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Tag: DCS

Economy recovers to 3.7% growth
BUSINESSMain Story

Economy recovers to 3.7% growth

2018 second quarter performance better than 3% growth a year earlier and slightly above 3.5% gain achieved in 1Q Agriculture…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/09/2018
Sri Lanka Labor Demand Survey 2017 identifies occupations demanded by private sector
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka Labor Demand Survey 2017 identifies occupations demanded by private sector

On a request by the Policy Development Office of The Prime Minister’s Office Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/07/2018
2017 sinks to slowest economic growth in 16 years
BUSINESSMain Story

2017 sinks to slowest economic growth in 16 years

Department of Census and Statistics releases official GDP data for 2017 Economy grew by 3.1%; agriculture down by 0.8%; industry…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/03/201821/03/2018
Sri Lanka faces an acute manpower shortage, nearly half million job vacancies exist
LOCAL

Sri Lanka faces an acute manpower shortage, nearly half million job vacancies exist

Sri Lanka is facing an acute shortage of manpower for skilled labor, according to a survey conducted by the Department…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/01/2018
Computer Literacy among male higher than female – DCS
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Computer Literacy among male higher than female – DCS

The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) has released the bulletin of the latest survey on computer literacy in Sri…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/12/2017

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