Sri Lanka seeks Indian FDI as it restructures state corporate sectorADB forecasts Sri Lanka's economic growth to dip to 2.4% in 2022 and improve marginally to 2.5% in 2023. The forecast indicates a better pr...
23 Apr, 2023, 08.07 AM IST
India gets more space as Sri Lanka amends aviation lawSri Lanka may allow the participation of private companies in ground handling at the airports at the initial stage, said people familiar wi...
18 Apr, 2023, 12.10 AM IST
In boost to trade in rupees, Bank of Ceylon opens account in Chennai branchConsequently, the bank carried out the very first transaction in Indian rupees with India through this channel, becoming the very first Sri...
22 Dec, 2022, 02.47 PM IST
Ideal Finance rebranded as Mahindra Ideal FinanceThis rebranding will form the bedrock on which the two joint venture partners (Mahindra Finance and Ideal Group) will build the vision of m...
24 Feb, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
India and Sri Lanka to explore new areas of economic partnership including infra & connectivityHigh Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay spoke at a virtual event titled “Deepening Economic Collaboration between India and S...
22 Jul, 2020, 10.09 PM IST
India, Sri Lanka to begin talks on ETCA pact to boost trade tiesSri Lankan minister said the bilateral relationship has deepened considerably since Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena took over in ...
05 Jul, 2016, 10.26 PM IST
Vista Rooms to enter five new countries by 2016-endThe startup, which has forayed into the Sri Lankan market, is seeking to respond to interests from its customers in certain international d...
30 Mar, 2016, 05.15 PM IST
Sri Lankan Navy foils major gold smuggling bid to IndiaSri Lankan Navy yesterday arrested the two people from northern Jaffna peninsula's Madagal area as they were trying to smuggle the gold to ...
07 Mar, 2016, 06.09 PM IST
Sri Lanka announces sops to Tamils ahead of Maithripala Sirisena's India visitMaithripala Sirisena is expected to brief the Indian leadership on the conciliatory steps taken by his government for the Tamil minority co...
14 Feb, 2015, 10.10 AM IST
Ashok Leyland gets $17 mn order for supplying 630 buses in Sri LankaAshok Leyland has received an order worth USD 17 million (around Rs 104 crore) to supply 630 buses to Sri Lankan operators.
16 Oct, 2014, 03.32 PM IST
66 Tamil Nadu fishermen return home from Sri LankaThe fishermen were brought here onboard coast guard ship IGCS Rajtarang.
02 Oct, 2013, 07.15 PM IST
Need relaxation on employment visa: Sri Lanka tells IndiaSri Lanka has sought some relaxation on employment visa from India and both countries are engaged in negotiations to simplify the visa regi...
04 Aug, 2012, 11.32 PM IST
- Bharti launches mobile services in Sri Lanka
India's leading telecoms company Bharti Airtel on Monday launched mobile services in Sri Lanka. Airtel now becomes the fifth mobile operato...
12 Jan, 2009, 12.44 PM IST
- Bharti Airtel hopes to start ops in Sri Lanka this year
Telecom major Bharti Airtel is hoping to start operations in Sri Lanka this calender year although it is yet to put in place an interconnec...
11 Sep, 2008, 07.17 PM IST
- Lanka IOC losses to touch $ 6.3 million every month
Lanka IOC, a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, is fearing losses of about 6.3 million dollars every month following the steep hike in i...
27 May, 2008, 01.42 PM IST
- RCom forms JV in Sri Lanka
Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications (RCom) is getting into the Sri Lankan telecom market.
07 Apr, 2008, 04.09 AM IST
- IOC looking at having oil refinery in Lanka's Trincomalee
Lanka IOC is the only private oil company other than the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) that operates retail petrol station...
15 Oct, 2007, 12.43 PM IST