Category: Industry
Pan Asia Bank CEO resigns and appointed NDB CEO
Nov 24, 2016 (LBO) – National Development Bank announced the appointment of P L D Neomal Seneviratne as the Chief Executive Officer/Director of the bank with effect from 1st January 2017. Seneviratne counts more than 26 years of experience in the Banking industry, of which the last 3 years were with Pan Asia Bank where […]
Fitch says capitalisation in banking sector needs to be shored up
Nov 24, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Fitch Ratings said that capitalisation in the banking sector needs to be shored up and certain regulatory forbearances have contributed to bank undercapitalisation. Releasing a statement the rating agency said they are of the view that the reported capital adequacy ratios of banks in Sri Lanka continue to […]
Sri Lanka to explore and assess gem deposits
Nov 24, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has decided to implement a project to explore and assess gem deposits in Sri Lanka within 2017 and 2021, a statement said. “It has been assessed that gem deposits are spread in around 70 percent of land in Sri Lanka but only 10 percent of them are used […]
Western Province interconnected roads to be upgraded
Nov 23, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal to improve 26 damaged interconnected roads in the Western Province. The project will cover a total length of 30 km in Colombo, Moratuwa, Mahara and Avissawella areas by laying carpet at an estimated cost of 208.5 million rupees through the Provincial Road Development […]
Exporters say suspension of SVAT disincentive to exports
The EASL, whilst understanding the current state of the economy, find this budget is more of a corrective nature. It does not address the need to progress the export industry. Aspect such as improving standards of education, encouraging the growth of competitiveness of SMEs, aiming to attract FDIs and setting up a system under PPP […]
SL-China trade crosses USD4bn, 93-pct imports from China
Nov 23, 2016 (LBO) – Bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and China has crossed the 4 billion US dollar threshold for the first time last year, the industry and commerce minister revealed. The total trade turnover between Sri Lanka and China which was at 659 million US dollars in 2005, has surged to 4 billion […]
Korea Eximbank to establish two vocational training institutes
Nov 23, 2016 (LBO) – The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) will support establishing two vocational training institutes in Sri Lanka, namely, Vocational Training Centre in Colombo Central and College of Technology in Gampaha. “As Sri Lanka aspires to become an upper middle-income country, it will need to bridge the gap between the industry […]
Sri Lanka condominium developers welcome budget 2017
Nov 22, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Condominium Developers Association which represents the condominium developers in the country has hailed the budget presented by the Finance Minister. The association which is an affiliated trade body of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that the budget contained a number of progressive proposals to […]
Chinese-made city near Singapore to reshape real estate
Nov 22, 2016 (LBO) – A 100 billion dollar Chinese-made city in Malaysia, near the border of Singapore, is set to reshape real estate in the region. Country Garden’s Forest City, on four artificial islands, will house 700,000 people on an area four times the size of New York’s Central Park, Bloomberg reported. Construction began […]
Seylan Bank adds Factoring to portfolio of services
Nov 21, 2016 (LBO) – Seylan Bank says it has added Factoring to its portfolio of services offering a wider choice of working capital financing options. This service is available for any type of business ranging from SMEs, corporate as well as start-ups, the bank said in a statement. Factoring allows generating cash flow without […]
Sri Lanka to finalize Hambantota port deal by next month
Nov 18, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka expects to finalize the deal with regard to the loss-making Hambantota port within three weeks, Ports Minister said. Minister Arjuna Ranatunga told Parliament Friday that under the new arrangement, the port will be operated as a PPP venture project between Sri Lanka and Chinese investors. “A Chinese company […]
Sri Lanka hotels report sharp rate growth of 15 pct: STR
Nov 18, 2016 (LBO) – A study by analytics firm STR shows that Sri Lanka’s hotel market recorded strong performance growth through September 2016, driven by a sharp increase in the average daily rate (ADR). In year-over-year comparisons with the first nine months of 2015, Sri Lanka hotels reported a 15 percent increase in ADR […]