Seylan Bank reports impressive 1H 2023 profitability and strong growth
Seylan Bank, has demonstrated exceptional resilience and growth in challenging market conditions, recording an impressive Profit before Tax (PBT) of LKR 4.2 …
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Seylan Bank enters Strategic Partnership with National Chamber of Exporters to Empower Sri Lanka’s Export Sector
Seylan Bank took a key step towards empowering Sri Lanka's export sector by forging a strategic partnership with the National Chamber of Exporters. This …
Sri Lanka’s path to sustainable growth: Embracing a social market economy
● Sri Lanka's Economic Challenge: A stark contrast between Tamil Nadu's expected growth of 14% and Sri Lanka's negative …
CFA Society Sri Lanka hosts CEO forum ‘Rebooting Sri Lanka Economy”
A CEO Forum organised by the CFA Society Sri Lanka (CFASSL) was held in Colombo recently with a focus on ‘Rebooting the Sri Lankan Economy - Post-Domestic …
Sri Lanka’s Government Debt Plan Tempers Funding Risk for NBFIs: Fitch Ratings
Sri Lanka’s proposed government debt restructuring plan should reduce funding and liquidity risk for non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), says Fitch …
Sri Lanka’s Domestic Debt Plan a Significant Step for Resolving Bank Uncertainty: Fitch Ratings
The Sri Lankan government’s proposal for treatment of domestic debt marks a significant step towards resolving uncertainties around the impact of the …
Banks welcome CBSL Governor’s assurances on anticipated Govt. announcement on DDR or DDO
The Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA) has welcomed the assurance by the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe that …
Harsha calls for legislative amendment to protect holders of domestic debt in a possible restructure
Opposition Parties Stand United for Careful Domestic Debt Restructuring In a press conference held at the Leader of the Opposition's office, MP Harsha de …
Ceylon Chamber calls for political and public support for debt restructuring process
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce stresses the importance of patience and trust in the domestic debt restructuring process. As emphasized by the Central Bank of …
CFA Society Sri Lanka Capital Market Awards 2023 celebrates excellence in capital markets industry
The 10th annual CFA Society Sri Lanka Capital Market Awards, organised by the CFA Society Sri Lanka, was held on Wednesday, 21 June 2023, at Cinnamon Grand, …
LankaPay unveils new strategic direction to strengthen regional presence
LankaPay, the National Payment Network of Sri Lanka, has embarked on a new strategic vision, aimed at reinforcing its position within the region and enhancing …
Bank of Ceylon Implement Sri Lanka’s First Private Cloud with KBSL, VMware & HP Enterprise
Bank of Ceylon (BOC), the nation’s leading banking provider, recently completed the deployment of the country’s first-ever private cloud in partnership …
Role of alternative financing mechanisms to address Sri Lanka’s debt overhang
By Imesha Dissanayake The common path followed by almost all IMF member countries in response to sovereign debt crises in recent decades, is to enter into an …
Fitch maintains national ratings of People’s Bank, HNB, Commercial Bank & Bank of Ceylon
Fitch Ratings has maintained the Rating Watch Negative (RWN) on the 'A(lka)' National Long-Term Rating of People's Bank (Sri Lanka) (PB). The rating agency has …
SL Rupee depreciates against USD
The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has depreciated against the US Dollar (USD) today compared to last week, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Accordingly, …
Sri Lanka PM Dinesh Gunawardena concludes successful visit to Thailand
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena of Sri Lanka concluded a three day successful official visit to the Kingdom of Thailand from 31 May - 02 June 2023, at the …
Eran submits VAT amendment bill to restore Parliamentary powers on public finance
Opposition MP Eran Wickramaratne submitted a private members Bill to amend the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, No 14 of 2002 to transfer the powers vested in the …
People’s Leasing & Finance announces proposed acquisition of 33-pct stake in First Capital Holdings
People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC) has announced the proposed acquisition of a 33% stake in First Capital Holdings PLC(FCH), signaling the beginning of …
UNDP and South Centre jointly organise capacity building workshop on taxation of digitalised economy
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through its Tax for SDGs Initiative, and the South Centre, Switzerland jointly organised a two-day …
Courtyard by Marriott Colombo hosts Sri Lanka open 2023 Pro-Am golf tournament
Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s award-winning travel program, teamed up with Courtyard by Marriott Colombo to host the Sri Lanka Open 2023 Pro-Am …