Taj hotels upbeat on Lanka’s potential
Rebranding hotels in progress:
Sri Lanka is a very price attractive and
competitive tourist destination in the world Indian Hotels Company
Limited Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Ajoy K Misra told
Daily News Business. “Sri Lanka was one of the best tourist
destinations in the sub continent even during the war. However with
the restoration of peace the country has finally realized its real
potential for tourism, as it is a holistic destination.
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New Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System goes live today
LankaClear has upgraded the Sri Lanka Interbank
Payment System (SLIPS) to facilitate transactions which would enable
customers to receive funds on the same day through SLIPS. This is in
line with the Central Bank’s objective of moving towards much more
efficient electronic fund transfer systems from the paper based
instruments.
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Sri Lanka poised for strong growth - IMF
After reviewing Sri Lanka’s economic performance
under SBA International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that the
country’s economic conditions are improving and shows strong growth
for this year.
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Russels opens tea lounge and education centre
The first tea lounge and the tea education
centre in Colombo was opened at Elvitigala Mawatha Colombo by
Russels Tea on Saturday in the presence of several tea giants in Sri
Lanka. Akbar Brothers Director Joseph Sinnaiah said it is very
timely that this type of tea education centre is opened in Colombo
as tea is the main foreign exchange earner for Sri Lanka. He said
that it should be a subject in schools. "The country has opened for
tourism and this centre will give immense value to build the image
of Sri Lanka in the future," he said.
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