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Advocata to live stream session on “How can we improve Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability” today
Sep 30, 2020 (LBO) - The Advocata Institute has launched its latest public policy discussion series 'DeepDive'. This series commences with several …
Abans to divest its stake in Abans Finance to Softlogic Capital
Sep 29, 2020 (LBO) – Abans PLC, the controlling shareholder of Abans Finance PLC, will be selling its stake in the finance company to Softlogic Capital PLC, …
Moody’s downgrades ratings of BOC, HNB & Sampath Bank; outlooks stable
Sep 29, 2020 (LBO) – Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded the long-term foreign currency deposit ratings of Bank of Ceylon (BOC), Hatton National …
CCC organize 20th Sri Lanka Economic Summit on 1-2 December 2020
Sep 28, 2020 (LBO) - The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be organizing the 20th Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) on the 1st and 2nd of December 2020 at the …
Sampath Bank names Rushanka as Dy Chair, Keshini joins as independent Director
Sampath Bank PLC announced the elevation of Rushanka Silva as Deputy Chairman (Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director) and Deshal De Mel as Senior Independent …
Nations Trust Bank goes green with e-Leaflets
Nations Trust Bank is well-known in the banking space for its commitment to digital accessibility and social responsibility. Thus, as the next-step in its …
Central Bank releses ‘Sri Lanka Socio Economic Data – 2020’
“Sri Lanka Socio Economic Data – 2020”, the annually published data folder of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is now available for public information. The …
Opinion: Driving Value through mastering Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process
By Rajith Perera, Partner/Principal, Financial Accounting Advisory Services, Ernst & Young, Sri Lanka COVID-19 pandemic represents the biggest test of the …
Over 100 complaints against state banks & their affiliates so far: Finance Ministry
Sep 21, 2020 (LBO) – The committee appointed to look into the irregularities in four state banks during the last 5 years has received over 100 complaints so …
ICRA Lanka reaffirms the ratings of Vallibel Finance PLC
Sep 18, 2020 (LBO) - ICRA Lanka Limited has reaffirmed the issuer rating of Vallibel Finance PLC (VFP or the Company) at [SL]BBB (Pronounced SL triple B) with …
Affordable interest rates from Seylan Bank to support export SME’s
Sri Lanka has always been an entrepreneurial nation, with small business as the backbone of the economy and the labour force. Small medium enterprise …
Sri Lanka vehicle registrations down in Aug 2020
Sep 17, 2020 (LBO) - Total vehicle registrations significantly came down in August to 17,493 units down from 28,572 the previous month with slow downs shown …
SL ranks 83 on Economic Freedom of World index
Sep 17, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka ranks 83 out of 162 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report, released …
Richard Pieris Finance and Arpico Insurance join forces to serve customers
Sep 10, 2020 (LBO) - Arpico Insurance PLC stepped up to create an exclusive policy that provides a life cover of up to 1,000,000 rupees to customers of Richard …
Sampath Bank, CBL Group and WSO2 donate PCR Lab to Colombo Army Hospital
Strengthening the nation’s ability to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Sampath Bank PLC, CBL Group and WSO2 jointly donated a fully equipped PCR …
Emirates returns AED 5 billion (US$ 1.4 billion) to customers in refunds
Emirates reveals that is has returned over AED 5 billion (US$ 1.4 billion) in COVID-19 related travel refunds to date, making strong and steady progress on its …
Strategic investments required for anti-money laundering compliance programs for banking
Sep 08, 2020 (LBO) - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP report suggests need for strategic investments in re-designing anti-money laundering (AML) compliance …
Savings accounts and fixed deposits can now be opened using NTB mobile app
Sep 02, 2020 (LBO) - Nations Trust Bank recently introduced the unique feature of opening Savings Accounts and Fixed Deposits on the Nations Mobile App. …
Asia Securities Investment Banking and CCC announces webinar on Financial Restructuring
Sep 02, 2020 (LBO) - The Chamber Academy in collaboration with Asia Securities Investment Banking Team is conducting a knowledge-sharing webinar on deploying …