July 18, 2022
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7min
  Pietracci is part of a 24-member panel of private sector business leaders who will serve for a 2-year term JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 15, 2022/APO Group/ —  Coca-Cola Africa (www.Coca-ColaCompany.com) Operating Unit President Bruno Pietracci has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing […]

June 21, 2022
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5min
      Helping participants acquire new knowledge and skills for a changing world and to forge ahead in future careers, the SLIIT Professional Development Programmes (PDP) offers industry certified short-term courses and workshops for corporate clients and students. Covering important sectors such as IT, Business and Engineering, SLIIT PDP presents a wide range of […]

June 10, 2022
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5min
        Over 20 project teams were awarded for their excellence in export market development, sustainable innovation and social impact at the Hayleys Group Chairman’s Awards 2021.  The annual apex recognition platform of the diversified conglomerate seeks to celebrate its employees across all 16 of its diverse business sectors, who have gone above […]

June 7, 2022
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        In another major step towards safeguarding the wellbeing of women and children from Sri Lanka’s estate sector communities, The Centre for Child Rights and Business (The Centre) in partnership with Save the Children, and key stakeholders, the Planters Association of Ceylon, Plantation Human Development Trust, Ministry of Women and Child Affairs […]

January 11, 2022
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        Over 2.3 billion Rupees is lost every year in Sri Lanka’s private sector due to unproductive meetings. This is a conservative estimate* – my guess is that the correct figure is probably ten times this number. Take for example what happened at a top apparel manufacturer in Sri Lanka. Every Saturday, […]

December 31, 2021
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        Starting February 2022, SLIIT will offer students from Sri Lanka and the region a rare opportunity to transfer to the world-renowned, University of Queensland (UQ), one of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities. With the UQ partnership, SLIIT has further reinforced its position as South Asia’s leader in offering international […]


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