‘MICE sector poised for greater growth’
The MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conference and
Exhibition) industry will achieve a revenue of around US $ 200
million this year, with the increase in the number of international
events in Sri Lanka every year, said Sri Lanka Convention Bureau,
General Manager Vipula Wanigasekera.
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Call to lower lending rates
The Central Bank has called upon banks to lower
market lending rates to reflect decline in interest rates on bank
deposits. The monetary policy review issued by the Monetary Board
said that deposit rates have reduced to anticipated levels,
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SLASSCOM launches ‘CampusDirectLink’
Sri Lanka's IT and knowledge service industry
body, SLASSCOM, last week launched ‘CampusDirectLink’, an online
system that brings together Sri Lankan corporate information
technology sector, universities and higher educational institutions,
to actively engage in project ideas.
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Adequate paddy stocks despite adverse weather
There are adequate stocks of paddy, despite a
sharp drop in harvests across the country due to adverse weather
said Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena. He said that
around 200,000 farmer families had been affected due to the adverse
weather this year and added that vast acres still need to come under
the plough.
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