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Tag: SMEs

Sri Lanka’s National Cooperative Policy finally ready for cabinet approval
LOCAL

Sri Lanka’s National Cooperative Policy finally ready for cabinet approval

After a decade of country-wide efforts involving eight million members, the first ever national policy for Sri Lanka’s historic cooperative…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/08/2018
ADB grants Sri Lanka USD 9.5 million to support women-led SMEs
BUSINESS

ADB grants Sri Lanka USD 9.5 million to support women-led SMEs

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted USD 9.5 million through the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We – Fi) to…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/07/2018
Nations Trust Bank – realizing dreams
BUSINESS

Nations Trust Bank – realizing dreams

The Nations Trust story began more than 18 years ago when a small new bank, full of determination, entered a…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/05/2018
NTB launch Open API Banking
BUSINESS

NTB launch Open API Banking

Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank has launched a API Banking Platform enabling clients to integrate the bank’s services directly into their…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/04/2018
Dialog Axiata Group partners with Orion City to build Sri Lanka’s first-ever High Density Data Centre
BUSINESS

Dialog Axiata Group partners with Orion City to build Sri Lanka’s first-ever High Density Data Centre

Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata Group, announced a joint venture partnership with Orion City to build and manage…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/03/2018
Creating an environment conducive to SME growth is integral to achieve economic growth in Sri Lanka – ADB
BUSINESS

Creating an environment conducive to SME growth is integral to achieve economic growth in Sri Lanka – ADB

The ability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to establish themselves and scale their operations is integral to Sri Lanka…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/03/2018
Sri Lanka considering to link SMEs in food processing sector to global markets
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka considering to link SMEs in food processing sector to global markets

The small and medium enterprises (SMEs), a core sector of Sri Lankan economy creating more than 50 percent of its…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/03/2018
CDB Corporate Finance Strengthens SMEs with Dynamic Value Added Services
BUSINESS

CDB Corporate Finance Strengthens SMEs with Dynamic Value Added Services

Sustaining and developing Sri Lanka’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is critical in generating economic growth and prosperity. Government statistics…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/02/2018
ADB provides additional $75 million to support SME development in Sri Lanka
BUSINESS

ADB provides additional $75 million to support SME development in Sri Lanka

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) on Tuesday said its Board of Directors has approved $75 million in additional financing to…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/01/201817/01/2018
‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’ program to create new entrepreneurs to be launched in March
BUSINESS

‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’ program to create new entrepreneurs to be launched in March

Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera has said that the ‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’ program proposed in the 2018…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/01/2018

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