The Department of Public Enterprises of Sri Lanka has by its Circular No. PED/POL/2 issued on April 29, 2011, designated the National Gem & Jewellery Authority (NGJA) of Sri Lanka, as a Category “B” self-funded State-Owned Non-Commercial Enterprise (SONCE), with effect from May 1, 2011. A State-Owned Non-Commercial Enterprise (SONCE) is defined as an enterprise […]
The United Nations General Assembly in 1972 declared June 5 of every year as “World Environment Day” to raise awareness among the peoples of the world to the problems of environmental degradation such as deforestation, over exploitation of natural resources, environmental pollution, uncontrolled emission of green-house gases, depletion of the ozone layer, global warming, climatic […]
The annual China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair, organized for the 19th successive year and held in parallel with the South Asian Countries Trade Fair for the 4th-successive year, was held between June 5 and 10, 2011, at the Kunming International Exhibition Center in Kunming, a transportation hub, and capital city of southwest China’s […]
The 4th South Asian Countries Trade Fair, an annual regional trade show organized in parallel with the more popular and older, regional import and export trade fair, the 19th China Kunming Import and Export Fair, was held from June 5th to 10th, 2011, at the Kunming International Exhibition Center in Kunming, the capital city of […]
Jewelry Shanghai 2011, the largest annual gem & jewelry show in China, organized by Neway International Trade Fairs Ltd. Hong Kong, on behalf of the Gem & Jewelry Trade Association of China, the National Gem & Jewelry Technology Administrative Center, the Shanghai Gold Exchange, the Shanghai Diamond Exchange and several other local jewelry organizations, was […]
M/s Sangems & Jewellery of Sri Lanka received international recognition in Paris in April 2011, when the company successfully won the “International Star for Leadership in Quality Award ,” for outstanding business achievements, perseverance and leadership, in excellence and quality in accordance with the QC 100 Criteria. The awards ceremony is an annual event organized […]
The “Ayurveda Expo 2011” was held at the exhibition hall of the Bandaranaike International Conference Hall between the 15th and 17th July 2011. The National Gem & Jewelry Authority of Sri Lanka also had its own pavilion at this annual popular event. The participation of the NGJA in this event while helping to popularize the […]
The Sri Lankan Gem & Jewellery Industry – A Bright Future By Ajith Perera – F.G.A Actg. Director General, National Gem & Jewelry Authority – Sri Lanka From time immemorial, Sri Lanka has had a sparkling reputation for highly treasured gems. Sri Lanka’s mineral rich soils have been yielding more than 70 varieties and sub […]
Sri Lanka , the tiny island nation at the tip of the Indian sub-continent , popularly known as the “Pearl of the East” and famous for its pearls and colored gemstones since time immemorial, is once again in the news of the international gem and jewelry trade, after the November 2010, announcement of the engagement […]
According to the National Gem & Jewellery Authority of Sri Lanka, the statutory body that controls and regulates the gem and jewelry industry and trade in the country, a significant increase in Gem and jewellery exports from the country, has been recorded for the first quarter of the year 2011. The acting Director General of […]