Biz Briefs

'Colombo - fastest growing city'

Colombo has been ranked as the fastest growing city according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index released last week. The peaceful environment which supported high growth in the tourism industry has enabled Sri Lanka to record a double digit cumulative annual growth rate over the past six years with the end of the three-decade terrorist war.

The Index is an indication that Sri Lanka is an appealing tourist destination and has a great future in this lucrative sector. The second and third position of the index was secured by Chengdu and Abu Dhabi.

Seminar on Lanka-Bangla trade

The High Commissioner of Bangladesh Tarik Ahsan will be the guest speaker at seminar on 'Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh' on June 16 from 3.00-4.30 p.m at the National Chamber of Commerce auditorium, D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo.

The High Commissioner will be accompanied by Counsellor Borhan Uddin. Presentations will be made on export and import opportunities, business trends, trade potential, investment opportunities and other services available in Bangladesh.

APOT.Asia forum in Colombo

Asia Pacific On-board Travel (APOT. Asia), an organisation that brings together aviation and hospitality leaders in the Asia Pacific Region, held its annual forum in Colombo recently.

Over 50 APOT delegates, airline representatives and industry stakeholders from Indonesia, Australia, India, Malaysia, Japan, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Germany, USA, Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, France, Vietnam and China were present. Aimed at collectively innovating and improving service standards, APOT has a member base of over 750 spread across 56 countries, representing industry stakeholders.

Etisalat partners Sri Lanka Post

Etisalat Lanka partnered with Sri Lanka Post to introduce a revolution in mobile reloading - 'Postal Reload', to mark World Telecommunications Day 2015.

The initiative enables the convenience of Etisalat reload facility through the extensive outreach of the national postal service connecting 4,712 post offices islandwide and through all postmen at the doorstep.

Etisalat has a global footprint spanning Asia, Africa and the Middle East, which touches millions of lives.