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* Strong sectoral contributions drive Hayleys third quarter PBT to Rs. 1.7 billion Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 09:06 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Feb 12, Colombo: Iconic Sri Lankan multinational, Hayleys PLC, recorded a strong all-round performance in the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18), as the Group turnover rose by 20% Year-on-Year ( YoY) to Rs. 59.7 billion, resulting … [Read more...] about Strong sectoral contributions drive Hayleys third quarter PBT to Rs. 1.7 billion

* Education should be strengthened to build the economy - business group Sat, Feb 9, 2019, 11:22 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Feb 09, Colombo: A leading group of businessmen says education and infrastructure should be strengthened to build the economy of the country. They say focusing attention on education in this year's budget is a positive sign for the … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka : Education should be strengthened to build the economy

* Time has come to build the economy on the foundation of agriculture - President Mon, Feb 4, 2019, 10:05 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Feb 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena in a message to mark the 71st Independence Day emphasized that time has come to build the economy of the country on the foundation of agriculture since Sri Lanka is a … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka : Time has come to build the economy on the foundation of agriculture

* Norway and FAO launch findings of the Nansen survey on Sri Lanka marine resources Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 08:02 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Jan 28, Colombo: National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) and Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR) held an event to launch the main research findings of the survey carried out by the Norwegian … [Read more...] about Norway and FAO launch findings of the Nansen survey on Sri Lanka marine resources

* Europeans ready to invest in Sri Lanka Sun, Dec 30, 2018, 10:25 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 30, Colombo: The peaceful resolution of the nine-week long political crisis directly affects the foreign direct investments to Sri Lanka, Chairman, of British Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce, Jayampathi Perera says. Addressing a media briefing in … [Read more...] about Europeans ready to invest in Sri Lanka

* UK welcomes resolution of the political situation in Sri Lanka, commends judiciary Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 10:11 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 18, Colombo: The United Kingdom welcoming the resolution of the political situation in Sri Lanka commended the resilience of Sri Lanka's judicial and democratic institutions and offered continued assistance to … [Read more...] about UK welcomes resolution of the political situation in Sri Lanka, commends judiciary

* Sri Lanka calls for strengthening of UNCTAD and its programs Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 01:13 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Nov 17, Geneva: Sri Lanka, underscoring the role of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in providing technical assistance for developing countries to access the benefits of a globalized economy, has called for … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka calls for strengthening of UNCTAD and its programs

* Sri Lanka Finance Minister sees rupee depreciation as a positive to boost exports Fri, Oct 12, 2018, 10:01 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Oct 12, Nusa Dua, Bali: Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera says the rupee depreciation - brought on by the U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and investor concerns about emerging market assets amid the … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka Finance Minister sees rupee depreciation as a positive to boost exports