· Colombo – A project to provide technical assistance to improve the production and commercialization of fruit valuechains in Sri Lanka has been launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture with financial assistance from the People's Republic of China.
· Sri Lanka is an island nation off southern India: It won independence from British rule in 1948. Three ethnic groups Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim make up 99% of the country's 22 million ...
· Sri Lanka is known for its incredible spices, but the most popular of them all is Ceylon cinnamon, also called true cinnamon. The island nation produces 90% of the world's cinnamon and it's valued for its subtle and delie flavor. The best cinnamon grows from Ambalangoda to Matara, in the southwest part of the country.
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Approximately more than 21 million people are populating Sri Lanka. Buddhism is the majority religion, and roundabout % of the people believe in Buddhism. Other minority religions are Hinduism (%), Islam (%), and Christianity (%). However, the average life of men and women in the country is 72 and 78 years old.
One distinctive feature of Sri Lankan culture is the way in which. ethnicity., language and religious affiliation correlate with one another, each being key determinants of an individual's identity. Alongside the two largest. ethnic. groups – Sinhalese (%) and Tamil (%) – the third largest. ethnic.
· Growth has averaged over 6 percent per year in the past decade and poverty declined from percent in 2002 to percent in 2012/13. "Sri Lanka performed very well on the Millennium Development Goals and has ended its internal armed conflict." the report said.
· "As this is an important trade fair for the industry, SLAITO decided to have a stand to represent Sri Lanka. We felt it was particularly important for Sri Lanka to have a presence at this fair at a time when we have a positive travel advisory and SriLankan Airlines operating three times a week to Paris," SLAITO President Nishad Wijetunga said.
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· Hatch brought She Loves Tech 2021, the world's largest womencentric technology startup competition, back to Sri Lanka for the second consecutive year. Cofounder Leanne Robers shares, "She Loves Tech 2021 is more than a competition, it's an acceleration platform designed to take womenled and women impact startups to the next level." Hatch has been a [.]
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· The IMF's announcement of a billion package, spread over four years, is short of the 34 billion sought by Sri Lanka. Financial analyst Wijewardena, a former central bank deputy...
5 hours ago · The Sri Lanka skipper was named Player of the Match for his allround show. He claimed two crucial wickets of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya and then scored valuable 33 runs off 18 balls to help Lanka register a 6wicket win with just one ball to spare.
· Sri Lanka is going through an economic meltdown of a scale unseen since the country's financial crisis of 1948, right after it secured independence from the British Empire. The government, on ...
2 days ago · WHO pledges to provide US 4 million worth medical supplies to Sri Lanka ; Technical level discussions between Sri Lanka and IMF delegation begins; SJB willing to support allparty governance without accepting ministerial portfolios; Ambassador responds to lawmakers' call to ensure Sri Lankan government protects rights of citizens
· Meanwhile the Sri Lankan rupee has weakened in value to about 360 to the dollar. That makes the costs of imports even more prohibitive. Sri Lanka has suspended repayment of about 7 billion ...
· In a press release, the Prime Minister's office said that the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Telecommuniion Levy were proposed to be increased with immediate effect, with the overall estimated annual tax revenue from all the said changes amounting to .
· Juhkam pointed out that between 1990 and 2019, Sri Lanka's HDI value has increased from to, an increase of percent. Further in relation to the new PHDI (Planetary pressuresadjusted HDI) featured in the report, Sri Lanka is ranked at the top in the South Asian region at rank 38 overall.
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· The budget revised Sri Lanka's deficit projection for 2022 to % of the gross domestic product from % earlier, while outlining fiscal reforms, including a hike in valueadded taxes. IMF's Breuer said the preliminary agreement highlighted the commitment of Wickremesinghe's government to comprehensive and significant reforms.