Businesscafe - The Asia Foundation convened a multi-country regional meeting in Delhi on March 24 & 25, to discuss optimizing screening and support services for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Trafficking in Persons (TIP) victims in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Businesscafe - ChildFund Sri Lanka conducted a leadership training camp for ‘Alliance of Youth to End Violence Against Children’ (AYEVAC) recently in Dambulla.
Businesscafe - Four outstanding professionals from Sadaharitha Plantations Ltd., the leader in commercial forestry in Sri Lanka, were felicitated with winning titles at the recently concluded National Sales Congress Awards 2020, organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM).
Businesscafe - In the wake of difficulties experienced by Sri Lanka, the Embassy of Italy in Colombo is glad to announce that the Republic of Italy will be granting an in-kind emergency contribution to Sri Lanka of around LKR 125 Mn (Euro 341,115) for the purchase of medicine and medical equipment.
Businesscafe - People around the world are demanding more progress on sustainability and social efforts and are looking to businesses to step up, according to a new study by Oracle and Pamela Rucker, CIO Advisor, and Instructor for Harvard Professional Development.
Businesscafe - Established in 1999, the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE), the nation’s premier business chamber which aims to encourage collaboration between business entities, including supporting and developing local entrepreneurs, while providing assistance to its members in commercial business matters, has voiced its concern regarding the inability of many businesses to sustain their regular functions due to the prevailing situation in the nation.
Businesscafe - ‘Lama Surakum Yathra (Child Protection Tour)’, the second phase of the ‘#Noගුටි National Campaign to End Violence Against Children’ concluded on an emphatic note at the Independence Square, on Saturday, April 2, 2022, petitioning to Parliament to pulsate child protection in the hearts of public representatives.
Businesscafe - The Sri Lanka Institute of Biotechnology (SLIBTEC) will collaborate with the U. S. Government’s development arm, the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to promote innovation in the biotechnology sector by establishing Sri Lanka’s first Biotechnology Innovation Park.
Businesscafe - The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) launched its Family Business Forum recently via the virtual platform aimed at inculcating sound Board leadership and good governance practices in family-owned businesses.
Businesscafe - The Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA), the apex body for organised retail in Sri Lanka, has issued a communique requesting landlords, lessors, and business partners to reduce leases and rentals for the Association’s membership.
Businesscafe - Sri Lanka’s first Angel Fund has, to date, channelled investments up to Rs. 150 Million cumulatively into four home-grown startups - Niftron, Magicbit, Mintpay & Chakra Suthra - while also helping these companies scale and access new markets both at home and abroad.
