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People’s Bank of Sri Lanka Secures Twelve Prestigious Titles at the Global Business Review Magazine Awards 2024
EIN Presswire
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January 6, 2025
Continuing their winning streak, People’s Bank shines at the Global Business Review Magazine Awards 2024, taking home twelve awards for the third year in a row! DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, January 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- People’s Bank,...
Canadian MP Shaun Chen introduced a Petition to Refer Sri Lanka to Int’l Court of Justice (ICJ) for Tamil Genocide
EIN Presswire
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December 15, 2024
He introduced it with the support of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, December 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The petitioners call upon the House of Commons to take legal action before the International...
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts Introduces Exclusive Spring Early Bird Offer for Cinnamon Sri Lanka Resorts
EIN Presswire
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December 9, 2024
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, December 9, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the vibrant season of spring approaches, travellers are seeking rejuvenating getaways amidst nature in full bloom. In response to this seasonal demand, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts is...
Sri Lanka Emerges as a Preferred Festive Destination for Indian Tourists This Diwali
EIN Presswire
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October 15, 2024
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In recent years, Sri Lanka has emerged as an attractive destination for international travellers, particularly from India, during the Diwali season. As visitors extend their holiday...
ADB Approves Financing Facility for Sri Lanka’s Energy Sector Sustainability
Asian Development Bank
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December 10, 2024
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (10 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $30 million Small Expenditure Financing Facility (SEFF) for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), guaranteed by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka,...
Covid-19 in India and Sri Lanka: New Forms of Islamophobia
Middle East Institute
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December 13, 2024
Are religious doctrinal differences primarily responsible for stoking intercommunal fear and hatred? What roles have state, sub-state, and transnational actors played in fomenting sectarian discord? And what could be done to avert sectarian...
Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong to Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka The Honourable Dr Harini Amarasuriya, 28 November 2024
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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November 28, 2024
Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong has written to congratulate Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka the Honourable Dr Harini Amarasuriya on her appointment. The text of the letter is appended. . . . ....
ADB Loan to Advance Power System Expansion and Renewable Energy Integration in Sri Lanka
Asian Development Bank
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November 25, 2024
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (25 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million loan to upgrade Sri Lanka's power sector infrastructure, enhancing the reliability of transmission and distribution networks and facilitating...
ADB Financing to Strengthen Financial Sector Reforms in Sri Lanka
Asian Development Bank
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November 19, 2024
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (19 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $200 million policy-based loan to further help the Government of Sri Lanka strengthen its financial sector. This second subprogram of ADB’s Financial Sector...
Trump Announces New Tariffs on Seven Countries
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that the United States will enforce tariffs ranging from 20 percent to 30 percent on products imported from seven nations, effective August 1. The Philippines will be subject to a 20 percent...
Trump plans to hit Brazil with fifty per cent tariff
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian-made products, intensifying tensions between Washington and Brasília. The announcement was made in a public letter shared via social media, part of a...
WASH+H Behavior Change for a Clean and Healthy Sri Lanka
Asian Development Bank
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November 12, 2024
Transcript ADB, Ralacreation post production unit Sri Lanka, home to over 22 million people, is a lower middle income island nation situated in the Indian Ocean. Like many countries, Sri Lanka was hard hit by COVID-19. The pandemic resulted in...
Harnessing the Sun: Sri Lanka Rooftop Solar Power Generation Project
Asian Development Bank
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November 14, 2024
Transcript Demand for electricity continues to rise in Sri Lanka. It is estimated that the demand for electricity will double by 2035. With abundant sunlight year-round, transitioning to solar energy presents a great opportunity to reduce fuel...
Trump expands tariff list to eight nations
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that new import tariffs ranging from 20% to 50% will take effect on goods from eight additional countries starting August 1. According to statements made on Wednesday, Trump notified leaders of...
Russia is to take one million Indian workers to fill labor gap
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia could receive as many as one million skilled workers from India by the end of 2025 to help alleviate its growing labor shortage, according to Andrey Besedin, President of the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI). In an...
Wall Street Climbs as Nvidia Achieves Market Milestone
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Midweek trading on The New York Stock Exchange closed with positive momentum, led by a surge in technology stocks after Nvidia became the first firm to achieve a market capitalization of USD4 trillion. This historic milestone sparked a...
U.S. Stocks End Midweek in Green on Nvidia’s Historic Surge
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) The New York Stock Exchange surged midweek, driven by a tech rally propelled by Nvidia, which became the first company to achieve a staggering $4 trillion market valuation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.49%, adding 217.54...
Trump Announces Tariffs on Eight More Countries
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his trade agenda Wednesday by informing the leaders of eight additional countries that imports from their nations will face steep new tariffs—ranging from 20% to 50%—starting August 1. Initial...
U.S. Tamils Urge President Biden to Propose Two-State Solution for Tamils in Sri Lanka before the end of his presidency
EIN Presswire
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October 24, 2024
Tamils for Biden call on Joe Biden to propose a two-state solution for Sri Lanka, ensuring peace, self-governance, and justice for Tamils before his term ends NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 24, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The U.S. Tamil...
Sri Lankan Diplomat: Empathy and Resilience for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
UN International Training and Research Center
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August 30, 2024
Amid ongoing global concerns about nuclear threats, Prashanthi joined 17 other government officials from 13 Asian and Pacific countries in Hiroshima, Japan, from 5 to 12 February 2024 for the UNITAR Hiroshima Training Programme on Nuclear...