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Tenders being evaluated to charter two tugs:
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), which has
an aging fleet of tugs, is getting two new tugs built in China to
service the merchant ships calling at its ports and is evaluating a
tender to charter two tugs until the new boats are delivered. The
two, 65-tonne Bollard Pull tugs being built in China were launched
recently and will be delivered in February 2017 and then the SLPA
fleet will be complete,
The Central Bank (CB) has observed certain
erroneous news items published in a few newspapers raising concerns
over financial problems confronted by a few licensed finance
companies. The Central Bank wishes to clarify facts behind the
inaccuracy of such news in the public interest, the CB said in a
statement.
Nine leading companies came on-board recently as
Training Partners of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri
Lanka (CASL) representing diverse sectors and boosting the training
partner portfolio of the institute which currently comprises over
700 organisations from the public and private sectors.
A delegation comprising 25 Lankan exporters, biz
representatives and officials is now in China to showcase products
and investment opportunities during a major trade event in Guangxi,
China over the next few days. “We believe that Sri Lanka can
showcase its products to China in a big way at the 13th CAEXPO.
Less than 10 percent of the population use
e-card for payments in Sri Lanka which indicates there is immense
potential for growth in digital transactions, said Country Manager,
Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Visa Worldwide Pte. Limited, Anthony
Watson at a panel discussion,
GE Transportation, an international producer of
rail and transportation-related products and offerings, announced
its acquisition of ShipXpress, a provider of cloud-based software
solutions that enable transportation, industrial, and commodities
businesses to efficiently operate with supply chain partners.
Guardian Acuity Asset Management (GAAM), a Unit
Trust management firm licensed by the Securities and Exchange
Commission of Sri Lanka, will conduct a breakfast meeting and panel
discussion on ‘Investment Opportunities in the Proposed Megapolis
Development Plan’ on Wednesday,
The government is taking steps to identify and
help eliminate regulatory duplication, lessen compliance burdens and
make it easier for businesses to interact with the government, thus
alleviating unnecessary pressure on businesses, Finance Minister
Ravi Karunanayake told members of the Chamber of Young Lankan
Entrepreneurs (COYLE) at a seminar last week. |
