Emirates has reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to promoting tourism to Sri Lanka through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau at Arabian Travel Market 2024 in Dubai. The MoU was signed by Ahmed Khoory,…
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 – 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 – 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…
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…
