Wednesday, 26th November 2014 by Subramanian Swamy SAARC, regrettably, has yet to develop into a conflict-mediating or resolving institution on multilateral and bilateral issues. While it has succeeded in evolving as a ...
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Reimagining the Silk Road
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 President Xi Jinping wants to recreate the Silk Road. The world will give him the credit, though Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev may have spoken of it earlier. Clearly, the Chinese Govern ...
A well-functioning free trade area would create a more prosperous South Asia
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 By Sanjay Kathuria and Sohaib Shahid There is great excitement for the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit being held this week in Kathmandu. A big question ...
EDB in global apparel breakthrough
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 Secures links with world’s largest textile retailer ZARA 6-member EDB-led delegation to Spain Brandix, Timex, Fergasam in pioneering session September apparel exports up ...
UNESCAP Asia Pacific Biz Forum kicks off in Colombo
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 By Kiyoshi J Berman The three-day Asia Pacific Business Forum kicked off in Colombo yesterday, marking the beginning of the 11th session of this forum. The Asia Pacific Business Forum is th ...
SRI LANKA TAKES REGIONAL LEAD IN FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 Sri Lanka has the highest level of financial inclusion in South Asia with easy access to finance, according to a recently published Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) working paper. “ ...
50 FOREIGN OBSERVERS FOR PRESIDENTIAL POLL
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday said that he expects to invite around 50 election observers to monitor the January 8 Presidential poll following the request by the oppos ...