ECONOMYNEXT – Tourists who were sold visas by VFS Global which has been given an e-visa monopoly by Sri Lanka, are in a fix after the validity period was halved and the price doubled, according to posts on a global…
ECONOMYNEXT – Tourists who were sold visas by VFS Global which has been given an e-visa monopoly by Sri Lanka, are in a fix after the validity period was halved and the price doubled, according to posts on a global…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will sit out the international climate summit, Conference of Parties, in future if there continues to be a lack of cohesion in solutions to tackle climate change among world leaders, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. “The global…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will sit out the international climate summit, Conference of Parties, in future if there continues to be a lack of cohesion in solutions to tackle climate change among world leaders, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. “The global…
ECONOMYNEXT – Pulses comprise only 8 percent of Sri Lanka’s per capita protein supply, and the per capita availability of pulses for consumption through local production and imports is just over half the recommended quantity for a balanced diet, the…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe warned the public that the country could go back to the 2022 crisis if any future government changes the current International Monetary Fund (IMF) subscribed economic policies and reforms. Weerasinghe said…
ECONOMYNEXT – A deal struck by Sri Lanka with IVF-GBS-VFS Global, a private contractor, is worth 840 million dollars over its 12-year lifetime, opposition legislator S M Marikkar said in parliament. The firm was charging 18.5 dollars per visa and…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Tiran Alles who is also in charge of visa issuance under the Department of Immigration and Emigration defended the newly appointed visa facilitating agency VFS-led consortium, new visa system, and accused sabotage attempts…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Tiran Alles who is also in charge of visa issuance under the Department of Immigration and Emigration defended the newly appointed visa facilitating agency VFS-led consortium, new visa system, and accused sabotage attempts…
ECONOMNEXT – VFS Global, one of the companies involved in Sri Lanka’s high-priced visa deal, has issued statement saying its 18.50 dollar fee was approved by the cabinet of the island. “Payment processing charges and applicable local taxes are in…
