NEWS WEEK
SLO News Week
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe revealed that the Government of Sri Lanka plans to launch a nationwide programme to provide women with financial assistance to
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SET TO ACHIEVE EXPORT TARGETS
Sri Lanka is on track to achieve the government’s export target of US$ 17.5 billion by the end of 2018, having achieved 60 percent of the target by the end…
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CBSL SECURES LOAN FROM CHINA
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced that it has secured a US$ 1 billion loan from China. According to CBSL Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy,
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LRT TO IMPROVE PROPERTY VALUES
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has found that there is a correlation between real estate values and improved infrastructure, in an effort
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FOREIGN RESERVES SET TO INCREASE
Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves, which stood at US$ 8.4 billion at the end of July, will rise to nine billion dollars by the end of 2018 – an amount that…
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IT INDUSTRY TO GAIN PROMINENCE
The Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) plans to increase Sri Lanka’s IT and IT enabled service (ITES) exports to US$ 5 billion.
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FAST-GROWING TOURISM MARKETS
Sri Lanka has been ranked the fourth fastest growing tourism market in the world by GlobalData. Along with Iceland,
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera called for more opportunities to be made available to the 200,000
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DOMESTIC AIR SERVICE IN THE EAST
Better air connectivity is needed to boost tourism and the Eastern Province economy, according to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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EFFORTS TO PROMOTE GOLF TOURISM
Managing Director of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Sutheash Balasubramaniam stated that journalists were flown in from Germany and Switzerland to visit golf courses in Colombo
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