LNP - Sri Lanka Tourism earnings reach US$ 2.35bn

2024-10-07   |   Business

Sri Lanka is seeing continuous headway in its tourism trade through September as both the arrivals and earnings made progress in the months, although ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka to lift all vehicle import restrictions by February 2025

2024-09-13   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has decided to lift all vehicle import restrictions by February 2025, according to Foreign Minister Ali Sabry. ...

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LNP - Revised import duties set to boost local trade and industries

2024-09-11   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s local business community stands to gain from a major revision of the country’s import tax structure, with the government announcing ne...

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LNP - Central Bank relaxes mandatory export conversion period

2024-09-09   |   Business

The Central Bank has relaxed the mandatory export conversion period in the latest exports proceeds conversion rule which came into effect from 4 Novem...

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LNP - Fragmented tour guides sector risks SL’s ability to cater to tourism targets: Study

2024-09-06   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is grappling with lower number of licensed tour guides, which could threaten the country’s ability to cater to the ex...

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LNP - Apparels, textiles boost August exports income

2022-09-28   |   Business

August merchandise exports income tops US$ 1.2bn Apparel & textile exports up 15% to US$ 565mn Jan-Aug. cumulative exports up 12% to US$ 8.85bn Cu...

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LNP - Local canned fish manufacturers allege Sathosa trying to buy imported tinned fish despite self-sufficiency

2022-09-06   |   Business

Urge govt. to consider including canned fish in temporarily banned list of imported goods into country Despite the country reaching self-sufficiency i...

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LNP - Circular permitting migrant workers to import electric vehicles issued

2022-09-01   |   Business

A circular allowing migrant workers to import an electric vehicle was issued yesterday (August 31) by the Labour and Foreign Employment Ministry. Mini...

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LNP - Harsha appointed Chairman of Public Finance Committee

2022-08-24   |   Business

The Public Finance Committee which met today, unanimously appointed SJB MP Harsha de Silva as its new Chairman. He has been appointed as per Standing ...

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LNP - CBSL announces amnesty period to deposit or sell foreign currency in the hands of public

2022-08-19   |   Business

The Minister of Finance has issued an order granting an amnesty period of one month with effect from August 15, 2022 in order to attract foreign curre...

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