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‘Proposals in the right direction’:
SL to reach poverty-free middle income status soon - Dr P. B. Jayasundera
Budget 2013 maintains consistency, continuity and
clarity in Sri Lanka reaching poverty-free middle income country
status. The proposals are in the right direction and Sri Lanka will
go beyond the millennium development goals, Treasury Secretary, Dr.
P.B. Jayasundera said. Economic development will be equitable in
terms of opportunities, livelihood and poverty reduction.
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Budget builds business and investor confidence - NCCSL
The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka
(NCCSL) said that the Budget has built business and investor
confidence as the direction and the policy framework of the Budget
was consistent with previous Budgets. The chairman of the Banking
and Finance committee of the NCCSL, H.A. Ariyaratne said that at a
time when the economy is facing some difficulty,
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‘Regulations on RPT vital’
The stock market regulator should not only
implement regulations but also penalise those who violate them, said
John Keels Holdings, Director Finance and Nation Trust Bank,
Chairman, Ronnie Peiris. He was speaking at a panel discussion
during a seminar on ‘Related Party Transactions’ organised by the
SEC recently.
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SLSEA’s energy management program will save Rs. 135 b
The Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority
(SLSEA) will save Rs. 135 b during the next five years through its
National Energy Management Program, said SLSEA, Director General Dr.
Thusitha Sugathapala at a ceremony to award the ISO 50001:2011
Energy Management certification to Macbertan, a subsidiary of
McLarens Holdings Limited.
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