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World Economic Forum 2016 showcased country’s
potential:
Changing global marketplace to benefit Sri Lanka
Several top global investors who met Prime
Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on the sidelines of the World Economic
Forum in Switzerland showed their willingness to invest in Sri
Lanka. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met Microsoft
International officials (Europe, the Mid East and Africa) on Friday.
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Lanka should export innovative products - Economist
Sri Lanka’s exports should be refashioned to go
beyond the primary and traditional export basket to innovative new
products, Chairman, Sadaharitha Plantations, Sathis Nawarathne said.
Well-known Economist Ricardo Hausmann who played a role in Vietnam’s
successful export strategy and addressed the Sri Lanka Economic
Forum 2016 recently,
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Norway-Sri Lanka trade:
Vast opportunities for local companies - Ambassador
Sri Lanka should explore Norway’s vastly rich
marine and aquatic resources to boost trade and investment which is
awfully inadequate, Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Thorbjourn
Gaustadsaether told a seminar on promoting bilateral trade between
Sri Lanka and Norway last week.
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Lifting sanctions on Iran, a boon to exporters
Trade experts who hailed the lifting of
sanctions on Iran said it would help eliminate trade restrictions
which curtailed Iran’s trade with the rest of the world and create a
trade-friendly environment. Tea Exporters Association President
Rohan Fernando said Iran will sooner or later, adopt a single
exchange rate.
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