After two days of deliberations the fourth Global Rubber Confab in Colombo closed successfully on 29 October โ€“with participating international reps hailing it a โ€˜great experienceโ€™. โ€œThis is an experience-Sri Lankaโ€™s GRC is an astounding success. Despite the very low rubber prices in the global market, we have been fortunatemore

  Sorrow about the biggest natural disaster in Sri Lanka since the 2004 Tsunami devastation is deeply felt, and shared. โ€œWe share the deep sorrow of the families of the victims who perished in the Koslanda landslide.more

US calls for first Joint Biz Council with Lanka   โ€˜There should be one!โ€™โ€“Trade Rep Delaney โ€˜Great suggestionโ€™-Rishad โ€˜Knock, knockโ€“Could you pls open?โ€™โ€“Lankan Women Biz SL-US economic relations at $3Bn In the aftermath of the successful Lanka-US trade talks and biz forums in Colombo last week, the on-going bilateral engagementmore

Eleventh US-SL talks conclude in Colombo GSP, Labour, trade promotion among discussed items โ€˜SL-US biz relationship at $3Bnโ€™-Trade RepDelaney โ€˜US Ex-Im Bank renewing ties with Lankaโ€™-Rishad US Biz team also in town โ€˜US-SL Biz Forum this Friday!-Rishad YoY SL-US trade up by 21% to $2.8B The premier annual trade eventmore

Lanka spice champ Sarada steps down   Sarada makes surprise announcement at 11 TSC AGM โ€˜Believe I earned my well-deserved rest!โ€™ โ€“ Spice Champ Sarada โ€˜Enjoy your retirementโ€™-Rishad After a successful career spanning almost four decades, Sri Lankaโ€™s global spice champ has, in a surprise announcement outlined his retirement planmore

Prizewinning SME clinches โ€™14 Southern Exporter award โ€˜65%+ GDP isfrom SMEsโ€™-Rishad HDCCโ€™s felicitates 17 striving Southern SMEs Southern SMEs, exporters praise Govt for support โ€˜Join our SME Issue Trackerโ€™-Rishad A young Lankan SME exporter whose markets are the US and Mexico, clinched the Southern Exporter Award on 30 September. Andmore

Top corporates in Lankaโ€™s first industrial energy push 11 top Lankan manufacturers in pilot project โ€˜Round one a success, mulling second!โ€™–Rishad โ€˜Slowly getting-offfrom oil powered energyโ€™– CEBโ€™s Prof Perera Several top Lankan manufacturing firms have been enlisted in the first ever industrial energy initiative as announced on 25 September. Asmore

โ€˜Jan-August exports up by 14%โ€™-Rishad ย  More than 110 exporters throng the 5th Forum โ€˜August monthly exports too increasedโ€™-Rishad 25% of listed Issues resolved on the spot Sri Lankaโ€™s January-August exports have surged by a strong 14%, as announced on 25 September. And more than 110 exporters and Chamber repsmore

Worldโ€™s richest country seeks Lankan support for a crucial WTO call โ€˜Lanka too active on Doha Agendaโ€™– Rishad โ€˜Lankans doing a good job here!โ€™–Qatari Minister (HE) Al Thani โ€˜Bilateral trade at $66 Mn -Rishad The worldโ€™s richest country has called for Sri Lankaโ€™s support towards its WTO initiative on naturalmore

Asiaโ€™s hi-tech powerhouse officially calls Lankan IT for the first timeย  โ€˜Welcome to first Japan Lanka B2B in IT!โ€™โ€“JETROโ€™sSakishige โ€˜Thanks! Our industry readyโ€™-Rishad โ€˜I shall!โ€™-New JETRO Rep Obama Lanka-Japan trade rise by 16% to $894 Mn Sri Lankaโ€™s IT & hi-tech sector has been suddenly energised as it received themore