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I am very pleased that so soon after the 44th Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government...

The question we have to address is: what can be done to boost the productivity of 88 per cent of the farms that own less than 12.5 acres of land and cultivate 45 per cent of total farm area.The...

From March 14-20, 2023, the delegation of the Agricultural Sector Development Program (ASDP) - Nepal, led by Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development - Govinda Prasad Sharma came to Vietnam in the exposure visit on agriculture, cooperatives and microfinance hosted by Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP).

The ‘atingi’ eAcademy is a digital learning platform, providing users with the opportunity to develop their knowledge in the tourism and hospitality sector. Introduced by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the e-learning platform caters to anyone interested in upskilling their knowledge on tourism and hospitality-related topics including line staff, management professionals, job seekers […]

GIZ Sri Lanka introduces the ‘atingi’ e-learning platform, aimed to upskill the tourism and hospitality sector workforce The ‘atingi’ eAcademy is a digital learning platform, providing users with the opportunity to develop their knowledge in the tourism and hospitality sector. Introduced by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the e-learning platform caters to anyone...

New business performance Value of new business (VONB) reduced by 13 per cent to US$1,536 million Strong month-on-month improvement in the second quarter with positive VONB growth in June Robust annualised new premiums (ANP) of US$2,778 million, a decline of 7 per cent VONB margin of 55.2 per cent AIA China returned to VONB growth […]

Public appeal for economic reforms at an all-time high : economist By Sanath Nanayakkare It is time for Sri Lanka to make a series of economic decisions with important consequences, and making state owned enterprises (SOEs) directly accountable to the people rather than politicians is key among them, Shanta Devarajan, a professor of the Practice […]

S-lon Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the market leader in the thermoplastic pipes & fittings industry, recently relocated their re-distribution centre in Jaffna to an all-new location with the objective of further enhancing convenience and quality of service for their valued customers and supporting their retail partners. The new re-distribution centre further cements the commitment of S-lon […]

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura to build, and nurture local ICT talents through several training programs including certifications, internships, field trainings, and establishing the Huawei ICT Academy and Joint […]

People’s Bank’s ‘Mahajana Mehewara’ CSR drive commenced yet another project to provide electricity and water facilities to under resourced schools together with Manusath Derana on 10th of August. Under this novel concept which combines sustainability with education, a 3kv solar power inverter system, water motor and a water tank were provided to Galamuduna Junior School […]