Category: Industry
Motivating Managers
The speaker line up is headed by Doug Adams who has build up an international practice in training corporate management on leadership skills. Adams has worked with many top local companies like JKH and MAS Holdings and expected to use his knowledge on local management traits to stimulate a change in mindset. rnrnAdams has titled […]
Green Labels
The initiative will rank products and services on their net environmental friendliness, with an eco-label certification provided by an authorized certifying body. rnrnBacked by the Science and Technology Ministry and driven by local environmental NGO EMACE, the 21-member steering committee representing manufacturers, exporters, and local certifying bodies. rnrnWorldwide, eco-labels have been used to cover diverse […]
Unlocked
Foreign companies can now invest up to 100 percent of the equity capital of financial sector companies, free of exchange controls, the Central Bank said in a statement. rnThe move is “subject only to the rules and regulations stipulated by the relevant regulatory authorities pertaining to the activities of the companies in which investment is […]
Off Channell
eChannelling quote s Rs. 100 mn public offering, which was touted as Sri Lanka quote s first lquote dot com quote , failed to create an appetite among local investors, with less than half of the issue under subscribed at the closure yesterday.
Breaking The Mould
The open debate will also sort through the political baggage that still remains one of the biggest hindrances to an efficient, disruption free system of education. rnrnldblquote The efficiency of education is tied down with its views focusing solely on the equity principle, not allowing for the efficiency and effectiveness of education. The situation is […]
German Escapade
rnSri Lankan’s CEO Peter Hill and Head of Commercial G.T. Jayaseelan are to meet with leading tour operators on a fact-finding mission to review pricing and ascertain demand prior to resuming operations. rnrnThe visit will also attempt to validate claims by the industry of insufficient capacity to satisfy the demand from German and Italian leisure […]
Switchboard
SLT quote s Japanese partners Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (NTT) have also expressed willingness to increase its present 35 percent holding to 40 percent through its various associate companies, during the public issue, PERC sources said. rnThe government had earlier planned to list the fixed line monopoly through a combination of an international and […]
Loosening Up
Recently, several commercial banks have pointed out the severe restrictions imposed by the forex holding limit, impedes the growth of a local derivatives and futures market. rnrnThe Central Bank has considered these concerns and plans to replace the restriction on holdings with a risk based capital requirement, as a prudence measure to prevent capital been […]
Sticking To It
Cellular operators stuck to their guns to go ahead with a tariff increase, despite the telecom watchdog hotly denying the revision got its approval. rnMass Communications Minister Imthiaz Bakeer Markar also stepped into the fray to stand by his regulator, telling parliamentarians that the controversial revision was illegal. rnrnCellular operators raised tariffs yesterday, after informing […]
Fast Track
SLT has tied up with Alcatel to upgrade its network with ADSL or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line technology, amid mounting demand for speedy data and Internet services. rnADSL turns ordinary telephone lines into high-speed digital channels and allows access to the Internet and multi-media services at up to 10 times the speed achieved across copper […]
Ripping Spree
An lquote anti-piracy strategy quote is on the cards as a counter offensive to pirating, promoting fair market access and adequate copyright laws. rnrnWatchdog arm of the Recording Industry Association of America (RICCA), the IFPI, an international organisation battling music piracy worldwide, has turned its efforts to Sri Lanka. rnrnThe organisation quote s Regional Coordinator […]
Limping Back
Capitalising on the recent peace dividends, SriLankan Airlines is looking at the possibility of recommencing domestic air services to the North. rnThe airline quote s technical team together with the Civil Aviation Authority officials will fly to Jaffna tomorrow to assess the ground situation, SriLankan said. rnrnSriLankan Airlines has shown signs of a rapid recovery, […]