Countering air strikes: improve trade, joint ventures and
goodwill overseas
The March 27, 12.45am terrorist attack on the
military air base in Katunayake has thus far not borne much impact
on Sri Lanka's tourism industry. Regardless, the hospitality
industry expects, immediate, intelligent, disciplined and stringent
measures to plug a repetition of an attack, for, the losses to the
industry, could be much.
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CCPI now reflects new spending patterns
The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
will launch a new Consumer Price Index replacing the present Colombo
Consumer Price Index (CCPI), the official price index of the
country, to reflect the new spending patterns of the people in a
diversified economy.
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India lifts restrictions on Lankan tea and garments
Minister of Export Development and International
Trade Prof. G. L. Peiris welcomed India's gesture in removing port
restrictions applied on the exports of tea and apparel from Sri
Lanka under the Indo-Sri Lanka FTA.
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