Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan to Head UNCTAD
Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica will be the new Secretary-General of UNCTAD, the UN trade, and development body. Her nomination to the post by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was approved…
IATA Says Global Travel Restart Still Stalled In the Absence of Harmonized Measures-IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expresses frustration at the lack of coordination among governments worldwide for a data-driven risk-managed approach to re-establishing the freedom to travel while welcoming relaxation…
U.S biopharma Firm Discovers Over 40 Groundbreaking Potential Pharmacologically Active Novel Compounds in Mushrooms
Mydecine Innovations Group, an emerging biopharma, and life sciences company in the alternative nature-sourced medicine sphere based in Denver, United States, announced that it has made groundbreaking advances in psilocybin…
United States Airlifts Emergency Supplies to Help Sri Lanka Combat Covid-19 Surge
The United States continues to stand with the people of Sri Lanka in the battle against the COVID-19 surge. Yesterday, U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Martin Kelly and Secretary to the…
Potential Russian Nuclear Power Plant In Sri Lanka Not On SPIEF Agenda
(UrduPoint News / Sputnik) The prospective plans for Russia to develop a nuclear power plant for Sri Lanka are not part of the agenda of this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Sri Lankan State Minister of Money and…
CCC Partners with Australia’s Market Development Facility to promote inclusive and sustainable private sector-led growth
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) recently entered into an MOU with Market Development Facility (MDF), Australia’s flagship private sector development program, to support the private sector in innovating to…
Fitch Ratings Expects IMF Board to Approve Proposed SDR allocation in August
Fitch expects the new general special drawing rights (SDR) allocation to be approved by the IMF’s board of governors, likely in August. The move will raise foreign exchange reserves for…
U.S. Senate advances bipartisan legislation to counter China’s growing influence
(CNN): The Upper Chamber of United States Congress, Senate last Thursday advanced bipartisan legislation that would counter China’s growing influence by investing over $200 billion in American technology, science, and…
Brain Research Confirms Stupidity Of Back-to-Back Meetings
By Pim de Morree Most people have way too many meetings at work. This sucks. And it’s frustrating. Brain research now confirms what we have all experienced: back-to-back meetings are stupid. Back…
New Investor to soon acquire Breadtalk’s Sri Lankan franchisee
RIL Properties PLC is progressing with negotiations with a potential investor to dispose of its entire stake in FoodBuzz (Private) Limited which owns franchise rights of BreadTalk in Sri Lanka. The…