Tea Board goes for online CUSDEC
The Sri Lanka Tea Board will be fully automated
its export procedure reducing a significant cost and bringing about
operating efficiencies next year. Chairman Sri Lanka Tea Board
Lalith Hettiarachchi announced the exemption of tea board document
lodgement fees of Rs 100 per Customs Declaration sheet for tea
exporters who submit CUSDECs through EDI, online system with effect
from November 15.
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Millennium Development Goals on right track
The Government's 10-year development plan is on
the proper track to achieve a long-term sustainable growth by 2010,
Executive Director/ National Programme Director- Millennium
Development Goals Dr Don S. Jayaweera said.
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Fitch affirms Telecom's ratings at 'BB-'
Fitch Ratings yesterday affirmed Sri Lanka
Telecom Plc's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating at
'BB-' (BB minus) with a negative outlook. At the same time, the
agency has affirmed SLT's Long-term local currency IDR of 'BB-' (BB
minus), as well as its National Long-term rating at 'AAA(lka)' with
Stable Outlooks, along with the 'BB-' (BB minus) rating on its
senior unsecured notes maturing in 2009.
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