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New study by Transparency International also finds 85% of them lack effective scrutiny of defence policy Brussels, 17 September 2013—Two-thirds of parliament and legislatures fail to exercise sufficient control over their Ministry of Defence and the armed forces, according to a new report by Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme (TI-DSP). Amongst those, 70 per cent …
Programme sponsored by Director General of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Food and agriculture sector in developing countries including Sri Lanka is getting transformed with emergence of new technologies and markets. This is providing both opportunities and challenges to various stakeholders of this critical sector of the economy. In the 21st …
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 4 September 2013 CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, has released the new version of its popular career development tool to help students and young professionals launch successful careers in the Asia-Pacific finance and investment industry. The CFA Institute Asia-Pacific Career Guide (2014 edition) serves as a navigational tool …
Presentation by Anoop Singh at the Sri Lanka Economic Summit July 9, 2013 On July 9, Anoop Singh, Director of the IMF’s Asia Pacific Department, delivered the keynote speech at the inauguration of the 2013 Sri Lanka Economic Summit, held in Colombo. The event was sponsored by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and had the …
At INR 100 Crore, Purchase By L&W Construction Private Limited Among The Largest Land Deals In 2013 Bangalore, July 4 2013: India’s largest and leading international property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle has advised on the outright purchase of 25 acres prime land at Devanhalli, Bangalore by L&W Construction Private Limited from a large Bangalore-based industrial …
Smolensk, Russian Federation – June 3, 2013: Kristall Production Corporation (KPC), which is not only Russia’s leading diamond manufacturer, but also the largest diamond manufacturer on the European continent, celebrated the occasion of its 50th anniversary on May 24, in Smolensk, in the presence of an impressive delegation of Russian federal and local government representatives, …
Port Louis, Mauritius, May 10, 2013 – Greenpeace International condemned on Friday the lack of action by Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) members to halt the decline of the region’s most vulnerable tuna species and for adopting inadequate measures to protect sharks. IOTC members meeting in Mauritius did agree to the introduction of precautionary fishing …
– 3,795 international buyers in 2012 with profits of +16.2% –3rd Edition of Expo Riva Schuh India 2013 to be held from July 4-6 – Over 200 renowned global leather products-makers to exhibit their products in 2013 New Delhi, April 22, 2013: Expo Riva Schuh India has, by now, become a fundamental date in the …
The airline carried more than one million passengers between Dubai and Kuwait in three years Kuwait, 07 April 2013: flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost airline, celebrates its third anniversary of operations in Kuwait, reaffirming its commitment to the market. Three years since launching operations to Kuwait, flydubai has flown more than 1 million passengers on the …
Carrier to increase its frequency to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport from 03 June 2013 Kuwait; 28 March 2013 – flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost airline, announced that it will fly double daily to Sri Lanka starting this summer, bringing the total number of weekly flights to 14. The announcement comes a week after the carrier attended the …