Category: Companies
Teejay Lanka steps into 2021-22 with improved Q1 performance
Teejay Lanka PLC has made an encouraging start to FY 2021-22 with solid top and bottom line growth in the three months ending 30th June 2021, shrugging off the pandemic-imposed shackles that retarded Q1 growth last year and overcoming the impact of the third wave of COVID-19 on the industry. Sri Lanka’s largest textile manufacturer […]
Airport and Aviation Services ramps up digital transformation with IFS
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) has successfully implemented IFS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions to boost efficiency and transparency across its operations. The business is currently on a journey towards a digital-first infrastructure that embraces modern technology and maximizes productivity. Becoming globally connected and environmentally sustainable […]
Global tech company, HCL, to take up 80-pct of ‘The Offices’ at Cinnamon Life
Colombo’s newest state-of-the-art office tower, ‘The Offices’ at Cinnamon Life has been chosen as the hub for leading global technology company, HCL Technologies’ growth drive in Sri Lanka. Cinnamon Life is the first A-grade office tower in Colombo to attract a leading multinational company to occupy a majority of available office spaces within its premises. […]
CA Sri Lanka’s prestigious Annual Report Awards makes a comeback this year
In its continuing determination to crown the most brilliant financial reports produced in the country, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) will present the prestigious Annual Reports Awards competition this year, incorporating new concessions on account of COVID-19, whilst also automating the marking system for the first time in the […]
SLT introduces e-learning platform for all SLTDA registered tourist guides
As an initiative to uplift the reviving tourism industry in the country, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority in collaboration with Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM) have introduced the continuous professional development (CPD) e-learning platform to all registered guides to enhance their knowledge and skills. The launch of the continuous professional development […]
Expolanka group reports gross profit of Rs.14.4Bn
259% YoY growth in Group Profit After Tax up to Rs. 6.3 Bn 165% YoY increase in Group revenue up to Rs. 95.7Bn Logistics growth driven by surging retail demand in U.S. Led by vibrant growth in its logistics sector, Expolanka Holdings PLC, delivered another record-breaking performance during the quarter ended 30 June 2021 (Q121). […]
ICRA economic outlook for 2H 2021: Economy relapses amid the third wave
Key Takeaways Expedited vaccine rollouts in many major economies have enhanced global growth outlook for 2H 2021. Sri Lanka which was earlier expected to be a laggard, is now among the countries with the fastest vaccination rates in the world. First quarter recorded a modest economic growth (4.2%) but the rapid escalation of the third […]
Top real estate developers identified in new brand health survey 2021
This year’s Research Intelligence Unit (RIU) survey delved deeper than brand surveys of the past by looking into multifarious factors that included brand awareness, brand perception, brand visibility, brand attributes and top of the mind recall. Home Lands, Prime Lands, Kelsey Homes, JAT, Blue Ocean, Span and Fairway were found to be the top seven […]
John Keells Group records strong Q1 performance; Q1 EBITDA at Rs.4.76 bn
The profit attributable to the equity holders of John Keells Group is Rs.1.53 billion for the three months ended 30 June, compared to a negative Rs.1.66 billion in the corresponding period of the previous financial year, interim accounts showed. Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of performance during the quarter under review: […]
MAGA to design and construct two flyovers in Col 02 valued at Rs. 5.2Bn
Maga Engineering has begun construction of two new flyovers in Slave Island (Colombo 02), along Justice Akbar Mawatha and Uttarananda Mawatha. The proposed flyovers will overarch two central intersections in Slave Island and the Coastal Line – one of the busiest railway tracks leading into the city, thereby easing heavy traffic congestion leading to Colombo’s […]
Hemas Partners with Govt plastic waste recycling campaign
Hemas Holdings partnered with the Ministry of Environment to support its environmental initiative ‘Not a Rule but a Discipline’ focused on the responsible disposal and recycling of plastic waste in Sri Lanka. As a part of this initiative recycle bins will be placed at Government institutions and schools to collect disposable plastic pens and […]