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AMCHAM presents insights on FDI and U.S. investor perspectives in Sri Lanka
Jul 18, 2018 (LBO) – In order to facilitate continued investment within Sri Lanka it is important to have clarity on the FDI landscape, and identify potential barriers as well as possible solutions, the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Sri Lanka said. The Chamber releasing a statement said that these are the key objectives addressed […]
Global businesses turn to Oracle blockchain service to speed transactions securely
Arab Jordan Investment Bank, CargoSmart, and Intelipost are among early adopters of enterprise-class distributed ledger service July 16, 2018 (media release) – Businesses around the world have been deploying an early adopter version of Oracle Blockchain Cloud Service, which becomes generally available today. The service allows organizations to easily build blockchain networks to drive more secure […]
Virtusa’s Kris Canekeratne selected as EY Entrepreneur of the year 2018
Jul 18, 2018 (LBO) – Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS:VRTU), a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT outsourcing services announced that its Chairman and CEO, Kris Canekeratne, is a winner of the EY Entrepreneur of The Year® 2018 Award in the New England region for the Business Process Outsourcing category. The awards program took place on June 28, […]
Blue Ocean Group wins multiple awards at Asia Property Awards 2018 in Sri Lanka
Blue Ocean Group, one of Sri Lanka’s leading real estate developer was yet again in the limelight at the inaugural PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards – Sri Lanka award ceremony recently held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. Blue Ocean Group was nominated for an impressive total of eight awards including multiple nominations for the Special Recognition […]
Altair takes top honours at 2018 PropertyGuru awards in Colombo
Altair won four top awards at the 2018 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards in Colombo, taking the major honours at this prestigious event held for the first time in Sri Lanka to recognise leading players in the country’s real estate sector.The iconic twin tower luxury residential development was presented with the Overall Award for ‘Best Condominium […]
IIT students showcase innovative IT and business solutions
Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in British higher education in Sri Lanka, conducted the latest edition of “Cutting Edge”, the annual exhibition showcasing projects done by its students at the BMICH recently. Cutting Edge is an exhibition of innovative, state-of-the-art IT and business solutions researched and developed by the IIT students who are […]
Mastercard Offers Greater Value for Premium Cardholders in Sri Lanka
Mastercard unveiled an enhanced suite of benefits and privileges exclusively for World and Platinum Mastercard consumer credit cardholders in Sri Lanka.Based on the company’s experiences from around the world as well as its understanding of the local market, the benefits program has been realigned with the evolving lifestyles and spending priorities of the growing number […]
Asia Property Awards debuts in Sri Lanka: Honors industry’s growing potential
Jul 17, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s real estate industry was honored at the first PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards which was held at the Shangri-La, Colombo, recently. The awards recognised the real estate sector’s tremendous potential, with the island’s most innovative developers and current developments of the year chosen by an independent panel of experts following […]
CSE to host briefing for potential Empower Board sponsors
Jul 17, 2018 (LBO) – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) recently launched “Empower”, a listing platform fostering capital raising and growth opportunities for Sri Lankan Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs around the country now have at their disposal a range of new capital raising […]
Capital Trust Residencies wins multiple awards at Asia Property Awards 2018
Capital TRUST Residencies (Pvt) Ltd clinched four prestigious awards at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards 2018 held at Shangri-La Hotel Colombo on 12th July 2018.Among them was one of the major awards at the ceremony, the “Best Boutique Developer”. The company’s Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 05 project won “Best Mid End Condo Development (Colombo)” and also […]
National Export Strategy to be launched this week
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to launch a long-awaited National Export Strategy (NES) later this week on the 19th. “The National Export Strategy (NES) is a fantastic opportunity for the private sector and the government to work together but the success of it will depend entirely on the political will of the incumbent […]
Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA: Over USD 16Bn investment projects under discussion
Jul 16, 2018 (LBO) – Projects with a total investment value of over US 16 billion dollars mainly in manufacturing for exports are the first projects to realize since the Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA was implemented on May 1, 2018, the Board of Investment (BoI) in Sri Lanka said.“Sri Lanka is gearing to reap the benefits […]