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Sri Lanka’s Niftron and Magicbit have won the “Early Stage” and “Growth Stage” Nationalwinner status respectively, at the Sri Lankan National finals for the Entrepreneurship World Cup(EWC) 2021. Both startups now advance to the next…
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Antyra Solutions announced the appointment of Naveen Marasinghe to its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2021. Having joined the organization at its inception in 2015, Naveen brings extensive knowledge, insight and experience of…
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The UK’s largest tobacco firm says it sees cannabis as part of its future as it tries to move away from selling traditional cigarettes. British American Tobacco said it wanted to “accelerate” its transformation by reducing the…
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Before any business can make a crucial step forward in the transformation of their digital efforts, a paramount importance is placed on understanding and deriving even more insight from data than ever before. A key method to carry out…
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Developing Asia will require around $30 trillion in infrastructure investment through 2030, according to the Asian Development Bank. But how has COVID-19 affected the infrastructure landscape and what role can the sector play in…
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People’s Bank continued commemoration of its 60th anniversary by providing a new building and enhancing other facilities at the Rekeula Primary School in Polpithagama. The new building and the other facility improvements within…
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A progress review meeting on the current progress of projects being implemented for increasing renewable energy usage up to 70% by 2030, according to the ‘Saubaghyaye Dekma’ manifesto, was held recently at the auditorium premises of…
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SWITZERLAND: A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, it was announced Monday. Covax was set up to ensure 92 developing…
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US: People vaccinated against COVID-19 in high-risk parts of the United States should resume wearing masks indoors, the top health authority said Tuesday, a major shift in coronavirus guidance that underscores the country’s struggle to…
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AUSTRALIA: Millions of Sydney residents will spend another month in lockdown, authorities announced Wednesday, citing a still-growing coronavirus outbreak and low vaccination rates. Australia’s biggest city had been due to exit…
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