SL continues ICT progress
Ranked 69 out of 114 countries:
The Global Information Technology Report has
placed Sri Lanka at the 69th position two positions up than last
year.“Sri Lanka’s NRI ranking 69th out of 144 proves its great ICT
strides,” said ICTA Agency of Sri Lanka, CEO Reshan Dewapura. He
said that the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2013 reflects the
great and multiple strides reached in the country’s ICT sector.
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Bangladesh for pharma JV’s with SL
As Lanka-Bangla bilateral trade surged by 73%,
the South Asian economy is bullish on Sri Lanka’s growth prospects
-and apart from trade, wants to boost its investment levels too. “We
are extremely optimistic on Sri Lanka prospects. Bangladesh in
principle, agrees to start discussions and explore all possibilities
to strengthen trade with Sri Lanka including a Free Trade Agreement.
We believe that bilateral tariffs are very high. If an FTA with Sri
Lanka is finalised, it will be Bangladesh’ first ever FTA with any
country. A Joint Working Group on trade is now in order,” said
Mohammed Shahidul Haque, the visiting Bangladesh Foreign Secretary
Ambassador to Sri Lanka yesterday, who is leading a six member
delegation to Sri Lanka.
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Dialog, Google team up to launch Free Zone
Dialog announced the launch with Google Inc. of
Free Zone powered by Google, which will provide Sri Lankan mobile
users with access to Google search, Gmail, and social networking
through Google+, with zero data charges. Dialog mobile users can
also visit the billions of Web sites connected through Google search
without paying any data charges. Free Zone is optimized for feature
phones - enabling any mobile user possessing a data capable handset
to enjoy the power of web search, email and social media at no cost.
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Cairn India posts record revenues
Cairn India, the parent company of Cairn Lanka
which is actively pursuing oil exploration in the gulf of Mannar has
reported a record revenue of 175,241 million (US$ 3,223 million) a
48% increase over the previous year and profit after tax (excluding
forex and impact of the reorganisation) of 116,063 million (US$
2,135 million), a 56% increase over the previous year.
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