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In 2009, Airtel launched its first international mobile network in Sri Lanka. [19] In June 2010, Bharti acquired the African business of Zain Telecom for $10.7 bbillion making it the largest ever acquisition by an Indian telecom firm. [20] In 2012, Bharti tied up with Walmart, the US retail giant, to start a number of retail stores across India ...
Presidential elections will be held in Sri Lanka on 21 September 2024. [ 1][ 2] Voters will elect a president for a 5-year term. Incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe is running for re-election as an independent candidate. [ 3][ 4][ 5] This would make him the first incumbent president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.
Flipkart was founded in October 2007 in Bangalore [ 11] by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, alumni of the IIT, Delhi and former Amazon employees. [ 12][ 13][ 14] The company was started from a two-bedroom apartment in Kormangala, Bengaluru. The initial investment was provided by their families, which was INR 2 Lakh from each family.
Shopsy is a zero-commission marketplace model for sellers in India . It is a digital commerce initiative by Flipkart, the Bengaluru -headquartered and Walmart-owned e-commerce company with over US$7.7 billion in annual revenue (FY 2022). [ 21][ 22]
According to the International Monetary Fund, Sri Lanka's GDP in terms of purchasing power parity is second only to the Maldives in the South Asian region in terms of per capita income. As of 2010 [update] , the service sector makes up 60% of GDP, the industrial sector 28%, and the agriculture sector 12%. [ 1 ]
The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position. It was empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene.
2005 Election. 1999 Election. 1994 Election. 1988 Election. 1982 Election. Percentages of votes received by political parties in the direct presidential elections. United National Party / New Democratic Front candidates. Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidates. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna candidates.
After years of investing in self-checkouts, Five Below, Dollar General and others are refocusing on human cashiers, citing long-running concerns about lost inventory.