Category: Industry
Avian Technologies receives Dell EMC Gold Partner status
One of the leading IT solutions providers in Sri Lanka, Avian Technologies announced that the Company has received the Dell EMC Gold Partner’ status, awarded to companies that record commendable achievements in terms of revenue generation and attaining certification. The EMC Gold Partner status enables Avian Technologies to reinforce the confidence that customers have already […]
LankaPropertyWeb.com eases the hassle of buying and selling property
Today’s busy lifestyle hastaken away the luxury of time to attend to all that entails a property transaction. This includes countless amounts of paperwork, finding lawyers and valuers, spending a day at government institutions to pay stamp duties,and consultbanksto fill in forms to applyfor a housing loan. LankaPropertyWeb’snew Buyer and Seller Assistance portal removes this […]
Sri Lanka GDP grows by 3.2-pct in Q1 2018
Jun 19, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2018 with positive growth recorded in the agriculture sub sector, official data from the Census and Statistics showed. The GDP at constant (2010) prices for the first quarter of 2018 recorded as 2, 223,856 million rupees, and GDP reported […]
SriLankan requests passengers to arrive airport 4 hrs prior to departure time
June 18, 2018 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has requested all passengers, to arrive at the Bandaranaike International Airport four hours prior to their departure time effective from today. The airline said this is mainly due to a series of renovation work expected to commence shortly at the emigration counter areas at the departure terminal of […]
LBOTv : Innomantra India sees immense opportunity for innovation with Sri Lanka
As the digital economy brings large and small companies together, smaller countries in Asia like Sri Lanka can become the drivers of innovation, India’s leading innovation and intellectual property consulting firm Innomantra says. Speaking to LBO Tv Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Innomantra Consulting, Lokesh Venkataswamy said that Sri Lanka is a land […]
LBOTv : Innomantra India sees immense opportunity for innovation with Sri Lanka
As the digital economy brings large and small companies together, smaller countries in Asia like Sri Lanka can become the drivers of innovation, India’s leading innovation and intellectual property consulting firm Innomantra says. Speaking to LBO Tv Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Innomantra Consulting, Lokesh Venkataswamy said that Sri Lanka is a land […]
McLarens & Peak Engineering to offer facilities management solutions through new JV company
Jun 18, 2018 (LBO) – McOcean Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd., (a member of the McLarens Group) in a joint venture with Peak Engineering & Consultancy (Pte) Ltd., of Singapore, launched McPeak Lanka (Private) Limited; a company that offers Integrated Facilities Management Solutions to the local market. McPeak Lanka intends to provide integrated facilities management solutions […]
SriLankan will continue to fly : The airline to break-even in three years: Min Kiriella
Jun 18, 2018 (LBO) – The government has no plans to close down SriLankan Airlines but the National carriers’ income and expenditure should be bridged, Minister Lakshman Kiriella said. The Minister of Public Entreprise and Kandy City Development also said that the airline is likely to break-even in three years. He made these comments while on […]
Kim Jong Un finds Singapore clean and beautiful, impressed by its economic development
BY ALVIN CHENG-HIN LIM On June 12, 2018, the US and North Korean leaders Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un held a summiton Sentosa island in Singapore in which they committed to establishing a “new relationship” between their countries “in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity,” and […]
Sri Lanka’s private insurance providers exploit language barrier: Research
Jun 15, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s top five general insurance providers which account for two-thirds of the market share, is seem to exploit the language barrier as none of them issue insurance documents for certain policies in Sinhala and Tamil, a recent research showed. The research study conducted by Verité Research has found out […]
Sri Lanka to introduce Euro 4 fuel in July, No impact on current pricing
Jun 14, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development said the Government will introduce Euro 4 fuel to the market and replace super diesel and 95 octane petrol, in July.“Euro 4 doesn’t affect petrol (Octane 92) and auto diesel to leave the market and the prices won’t also rise.Euro 4 will be sold as […]
Fitch-rated finance Cos unlikely to face immediate rating action despite new Regs
Jun 14, 2018 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings says finance companies rated by them are unlikely to face immediate rating action, as they believe all have adequate capital to meet the thresholds that will apply from 1 July 2018. Even after taking account of potential RWA changes, based on the current asset mix – and most […]