India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has reportedly told Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that India is willing to assist Sri Lanka in developing its ports and aviation sectors.
The government of Sri Lanka is reportedly looking at upgrading the Palaly Airport in the Northern Province to the level of a regional airport in order to operate flights to South Indian cities by the end of this year.
The local media in Sri Lanka has reported that 87 loans to strengthen young entrepreneurs under the government’s Enterprise Sri Lanka programme have already been disbursed island wide.
Virtusa in Sri Lanka had recently power the Colomo Big Meetup with Industry professionals, big data enthusiasts, academics and students to discuss the latest developments in big data tools and technologies.
A Sri Lankan research consultancy, STAX has reportedly presented an overall view of key challenges in investment, potential opportunities for investment and growth along with the significance of the Sri Lanka-Singapore free trade agreement (FTA).