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Sri Lanka’s LOLC December net up 60-pct
Feb 15, 2016 (LBO) – Profits at Sri Lanka’s LOLC group which has interests in financial services, insurance, plantations, trading and leisure rose 60 percent to 2.2 billion rupees in the December quarter. The group reported earnings of 4.66 rupees per share for the quarter up from 2.91 rupees from a year earlier on last […]
Commercial Bank customers to receive discounts for Health Packages
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has enhanced the value of its savings products for women and senior citizens through a partnership with the Asiri Group of Hospitals to offer customers in these categories an exclusive discount on selected diagnostic services. A Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two entities paves the way for holders of […]
DFCC Bank Senior Debentures rated Final AA- by Fitch
Fitch Ratings has today assigned DFCC Bank PLC’s (DFCC; AA-(lka)/Stable) proposed senior unsecured debentures of up to LKR7bn a final National Long-Term Rating of ‘AA-(lka)’. The assignment of the final rating follows the receipt of documents conforming to information already received, and the final rating is the same as the expected ratings assigned on 3 […]
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.3-pct; Continued foreign outflow
Feb 15, 2016 – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down at 0.27 percent for a seventh continuous session with continued foreign selling and some institutional participation witnessed, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed 16.83 points down at 6,266.17 down 0.27 percent. 6,266.17-16.83-0.27% The S&P SL20 closed 4.70 points down at 3,260.24 […]
Fitch rates Singer Finance proposed Senior Debt BBB (EXP)
Fitch Ratings has assigned Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC’s (SFL; BBB(lka)/Stable) proposed senior secured redeemable debentures of up to LKR1.5bn a ‘BBB(lka)(EXP)’ National Long-Term expected rating. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this rating action commentary. The issue will have three tranches with bullet principal repayments in the third, fourth and […]
Papyrus opens larger, better-equipped Print Point at new home in Colombo
Papyrus Corporation has opened a spacious new Print Point in Colombo, significantly enhancing services, speed and customer convenience in its on-demand, quick-print digital printing business. Centrally located in a purpose-designed building within the YWCA premises at Union Place, Colombo 2, the new Print Point has received new equipment and more staff to fulfil its promise […]
PTL Watch: Investors on sidelines, await monetary policy
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Small companies appeal to President on Rs60,000 levy
Feb 15, 2016 (LBO) – A collective of small and medium scale private companies have appealed to the President to reduce certain levies imposed on them through the 2016 budget. In a letter to President, the head of this SME grouping, Gunapala Banda Konara has asked to repeal the proposal of charging a voluntary winding up […]
‘s NDB profits up 46-pct in Dec
Feb 15, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s National Development Bank’s profits were up 46 percent to 1,254 million rupees in the December 2015 quarter from a year earlier, interim accounts filled with the Colombo Stock Exchange said. The group reported earnings of 7.62 rupees per share. In the December quarter interest income rose 8.7 percent […]
‘s visit
Feb 15, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena is on an official visit to Germany and Austria with the aim of further strengthening the economic and trade cooperation between the island and the two countries, a statement said. A special discussion between the President and the German Economic Affairs Minister is scheduled to […]
China stocks open lower with equities in bear market
Feb 15, 2016 (LBO) – China’s stocks opened 1.9 percent lower after a week-long holiday during which global equities entered a bear market. The yuan gained 0.9 percent in Shanghai after the central bank strengthened the currency’s reference rate by the most in three months. The Nikkei was up 4.8 percent on Monday and Hang […]
Bharti Airtel in talks to merge Sri Lanka unit with Dialog Axiata
Feb 15, 2016 (LBO) – Bharti Airtel is believed to be in talks to merge its wholly-owned Sri Lanka unit with Dialog Axiata in a likely share-swap deal, two people familiar with the matter said. A potential Airtel Lanka-Dialog-Axiata merger is likely to be along the lines of the recent merger of Bharti Airtel and […]