Sri Lanka has reportedly managed to record earnings amounting to US$ 1.8 billion from the tourism sector in the first half of this year despite suffering a setback following the Easter Sunday attacks in April this year.
Sri Lanka’s Government Information Department has reportedly stated that the government is planning to buy nine x-ray scanning machines to detect explosives at the country’s main international airport
A five-year debenture issued by Sri Lanka’s diversified Hayleys Group, with interests in export manufacturing, consumer durables and logistics, to raise Rs. 3 billion, has reportedly been oversubscribed.
India’s leading Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC), Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (Mahindra Finance), has reportedly entered into a joint venture with Sri Lanka’s Ideal Finance Ltd. (IFL).
The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have reportedly entered into a two-year agreement to foster collaboration in the ICT industry.