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Hayleys delivers its best ever PAT of Rs. 8.20bn; Foreign currency earnings exceed USD 443mn
The Hayleys Group maintained its growth momentum in the first nine months of FY 2020/21, delivering its highest ever pre-tax profit of Rs.11.51 billion which represents a tripling of profitability compared to the corresponding period of last year. The performance reflects exceptional growth in the core performance of the Group’s export-oriented businesses, relentless focus on […]
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PUCSL approves power purchase deal to build 300MW Kerawalapitiya LNG power plant
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator has approved the power purchase agreement to build a 300 MW Kerawalapitiya Liquid Natural Gas power plant in Sri Lanka under the new chairmanship and the board members last week (13 Feb 2021). The power purchase agreement will be signed by the Ceylon […]
John Keells IT earns highly acclaimed SAP on Azure Advanced Certification
John Keells IT, a leading boutique consulting and professional services company and one of the pioneers in driving cloud adoption in the region, has achieved the rare feat of “SAP on Azure Advanced Certification” demonstrating its long-term commitment to the leading technology partners: SAP & Microsoft. “We are very pleased to attain the SAP on […]
Pelwatte receives 463 Mn project facility from SAPP for dairy farming
Pelwatte Dairy, the pioneering domestic Dairy Milk Producer has secured 463 Million from the SAPP (Smallholder Agribusiness Partnerships Programme). Pelwatte Industries reveals its plans to catalyze and distribute it amongst 1000 Dairy Farmers in the upcoming 6 months as its first phase. SAPP is a programme implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture that aims to […]
Resus Energy connects first of its ground-mounted Solar PV power plants to national grid
Diversifying its portfolio, Resus Energy PLC, a forerunner in renewable energy, operating a number of mini-hydropower stations in Sri Lanka, recently connected the first of its ground-mounted Solar PV plants to the national grid. The development rights were secured from a government tender floated under the Sooriya Balasangramaya programme to procure 60 x 1MW Solar […]
I ask you to be confident; ongoing negotiations will produce results soon: CBSL Governor
Governor of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank, Professor W D Lakshman requests people to be confident as ongoing negotiations with overseas agencies will produce results within one and a half months time. Speaking to journalists in Colombo yesterday (12), the Governor emphasized that in spite of the doomsday predictions, they will continue to maintain the country’s […]
Sri Lanka official reserves down to USD4.8bn by end January; YTD rupee depreciation 4.2-pct
Sri Lanka’s official reserves were 4.8 billion US dollars (USD 4,814.6mn) by the end of January 2021, down from 5.7 billion US dollars in December last year, the latest Central Bank data showed. By the end of January, the foreign currency reserves were 4,343.9 million dollars while the reserve position in the IMF was 69.0 […]
Hemas reasserts its agility with a strong quarter performance
Hemas Holdings PLC (HHL) delivered another strong quarter of results driven by its commitment to serve its customers in the core segments, Home and Personal Care (HPC) and Healthcare amidst the outbreak of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant localised lockdowns within the Western Province and suburbs. Continued focus on working capital […]
Port City donates Rs. 20Mn worth PCR equipment and testing kits to SL
CHEC Port City Colombo donated a PCR testing machine and 5,000 PCR test kits worth over Rs. 20 million to the government today. On behalf of Mr. Jiang Houliang, Managing Director, CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd, Mr. Yue Yeqing, Asst. Managing Director of CPCC handed over the equipment to Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, Chairman, Presidential […]
PM opens new manufacturing facility of seafood exporter Ceylon Catch
The new fish manufacturing facility of Ceylon Catch (Pvt) Ltd. was declared open by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday at Dankotuwa. The company is one of Sri Lanka’s leading exporters of seafood to the United States, Japan, Canada, China, Thailand, and Taiwan. Their tuna is line-caught, traceable to the point of catch, and certified […]