A Bill to provide for the establishment of the Colombo Port City (CPC) Special Economic Zone has been published in the Gazette and is slated to be presented to Parliament next month. The 76-page Bill provides for the establishment of a Commission empowered to grant registrations, licences, authorisations, and other approvals to carry on businesses and other activities in the Special …
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Emirates has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become one of the first airlines in the world to trial IATA Travel Pass – a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with any government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information.IATA Travel Pass enables Emirates passengers to create a ‘digital passport’ …
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said that, it received information regarding several types of financial frauds and scams being operated through social media, Internet-based applications and mobile payment applications. Most of these scams are conducted through web or mobile app based easy loan schemes that attract the public. During such loan application evaluation process, the fraudsters entice the public to …
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The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture aims to increase the volume of Saudi Arabia’s date exports, reaching 200,000 tons by the end of this year. (SPA)The proposed superfruit is set to provide financial and economic gain for millions of rural businessesJEDDAH: In a bid to promote the economic benefits of dates and their production, the UN Food and Agriculture …
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The Singapore Food Agency, the city-state’s regulator, approved the sale of Eat Just’s lab-grown chicken in nuggets after concluding it was safe for consumption. (Eat Just via Reuters)Demand for sustainable alternatives to meat is rising due to growing consumer pressureSINGAPORE: Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants in Singapore, after the city-state became the first to green-light meat created …
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Islamic Finance Today Digital Magazine was relaunched this month with a new look and in a wide range of applications including mobile device compatibility .This follows an agreement with MIT Media and Publications to revive the magazine in digital format. The magazine which follows on the print version from 2006-2010 and the online version from 2015-2016 aspires to deliver the …
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