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Category: LOCAL

Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2023 kicks off today
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Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2023 kicks off today

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will host Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) 2023 on November 28 and 29, at Shangri-La…

byCeylon Independent28/11/2023
Sri Lanka targets 2.3 million tourists in 2024
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Sri Lanka targets 2.3 million tourists in 2024

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is targeting 2.3 million tourists in 2024 with India, Russia, China, the United Kingdom and Germany…

byCeylon Independent28/11/2023
Sri Lanka’s Rights Abuses Flout EU Trade Benefits Requirements
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Sri Lanka’s Rights Abuses Flout EU Trade Benefits Requirements

Sri Lanka’s economy has contracted every year since 2019, but exports to the European Union have increased, providing vital income…

byCeylon Independent27/11/202327/11/2023
Sri Lanka likely to approve Sinopec’s $4.5bn refinery proposal on Monday
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Sri Lanka likely to approve Sinopec’s $4.5bn refinery proposal on Monday

Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-billion-dollar refinery, the…

byCeylon Independent27/11/2023
ADB recruits experts to assist Sri Lanka’s electricity sector reforms
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ADB recruits experts to assist Sri Lanka’s electricity sector reforms

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recruited and extended the services of several experts to assist in the reform process…

byCeylon Independent25/11/2023
Sri Lanka hurts as China wants more from IMF
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Sri Lanka hurts as China wants more from IMF

China’s separate approach to Sri Lanka’s debt treatment ‘has made life difficult’, said the Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President of the…

byCeylon Independent25/11/2023
SUMANTHIRAN REMINDS RAJAPAKSAS OF HOME TRUTHS
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SUMANTHIRAN REMINDS RAJAPAKSAS OF HOME TRUTHS

byCeylon Independent24/11/2023
President Ranil says Sri Lanka does not allow ‘spy ships’ to dock
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President Ranil says Sri Lanka does not allow ‘spy ships’ to dock

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says there was no evidence indicating that the Chinese research vessels that had docked in Sri Lanka…

byCeylon Independent24/11/2023
Thousands of Sri Lankan workers set to depart for Israel amid war with Hamas
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Thousands of Sri Lankan workers set to depart for Israel amid war with Hamas

Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, has revealed that the Ministry has received over 10,000 applications to work on…

byCeylon Independent24/11/2023
US-based RM Parks signs $110mn petroleum agreement with Sri Lanka
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US-based RM Parks signs $110mn petroleum agreement with Sri Lanka

RM Parks Inc., a leading petroleum products distributor in the United States, has signed a USD 110 million agreement with…

byCeylon Independent23/11/2023

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