems โand an important round of bilateral talks on Lanka-China FTA is scheduled for next month.more
After 13 years, Sri Lankaโs state controlled wholesale giant CWE has actively re-entered the domestic FMCG market on 10 April. The Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE), the 1949 born Sri Lankaโs oldest state owned corporation to be active even today after 67 years, unveiled its new Northern wholesale hub in Vavuniyamore
Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeenย opened the 315th branch of SATHOSA at SAINTHAMARUTHU, Maligakadu on 03 April.more
Sri Lanka is โvery keenโ-and moving ahead on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, assured a top Lankan Minister on 30 March in Colombo.more
As Lankan industries face increasing market challenges, accurate identification of their costs is essential for them to face both local and global competition. Therefore it is time that Lankan industries adopt stronger cost controls across the board, said a top Lankan Cabinet Minister on 29 March.more
A high level trade confab in Colombo attended by reps from the Commonwealth, Canadaโs IISD, Netherlandโs South Centre, New Delhi reps and top Lankan trade officials is to start mapping the way forward on multilateral trade play of developing countries. Interestingly, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is to be amore
Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress