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January 17, 2024

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Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 17, 2023—In an effort to better position and promote high quality exports of Ceylon Cinnamon, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) together with the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) recognized the first batch of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Ceylon Cinnamon growers in the country. […]

November 9, 2023

The National IT & BPM Week held recently , was a collective endeavour supported by the National Future Talent Initiative (NFTI), which fostered collaboration among SLASSCOM, FITIS, CSSL, EDB, BCS, UGC, SLANSHEI, IEEE, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Technology, ICTA, VTA, NAITA and academia. This collaborative effort attracted a diverse audience, including […]

June 20, 2023

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Representatives from the country’s Board Of Investment (BOI) and Export Development Board (EDB) joined Lankan Angel Network (LAN) board members, and other dignitaries, at the recently concluded WeScale Sri Lanka “Industry Night”. Speaking at the event, Chief Guest Dr. Harsha de Silva MP noted the need for collaborative efforts between government institutions […]

July 20, 2022

With the aim of supporting the local fashion industry further progress in improving their ESG performance in their supply chains and their operations, given the growing focus of stakeholders and consumers who expect an emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility from their fashion brands, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), collaborated with the Export Development Board […]

May 9, 2022

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability continue to rise to the fore for all businesses, with a more dominant position required from certain sectors such as the apparel Industry. This growing focus on ESG comes from a variety of stakeholders that include retail fashion stores, buyers and buying offices who […]

February 3, 2022

Net profit improves by 23% to Rs 1.7 billion with higher productivity reducing impact of rising raw material costs Improved demand from the region and enhanced capacity have helped Teejay Lanka PLC to post Group revenue of Rs 36.1 billion for the nine months ending 31st December 2021 and record strong […]

December 16, 2021

Rhino, the nation’s leading provider of roofing solutions, marked the key milestone of exporting its first 1,000 containers of roofing sheets to South Asian locations, in Colombo on December 14, 2021. Hon. Minister of Finance, Basil Rajapaksa was the Chief Guest at the event hosted by E.J. Gnanam, Managing Director of Rhino Roofing Products […]

February 2, 2021

The Plastics and Rubber Institute of Sri Lanka (PRISL) together with Smart Expos & Fairs (India) Pvt Ltd (SMART Expos) in collaboration with Export Development Board (EDB) launched the first-of-its kind Virtual Expo of Plastics and Rubber Industry recently. The exhibition was inaugurated by Suresh De Mel, Chairman, EDB via an online platform. With more […]

April 27, 2020

Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has observed that even as the Foreign Ministry was preoccupied with endeavouring to mitigate a multitude of problems faced by Overseas Sri Lankans, it was in parallel also seeking to re-position Sri Lanka’s exports in the context of market conditions that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. He […]

IFC Partnership Drives Ceylon Cinnamon Exports to Reach High-Value Markets, Recognizes Sri Lanka’s First-Ever GI Certified Ceylon Cinnamon Growers

The National IT & BPM Week Highlights a Commitment to Nurturing a Dynamic and Future-Ready Talent Pool in Sri Lanka

BOI, EDB and LAN join hands for WeScale Sri Lanka’s ‘Industry Night’

PwC, EDB and JAAF explores the role of ESG for Sri Lanka’s Apparel Industry

PwC in collaboration with EDB and JAAF to host a webinar on ‘ESG Towards a Responsible Future in the Apparel Industry’

Teejay Lanka 9-month revenue up 64% to Rs 36.1 billion

Rhino affirms its contribution towards the local economy

Plastics and Rubber Institute of Sri Lanka, EDB and Smart Expos Launch first of its kind Virtual Expo in the country

Sri Lanka Missions abroad seek to re-position Sri Lanka’s exports to meet market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 crisis