The global C, March 3 -- 19 pandemic during its current generations' lifetime caused panic and curtailment of normal activities. However, newly published economic and social statistics do not indicate Sri Lanka is 'anywhere in the dumps' but managing the affairs well in many ways compared to most countries in the world.

SLTMobtel, Chairman Rohan Fernando made these observations at the annual National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) Awards ceremony held at Shangri -La in Colombo under tight health guidelines. Over 80 Sri Lankan exporters who rendered an invaluable service to prosper the country's economy received awards. A unique feature of the event was recognizing a differently able person by export oriented enterprises.

"Resilient exporter...