Ornamental fish export revenue surpasses $ 7 m
The demand for ornamental fish has increased with
its revenue surpassing $ 7 million, said a major ornamental fish
exporter at an event to record Sri Lanka winning 30 awards at the
recently concluded Aquarama 2013 ornamental fish competition in
Singapore.
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Central Bank relaxes foreign exchange regulations
During the past few years, Sri Lanka’s macro
economic fundamentals have improved and the domestic financial
sector has become stronger and more resilient. In this background,
foreign exchange regulations have been reviewed and relaxed
gradually to achieve greater efficiency,
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Lanka No. 32 in business sophistication
There are many motivational factors for
businesses and investors in Sri Lanka. The improvement of the
business climate in Sri Lanka after the end of terrorism is
significant and the changes that have taken place during the past
three years is promising, said Director, Commercial Relations of
Research in Motion (RIM) India, Hitesh Shah at the launch of
BlackBerry Z 10 smart phone in Colombo last week.
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Tourist industry to provide 250,000 jobs by 2016
Sri Lanka Tourism is geared to attract high-end
spenders from China, India, Turkey and Japan, said Sri Lanka
Tourism, Chairman, Bhashwara Senanka Gunarathna at the launch of
Hotel Show 2013. He said that Sri Lanka Tourism has identified
strategies to attract 2.5 million visitors by 2016 and added that
the industry is confident it could achieve the target.
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HNB celebrates World Environment Day
Commemorating World Environment Day for the
fifth consecutive year, Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) distributed
25,000 plants among its Singithi minor account holders. “HNB creates
awareness and promotes good environmental governance and practices
it in day-to-day activities.
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