Sri Lankan entrepreneurs clinch top Asian award
Sri Lanka has called its entrepreneurs to study and make use of the recently launched national SME policy and .more
Sri Lanka speeds India backed industry zone in North
As part of its vast development efforts in the North, Sri Lanka has stepped up industry expansion in the Province, boosting hopes for new employment and economic resurgence of the region. The expansion work is kicked off from the largest Industry Zone in the Northern Province.more
Sri Lanka calls automotive sector to follow UNโs green SDG
In an effort to promote green processes in its automotive sector, Sri Lanka has called the sector to switch its gears to UN Sustainable Development Goals 9 framework (SDG 9) introduced in Colombo last year. Meanwhile the Chinaโs famed low cost electric trishaw โXuZhou Furinkazanโ is unveiled in Sri Lankamore
โTime to start bilateral trade with Afghanistanโ
Afghanistan which packs over US $ 3 trillion in identified natural resources has issued an open call to Sri Lankan business sector to visit them, prospect and reap benefits. ย โI found out that Sri Lankan miners to be well skilledโ said HE Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan tomore
Malaysia calls for Sri Lanka FTA
Malaysia has expressed its strong interest on moving forward on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka that was initially mulled in 2013.more
Rishad wins Global Leadership Award in Malaysia
Sri Lankaโs Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen has won a Global Leadership Award at Malaysiaโs Global Leadership Awards 2018 (GLA 2018) event at Kuala Lumpur Hilton on 25 July.more
โThanking ITC ! How about linking our SMEs to exports?”
With the recent unveiling of trade related national projects such as NES and SLTIP, there is clear progress in the management of Sri Lankaโs international trade-and now itโs time to leverage these initiatives to move to the next level, stressed Genevaโs International Trade Centre (ITC) in Colombo on 20 July.more
China firm readying intโl gem & jewellery hub in Sri Lanka
A Chinese gold mining giant announced that it is ready to set up an international standard, modern gold, gem and jewellery hub in Sri Lanka adding that such a hub boosts Chinaโs OBOR plans on the country. The Chinese firm, Sanmenxio Jinqu Group, is backed by the worldโs largest physicalmore
A Sri Lanka SME revival!
Sri Lanka is to unleash one of the largest ever support initiatives for its start-ups and entrepreneurs. He also announced that the government is negotiating with India for a major development project for Northern province โin the scale of historic Mahaweli projectโ.more
Sri Lanka clinches a major WTO milestone in TFA country plan
Completing a major milestone in its WTO Trade Facilitation Plan and kicking off one of the biggest projects in its international trade history, Sri Lanka has officially unveiled its Trade Information Portal (TIP) on 20 July in Colombo. Buoyed by the achievement, Sri Lanka also vowed that the country willmore