Day: March 7, 2022

Pakistan High Commission, Colombo last week donated cricket equipment to five schools in Beruwela. Youth Affairs and Sports Development Coordination and Monitoring Minister and State Minister of Digital Technology and Enterprise Namal Rajapaksa graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The chief guest in his speech said that World Youth Forum is to be held in Sri Lanka under the aegis of the Sri Lanka youth, which is going to be an ideal platform for the youth to exchange their views and experience from all kinds of cultural background. He cordially invited the youth from Pakistan to the propose… Continue reading “Pakistan High Commission donates cricket equipment | Daily FT”

The Islamic banking and finance industry in Sri Lanka celebrates a very significant milestone – 25 years since its introduction, albeit informally, in February 1997. The evolution of the industry during these years has been nothing short of remarkable. In fact, the Sri Lankan IBF industry has been ranked amongst the top 15 in the world, in terms of its development. This is extremely commendable when one considers that the others that feature prominently in this exclusive list are mostly from the Middle Eastern region along with some of the Asian behemoths, such as Malaysia, Bangladesh, Indones… Continue reading “Sri Lanka celebrates 25 years of Islamic banking and finance with top forum today | Daily FT”