Category: Industry
Colombo Port ranked most efficient in South Asia and Indian sub-continent : World Bank and S&P
No. 1 in South Asia/Indian Sub-Continent No. 3 among ports in the Indian Ocean Rim No. 22 among 370 ports Globally The Port of Colombo has been ranked as the most efficient port in South Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent, 3rd in the Indian Ocean rim and 22nd among 370 ports globally, in the second […]
3AxisLabs another welcome entrant to Jaffna’s IT ecosystem
By Jekhan Aruliah The Yarl Geek Challenge (YGC), run by the Yarl IT Hub, has been a launch pad for hundreds of IT careers, and for a number of successful companies. What YGC showcases is not the products brought by the teams, YGC showcases the people the teams are made up of. Often the YGC’s […]
Now Uber Eats Delivery through push cycles in Sri Lanka
Uber Eats in Sri Lanka has reiterated its commitment to the market by dialing up support to Courier partners on its platform during the current challenging times. To soften the impact of the ongoing economic crisis, the company has announced initiatives that will help create new earning opportunities and provide a cushion to courier partners. […]
None of the loans discussed recently in public forums have been written off: People’s Bank
In view of the recent discussions in several public forums relating to the Non-Performing Assets (‘NPA’) portfolio of People’s Bank, the Bank has issued a media release setting out the following matters of fact: • NPAs are loans whose interest and/ or principal have not been duly serviced for a stipulated time period. A mere […]
Take speedy actions to ensure food security: President instructs officials
Steps to formulate a National Fertilizer Policy expeditiously…. Uncultivated government lands for young farmers… Cultivation Promotion Week for all provinces jointly… Kandakadu Farm for the cultivation of essential crops including maize … Priority to agriculture, livestock and fresh-water fishing industries… Phosphate deposit is optimally utilized for fertilizer needs… President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed the officials to […]
SL CB reassures commitment to ensuring the availability of forex banking system for essential foods
The Ministry of Finance issued Import Control Regulations on Payment Terms No.07 of 2022, dated 06 May 2022, and to be effective from 20 May 2022, by restricting the use of Open Account Payment Terms or Consignment Account Terms, subject to conditions, when importing goods to Sri Lanka. This measure complements the various other measures […]
Fitch Downgrades Singer Finance, Places Four Sri Lankan Finance & Leasing Companies on RWN
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC’s (SFL) National Long-Term Rating to ‘A-(lka)’ from ‘A(lka)’ and placed the rating on Rating Watch Negative (RWN). We have also placed the National Long-Term Ratings of three other Fitch-rated Sri Lankan finance and leasing companies (FLCs) – Abans Finance PLC (AF), AMW Capital Leasing and Finance PLC […]
Losses from SL riots manageable for insurers; gross losses to exceed LKR1bn: Fitch Ratings
Sri Lanka’s state-owned National Insurance Trust Fund Board’s (NITF, A+(lka)/Rating Watch Negative) Strike, Riot, Civil Commotion and Terrorism (SRCCT) fund will bear the brunt of losses stemming from recent riots in the country, with primary insurers experiencing little impact, says Fitch Ratings. We believe gross losses from the riots are likely to exceed LKR1 billion. […]
Central Bank announces new measures to support banking sector & facilitate credit flow
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has decided to implement new regulatory measures to support the banking sector to facilitate effective financial intermediation and the flow of credit to the economy, whilst ensuring the soundness of the banking sector. • Sri Lankan banking sector maintains a Capital Conservation Buffer (CCB) of 2.5% to ensure that banks have […]
JKH recurring EBITDA grows 152-pct to Rs.39.26Bn for 2021/22
The Group witnessed a strong recovery momentum during the year under review with the recurring performance of most of our businesses reaching pre-COVID-19 levels. • Group revenue increased by 71 per cent to Rs.218.07 billion while recurring Group EBITDA increased by 152 per cent to Rs.39.26 billion. The significant growth in profits was driven by […]
Ceylon Chamber call for few more edits to the 21st amendment to the constitution of Sri Lanka
In a letter to the Minister of Justice, Constitutional Affairs and Prison Reform the joint Chambers of Commerce has called for a further strengthening of the 21st amendment through a few more amendments necessitated by past learnings and current context to meet the aspirations of the people, including the business community, who are seeking a […]
Cabinet approval to introduce new mechanism to decide monthly fuel prices
A committee consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Power and Energy and other relevant agencies will be appointed to make recommendations to determine the monthly prices of petroleum products with due consideration to six (06) major cost components. “The Cabinet has identified the need to have a mechanism for determining the selling price of […]