March 2, 2023
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5min
      COLOMBO, 2 March 2023 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is working together with the Ministry of Agriculture to increase the productivity and resilience of the rice-based ecosystems in the Dry and Intermediate Zones of Sri […]

January 19, 2023
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14min
      ●     Market-friendly legislation should not be withdrawn under any circumstances unless the ministry wishes to make Sri Lankan exports non-competitive and increase the cost of living solely based on the urging of a few service providers supported by them ●     Withdrawal of Gazette Notification No 2041/10 dated 17th October 2017 will result […]

November 11, 2022
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8min
      10th November 2022: The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) has urged the Government to urgently expedite negotiations on Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to enhance the industry’s resilience and global competitiveness amid rising fears of a global economic recession. Elaborating on its rationale, the Association noted that FTAs have become an integral part […]

September 21, 2022
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8min
Huawei and the ASEAN Foundation brought together representatives from government, academia, and industry to discuss the construction of a future-ready ICT talent pool in the Asia-Pacific region at the Asia Pacific Digital Talent Summit today. This meeting, focused on cultivating talent to unleash the power of digital, was held during Huawei’s annual flagship event Huawei […]

August 2, 2022
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11min
        The discussions focused on the first version of the country diagnostic note, prepared by the Bank for Côte d’Ivoire, and the completion report of the Bank’s 2018-2022 Country Strategy Paper (CSP) ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, August 1, 2022/APO Group/ —  The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the government of Côte d’Ivoire initiated […]

August 1, 2022
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5min
        The Government and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have been implementing several measures to ease the burden of the current economic hardships on the people. One major factor that is contributing to the current crisis and the resultant hardships is the lack of foreign exchange liquidity in the banking […]

May 25, 2022
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4min
        25th May 2022, Colombo: STF Corporate Advisory has successfully managed to source and secure US$ 15 Million dollar loan from Washington based United States International Development Finance Corporation (US DFC), America’s development finance institution and agency of the United States federal government, for Sri Lanka based Colombo Stock Exchange listed company […]


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