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).
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena in his capacity as the Minister of Environment has proposed the setting up of green house gas targets in key economic sectors
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has last week noted the significance of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on strengthening defence cooperation between Sri Lanka and Japan during the recent visit of the Japanese Defence Minister to Sri Lanka.