Indunil Hewage

‘Small scale industrial zones covering every district essential’

Sri Lanka’s main investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) says it is facing huge challenge catering to the project requirements of BOI approved...
‘Lanka needs to leverage on emerging Maritime opportunities’

Senior Advisor for Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation Eric Miller said that Sri Lanka’s location advantage is necessary, but not sufficient condition for becoming a...
‘MCC project to make Lanka attractive place to invest’

The Multi Country Consolidation (MCC) Project in Sri Lanka, supported by the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation will be a very specific and impactful initiative that will...
SLPA to table National Port Master Plan soon

Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) official said they will table the National Port Master Plan and other related polices and regulations relating to the ports and shipping...

Distortions to open economy hampered int’l trade

Sri Lanka will need to establish an overall policy package to restore country’s initial and original open economy regime to better garner benefits in multiple areas particularity to make progress in...
Removing foreign equity taboos to spur industry

The government’s plans to liberalise Sri Lanka’s shipping agency sector will augment its ambitious target of transforming Sri Lanka into a maritime and trading hub in the Indian ocean and it will...
Traffic congestion causes huge losses - Gayani de Alwis

Sri Lanka incurs a massive financial and man-hour loss due to traffic congestion every year and the loss is estimated at Rs 360 billion per annum.According to the experts, the country is losing a...
Several PPP projects in the pipeline - Thilan Wijesinghe

Chairman of National Agency for Public Private Partnership (NAPPP) Thilan Wijesinghe yesterday said NAPPA is looking at ways how PPP could be used to make state owned entities viable in the country....
More than 50% of smart cities in Asia - Simon Tham

Chief Sales and Marketing Officer- CHEC Port City, Colombo, Simon Tham said that Colombo port city will be developed as a world class city for South Asia and also sought the support of the...
Over 200 BOI projects to start operations soon

Sri Lanka’s main investment promotion agency the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka says it is tackling to cater to project requirements of BOI approved companies owing to lack of available resources...
‘Digitalising supply chain management vital’

To keep up with the ever-changing technological advancements in the world, companies will need to invest in supply chain technologies to enhance their customer centricity and reduce total cost of...
Enterprise Sri Lanka to challenge entitlement culture - Eran

State Minister of Finance and Mass Media Eran Wickramaratne said Sri Lanka has a deeply entrenched entitlement culture which works against the entrepreneurial culture.He said rationale for...
‘Improving financial literacy, must for budding entrepreneurs’

Improving financial literacy among Sri Lankans will help create a new breed of entrepreneurs and profitable business ventures across Sri Lanka, said Prof. H.D Karunaratne and Head of the...
Govt’s new industry goals to spur tourism

Sri Lanka’s position as a tourist destination will be further consolidated with the newly set industry targets, which include four million tourist arrivals, 600, 000 direct employments and US $ 7...
Industry wants right operational model for NSW

Sri Lanka’s shipping and logistics industry professionals stressed the need to explore the sustainability and operational model of National Single Window (NSW) platform immediately.“There is a cost...
‘Lanka needs to embrace emerging technologies’

Sri Lanka needs to embrace and adopt to emerging technological advancement in the shipping and logistics industry to make a big difference to the logistic scenario in South Asia, said State Minister...