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☆ Fallout between the Maldives and India is ‘absolutely’ benefiting Sri Lanka, says tourism minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Erica Lamberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

By contrast, nearly 34,400 Indian travelers went to Sri Lanka in January, more than double the 13,759 that visited in January last year, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. Fernando also noted the tight relationship between Sri Lanka and India, both in business and tourism. "Sri Lanka has more to offer … Sri Lanka has more value when it comes to India." "ITC, the big hotel chain, opened their first hotel out of India in Sri Lanka. A Maldives concept in Sri Lanka

Persons: Harin Fernando, Fernando Organizations: country's Tourism, CNBC, Sri, Sri Lanka's Ministry of Tourism, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Sri Lankan Airlines, ITC Locations: Maldives, Sri, India, China, Russia, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Sri Lanka's, Sri Lanka, Galle, Colombo

☆ China's 'Belt and Road' grew out of a lending spree. Now those loans may be its problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAt its peak, China's Belt and Road Initiative was seen as the centerpiece of Beijing's engagement with the world. According to the report, China issued 128 emergency rescue loans worth $240 billion to 22 countries — including Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Turkey, among others. 'Trying to salvage Belt and Road'Chinese efforts to revamp Belt and Road have been underway since 2020, according to one observer. "A nod to the concern that many Belt and Road projects were not economically viable to begin with. "The increased indebtedness in many Belt and Road countries is a direct consequence of Beijing's overshooting in the pre-2020 phase," said Zhong.

☆ Sri Lanka marks independence anniversary amid economic woes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe attends the the country's 75th Independence Day celebrations at Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 4, 2023. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka marked its 75th independence anniversary on Saturday as a bankrupt nation, with many citizens angry, anxious and in no mood to celebrate. Cyril Gamini called this year's ceremony commemorating independence from British rule a "crime and waste" at a time when the country is experiencing such economic hardship. Sri Lanka is effectively bankrupt and has suspended repayment of nearly $7 billion in foreign debt due this year pending the outcome of talks with the International Monetary Fund. A group of activists began a silent protest on Friday in the capital, condemning the government's independence celebration and failure to ease the economic burden.

☆ Prima maşină cumpărată de Prinţul Philip, la vârsta de 19 ani, păstrată într-un hotel din Sri Lanka
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Ulterior, Philip a devenit sponsor al clubului Standard Motor Car, dedicat conservării maşinilor construite între 1903 şi 1963. El a precizat că era un Standard Nine", a povestit Gardiner. Nereuşind să reducă preţul de cumpărare, prinţul a trebuit să plătească în două tranşe pe parcursul unei luni. Înainte de pandemia COVID-19, care a afectat turismul în Sri Lanka, maşina era o atracţie pentru turişti şi pentru oaspeţii hotelului. Prinţul a mers să o vadă în fiecare dintre cele trei vizite ale sale pe insulă între 1954 şi 1981.

Persons: prinţul Philip, Sanjeev Gardiner, Ducele de, Elisabeta a II -, Philip, îşi, Gardiner, Galle Face, prinţul, Ulterior, El, pandemia, Cyril Gardiner, Prinţul Organizations: Standard, Agerpres, Ea Locations: Colombo, Sri Lanka, Ducele de Edinburgh, britanică, Greciei, maşina, Trincomalee

☆ Prima maşină cumpărată de Prinţul Philip, la vârsta de 19 ani, este păstrată într-un hotel din Sri Lanka
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-17 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesPrima maşină cumpărată de Prinţul Philip, la vârsta de 19 ani, este păstrată într-un hotel din Sri LankaUn Standard Nine din 1935, prima maşină cumpărată de prinţul Philip, potrivit proprietarului său actual Sanjeev Gardiner, din Colombo (Sri Lanka), ar putea fi totodată prima maşină de ocazie achiziţionată vreodată de un membru al familiei regale britanice, informează AFP. Ulterior, Philip a devenit sponsor al clubului Standard Motor Car, dedicat conservării maşinilor construite între 1903 şi 1963. Nereuşind să reducă preţul de cumpărare, prinţul a trebuit să plătească în două tranşe pe parcursul unei luni. Înainte de pandemia COVID-19, care a afectat turismul în Sri Lanka, maşina era o atracţie pentru turişti şi pentru oaspeţii hotelului. Prinţul a mers să o vadă în fiecare dintre cele trei vizite ale sale pe insulă între 1954 şi 1981.

Persons: Prinţul Philip, prinţul Philip, Sanjeev Gardiner, Ducele de, Elisabeta a II -, Philip, îşi, Gardiner, Galle Face, prinţul, Ulterior, El, pandemia, Cyril Gardiner, Prinţul Organizations: Standard, Agerpres, Ea Locations: Sri Lanka, Colombo, Ducele de Edinburgh, britanică, Greciei, maşina, Trincomalee

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