$ 24 m Lanka bamboo drive launched
More than 800,000 direct and indirect employment
opportunities would be created and 311,000 mega-watt hours of
electricity and heat per year capacity will be added through biomass
energy by 2019 as a result of the national bamboo initiative
launched with a $ 24 million investment.
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India opens textile market to Sri Lanka
In a major bilateral trade move in which access
to the huge Indian textile market is opened to our garment
exporters, India has decided to open its textile sector to Sri Lanka
in a considerable way.
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SriLankan wins ‘Best in Region APEX Award’
SriLankan Airlines’ entry, among an elite list
of world airlines that vied for Passenger Choice Awards of the
Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) in USA, won the
award for Best in Region: Asia & Australasia, at a gala ceremony in
Long Beach, California, September, 17 2012.
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Leather product exports to reach $ 25 m mark by 2015
Sri Lanka is planning to increase direct and
indirect leather product exports from $ 3.28 million in 2009 to $ 25
million by 2015 and is focusing on attracting nitch market buyers
while developing local sales to the tourism industry.
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