economy

    Govt moves from hand outs to empower people
    by |08 March 2019|Verité in the News
    Taken from DailyNews The government has shifted from a culture of providing handouts to a culture of empowering people through the 2019 Budget to be entrepreneurs contributing to the economy, said Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera at a post budget discussion...
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    Online Govt. trade portal set to fail if structural problems go unchecked: Leading researcher
    by |25 September 2018|Verité in the News
    By Madushka Balasuriya In July this year, Sri Lanka made one of the most progressive steps in its trade history when it launched the Sri Lanka Trade Information Portal (SLTIP). An initiative by the Department of Commerce, in collaboration with...
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    Sri Lanka’s regulations, multiple state agencies blocking progress
    by |18 September 2018|Verité in the News
    ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's multiple ministries and agencies and regulations is making it difficult to implement policy and red tape was hindering trade and investment, and reform are required to unlock growth, officials said. "Sri Lanka compared to other emerging...
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    Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2018: On The Fast Track to a Turnaround
    by |14 September 2018|Verité in the News
    Give top priority to foreign investment - Arun Kumar  Foreign investment needs to be a high-priority area for growth and employment generation in Sri Lanka, said Arun M Kumar, Chairman and CEO, KPMG India. Delivering the key note address at the inaugural...
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