Press & News (Page 54)

Lankan dhal refiner of humble start now a globally certified firm with Swiss tech Has world’s largest lentil processing machinery ‘Good work, and pulse imports up by 75%’-Rishad ‘Meeting 85% Lankan lentil need’ LAP’s Chairman Bahardeen Wins first SLS 896 & ISO 22000 in the country ‘Multi grain processing next’–more

In a significant development affecting the Sri Lankan retail market segments, Singapore has extended its support the revive LAKSATHOSA, Sri Lanka’s sole state owned retail chain -and the immediate offer of support comes in the wake of a Ministerial level request made on 7 October in Colombo. “We’ll do thismore

Central Europe’s biggest economy partners with Lankan energy, ICT ‘Looking to partner in energy & ICT’-Polish Dep. Minister Soczewica Second Polish Ministerial level team to Colombo in recent times ‘Looking for tech transfer’-Rishad ‘For large scale projects’- Minister Soczewica ‘We are for wider, deeper cooperation!’– Polish Dep. Minister Soczewica ‘Timemore

‘Let’s start work!-Rishad ·       Both countries mull a November schedule ·       ‘Keen on Lankan infrastructure projects’-H.E. Amb. Ozcuhadar ·       Bilateral trade surpasses $300 mark ·       2014 YoY trade at $311 Mn, up by 34% As Lanka-Turkey bilateral trade surpassed $300 Mn mark for the first time, both countries have launchedmore

Sri Lanka-Turkey trade beats $300M barrier ‘Strong bilateral growth trend’-Rishad Turkey Ceylon Business Chamber born in Colombo ‘Linking 55000 Turkish biz’–TUSKON’s Ozkelebek 2014 YoY trade at $311 Mn, up by 34% Lanka-Turkey bilateral trade crossed the $300 Mn barrier for the first time, a pioneering mechanism that establishes the muchmore

First joint Hazmat training goes live in Colombo ‘Our plastics, metals & battery ‘chemical extensive’-Rishad More than 150 Lankan institutions in session Says Hazmat in bigger play due to planned reforms ‘Thanks OPCW’!-Rishad The first ever international industrial hazardous material (Hazmat) awareness session jointly held with the Lankan private sectormore

Indo-Lanka trade in remarkable turnaround India’s FIEO enters Sri Lanka ‘FIEO entering at an important time’-Rishad Huge 27% YoY surge in Indo-Lanka trade 2015 first-half trade tops $2.6 Bn! ‘India-linked trade via Colombo port now huge’-FIEO’s Vadivel As Indo-Lanka YoY annual trade reported a remarkable turnaround, the umbrella exporters bodymore

‘Bigger role for Lankan private sector’-Rishad Says Lankans of all hues rallying round new government ‘Exports, manufacturing to play a lead role ’-Rishad Sri Lanka is mulling a bigger role for private sector in the planned industry and commerce reforms-and Lankans of all hues are rallying round the leaders ofmore

Sri Lanka gem exports surge by 135% 25th FACETS int’l show opens in Colombo ‘14 gem exports at $165Mn, up by 135%’-Rishad ‘Gem & Jewellery to be a 1Bn thrust sector’-EDB’s Egodage ‘Sri Lanka has a true ‘mine-to-market’ industry’-Rishad FACETS ’15 expects 10000 footfall by 6 Sept As Sri Lankamore