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First Capital records highest ever PAT of Rs. 1.96 billion in 17/18
First Capital Holdings PLC (The Group) the only listed investment bank in Sri Lanka, recorded its highest ever Consolidated Profit after Tax of Rs 1,960Mn for the year 2017/18, marking a milestone in the investment bank’s history.The results show a significant growth compared to Rs. 232Mn in 2016/17. First Capital, with its impressive 35 year […]
Deshamanya A S Jayawardena: The banker’s banker
Deshamanya A S Jayawardena was the tenth Central Bank Governor, functioning in the position from November 1995 to June 2004. He joined the Central Bank in 1958 and served in the Secretariat, Establishments and Economic Research Departments before being appointed as Director of Economic Research (1977 – 1980). He served as Assistant to the Governor […]
Panasian records stellar growth; to explore opportunities in Africa & SEA
Panasian Power PLC (PAP.N), one of Sri Lanka’s leading green energy solutions providers, posted a profit before tax of Rs. 207.5 million for the year ending 31st March 2018. The company generated Rs. 489 million in revenue for the year against Rs. 205 million the previous year. This was compounded by a healthy gearing for […]
Vesak celebrated in the European Parliament for the first time
For the first time in the European Parliament in Brussels, Vesak as a day of international observance was marked with a special ceremony on Thursday, 24 May 2018.The special Vesak ceremony was hosted by Geoffrey Van Orden, MEP, Chair of the Friends of the Sri Lanka Group in the European Parliament with the participation of […]
XpressJobs becomes Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing preferred recruitment provider
XpressJobs.lk signed a partnership with SLIM (Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing) as SLIM’s preferred recruitment provider on May 24th 2018. This allows all SLIM graduates to get a job through XpressJobs.lk as soon as they finish their studies at SLIM. “We have a section on our website with jobs which require the SLIM qualification. When […]
Global black tea production to go up 2.2-pct annually over next decade: Report
May 28, 2018 (LBO) – World production of black tea is projected to rise annually by 2.2 percent over the next decade to reach 4.4 million tonnes in 2027, reflecting major output increases in China, Kenya and Sri Lanka. Releasing a new report about global tea consumption and production, Food and Agriculture Organization’s Intergovernmental Group (IGG) […]
CAL to create platform Sri Lankan investors can access regional capital markets
Capital Alliance (CAL) has signed an MoU with AKD Securities Limited and Pakistan and Lanka Bangla Securities Limited in Bangladesh with the objective of providing investors with a single investment platform via which they can access South Asia’s leading frontier markets. The MoU, which comes against the backdrop of the successful inaugural South Asia Investor […]
JVP hands over draft proposal of 20th amendment to the Constitution to Speaker
The JVP today handed over the draft proposal of the 20th amendment to the Constitution as a private members bill to the Speaker of Parliament.
Austrian banks grant Rs2.7bn interest free loans for university & health sectors
May 24, 2018 (LBO) – Two Austrian banks have provided over 2.7 billion rupees worth interest free loans for health sector development and to improve university medical facilities, the Finance Ministry said. The Erste Bank of Austria has provided EUR 9.5 million (approximately SLR 1,810 million) interest free credit facility to enhance the access to […]
SLRA proposed VAT refund system for foreign tourists to be implemented in June
Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA) delegation met with Mr. Mano Tittawella – Senior Advisor, Ministry of Finance & Media to discuss initiatives in creating new jobs and employment opportunities from the Organized Retail industry through its membership comprising of top local corporates entities towards partnering and supporting the Governments’ one million new jobs under its […]
Mastercard to transform Sri Lanka’s digital payments landscape with QR
Mastercard unveiled Mastercard’s Merchant Presented QR payment solution in Sri Lanka, a safe and secure Quick Response (QR) based mobile payments solution. The solution enables shoppers to safely pay using a mobile application with a standardized QR code support to scan the merchant-presented QR code, which works on smartphones. Ushering in a new era for […]
Ceylinco Life’s 2017 net profit grows to Rs 9.4 billionCeylinco Life’s 2017 net profit grows to Rs 9.4 billion
(PRESS RELEASE) IRCSL-mandated change in basis of valuation of Life Fund generates one-off surplus of Rs 3.456 billion Ceylinco Life has announced that its net profit for the year ending 31st December 2017 is Rs 9.467 billion, including a one-off surplus of Rs 3.456 billion generated by a change in the basis of the valuation […]