The recent decision by the EU to reinstate Sri Lanka to its tariff exemption scheme, designed to assist developing countries in achieving upper-middle-income status, should serve to boost exports and generate renewed private sector investment.
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A new incentive scheme for international filmmakers in Thailand has named its first beneficiary, in a step forward for official efforts to draw more production crews to the country.
Economic view | Raj Kannan, Managing Director, Tusk Advisory, on boosting infrastructure development in Indonesia
19 Jun 2017
What is the status of the implementation of the government’s infrastructure plan?
RAJ KANNAN: In the last couple of...
Articles & Analysis | Tips for your trip to Sri Lanka from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
ETIQUETTE: Business settings remain formal with small cultural nuances, but leeway is given to foreigners in this respect. While men normally shake hands with other men, and women with women, some women may not wish to shake hands with a man outside of family circles. It is best to wait and see if a...
Articles & Analysis | Echoes of the colonial past can be seen through the fortresses that still dot the island’s landscape from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Having arrived in Sri Lanka in 1505, Portuguese explorers quickly established a foothold via their trading relationship with the kingdom of Kotte. In 1521 an uprising in the kingdom saw King Vijayabahu VII’s three sons mutiny and kill their father in a bid for power, in what would become known as the “Spoiling of Vijayabahu”. Soon afterwards,...
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lanka Hotel Listings from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
HILTON COLOMBO 2 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha Colombo 2 T: +94 112 544 644 F: +94 112 544 657 www.colombo.hilton.com colombo.reservations@hilton.com Rooms: 142 Hilton Guest rooms, 92 deluxe rooms, 61 executive rooms, 37 suites. Business & Conference Facilities: 24-hr secretarial services, fax, internet, printing, scanning, spiral...