A high profile business delegation from Brazil, consisting of twelve leading tour operators and destination promoters will be in Sri Lanka on a familiarization tour from 03rd to 10th December 2014. The tour is ...
Daily Archives: November 27, 2014
Port of Colombo receives its largest container vessel
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 Marking yet another significant landmark in the container handling saga of Sri Lanka, the Port of Colombo received the largest container vessel to have called on Colombo, the MV MSC ...
A case for SAARC reforms
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 ...
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 ...