Category: Companies
LAUGFS excel at CMI management excellence awards
Reinforcing the leadership force that drives LAUGFS, Lfinity – Chief Operating Officer (COO), Muditha Thebuwana and LAUGFS Gas – Deputy General Manager, Kaushala Amarasekara emerged winners at the Chartered Management Institute Management Excellence Awards (CMI-MEA) 2017 held recently. While Muditha was bestowed the “Most Innovative Manager” award in the Service Sector – Small and Medium, […]
CSE requests clients of barred broker firms to transfer their stocks
Apr 24, 2018 (LBO) – Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday requested the clients of stockbroker firms whose trading activities have been prohibited due to non-compliance, to transfer their securities portfolios to any other firm if they want.The CSE further revealed that these barred broker firms will only be permitted to resume all trading activities no […]
LAUGFS leaders excel at CMI management excellence awards 2017
Reinforcing the leadership force that drives LAUGFS, Lfinity – Chief Operating Officer (COO), Muditha Thebuwana and LAUGFS Gas – Deputy General Manager, Kaushala Amarasekara emerged winners at the Chartered Management Institute Management Excellence Awards (CMI-MEA) 2017 held recently. While Muditha was bestowed the “Most Innovative Manager” award in the Service Sector – Small and Medium, […]
Richard Pieris Finance to merge with Chilaw Finance
Apr 20, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Richard Pieris Finance Ltd, will merge with Chilaw Finance PLC.The merger will see Richard Pieris Finance Ltd. asset base grow by 16 billion rupees with a projected growth of 1.7 billion rupees Profit Before Tax by 2020.It will also see a rapid expansion of its branch network and […]
Virtusa says 85-pct businesses plan to invest in digital transformation in 2018
Virtusa Corporation(NASDAQ GS:VRTU), a global provider of digital engineering and IT outsourcing services that accelerate business outcomes for its clients, announced the findings of The Digital Transformation Race Has Begun, a September 2017 study commissioned by Virtusa and conducted by Forrester Consulting, that reflects the digital maturity of firms worldwide. The study evaluates the state of […]
DFCC relaunches their credit cards
DFCC Bank relaunched their Credit Card range at a special event on 28 March at the Cinnamon Grand, Colombo amidst a large gathering of clients, prominent personalities, Directors, CEOs, top Executives and Business Leaders of the industry.Adding a nice twist to the event, a fashion show was staged depicting the variety of cards the Bank […]
Govt. nod for three local companies for vehicle emission test certification
Apr 12, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government has given approval of the cabinet of ministers to award the contract for issuing Vehicle Emission Test Certificates to three local firms, a statement said. “In accordance with the recommendation of Cabinet Appointed Negotiating Committee, to M/s Laugfs Eco Sri. Pvt/Ltd, M/s Cleanco Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and […]
Sri Lanka trade deficit expands over USD1bn in January; imports USD2bn
Apr 09, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s trade deficit has expanded in January surpassing 1 billion US dollars for the second consecutive month due to significant level of imports offsetting the increase in export earnings. While earnings from merchandise exports increased, expenditure on imports also increased significantly outweighing the performance in export earnings during the […]
Blue Ocean Group of Companies has grown into versatile conglomerate
Blue Ocean Group of Companies Blue Ocean Group of Companies has grown into a versatile conglomerate over the years. The evolution of the group is significant because the Group has achieved growth and profit harmoniously and not by taking part in the aggressive competition in the field. Blue Ocean Group of Companies engage in Real […]
Sri Lanka targets pharmaceuticals self-sufficiency with new zone
Apr 03, 2018 (LBO) – Efforts to increase domestic and foreign investment in Sri Lanka’s pharmaceuticals industry is set to boost output, Oxford Business Group (OBG) said in its recent Sri Lanka economic update. OBG said latest measures will also broaden the sector’s product range, bringing the country closer to the government’s goal of self-sufficiency […]
Benefits of AWS Cloud Computing
Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a secure cloud service platform, with ample compute power, database storage and myriads of other services that are vital to aiding a business scale and grow. To keep it short here’s why you need to join AWS and a few of the benefits it holds in store for your business.By the […]
Invest more in people, or risk extinction: Oracle’s Dalal tells SLASSCOM Summit
Apr 02, 2018 (LBO) – No matter how successful companies are today, they may risk extinction if they fail to invest in their employees and won’t transform with changing times, Head of HCM Cloud Applications (Asia Pacific) at Oracle Corporation, Yazad Dalal recently warned companies and business leaders. He advised companies to invest in the […]