Expediting mega projects, achieving mid term targets focus of
Budget 2008 - Siyambalapitiya
Expediting work on the mega development projects
and achieving the mid term targets under the Mahinda Chintana
10-year program is the focus of Budget 2008, said Deputy Finance
Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. He said mega development projects
such as the Norochcholai, Upper kotmale, the Hambantota Port and the
Southern Highway will be given priority in the forthcoming Budget.
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Broadband Internet - another first from Dialog
Broadband Internet powered by WiMAX technology
was introduced by Dialog Broadband Networks, a fully owned
subsidiary of Dialog Telekom. It is the first in Sri Lanka and the
South Asian region.
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Global Competitiveness Report ranks Lanka at No. 70
The Global Competitiveness Report has ranked Sri
Lanka at number 70 out of 131 countries. Last year Sri Lanka was
ranked 81 out of 122 countries. This is a good indication that Sri
Lanka is becoming competitive globally, said the Chief Economist at
the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Gayathri Gunaruwan at a seminar
organised by the CCC on the topic `How Competitive is Sri Lanka for
Business'.
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