Business, labour welcome new Govt
Strong measures to reduce poverty - Employers’
Fed:
The newly elected Government will need to adopt
strong measures to reduce poverty and accelerate the rate of
economic growth to reach a middle-income country status by 2020,
said Deputy Director General, The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon,
Kanishka Weerasinghe.
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CSE Chair:
Lack of consistent policies block capital market growth
Chairman, Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), Vajira
Kulatilaka said that for the economy to progress there should be
national and consistent policies that will help attract foreign
investors and develop infrastructure.
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Private sector should lead - CCC
As Sri Lanka’s premier business Chamber,
encompassing a wide spectrum of private sector business entities
from large multinationals to SMEs, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC)
is fully appreciative of the many challenges that the newly elected
government is faced with; i.e. establishing good governance,
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Indo-Lanka trade:
‘Enormous potential for growth’
Trade and investments between Sri Lanka and
India had grown steadily with a large number of Indian investors
keen to set up ventures in Sri Lanka, High Commissioner to India Y.K.
Sinha told guests at a ceremony last week to build a skills
development centre for the Faculty of Agriculture in Kilinochchi.
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IFAC chief:
Good governance essential for long-term success
The country’s commitment to good governance will
be essential to ensure Sri Lanka’s long term success, as the nation
becomes a more internationally integrated economy,
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