Tag: lbo.lk
Tea top exporter Anverally and Sons wins 3 accolades
Recognised at Presidential Export Awards and National Chamber of Exporters’ Awards Anverally and Sons (Pvt) Ltd., one of Sri Lanka’s oldest and most respected exporters of tea, with a history of 129 years, won three prestigious awards on consecutive days last week, demonstrating the Company’s continuing dynamism. Currently ranked one of the largest tea exporters […]
Vehicle registrations marginally down in August 2019
Sep 23, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s total motor car registrations recorded 2,385 units in August down from 2,584 units in July and significantly down from 7,003 units 12 months ago, a new report shows. Brand new cars recorded 361 units in August up from 299 units in July and significantly down from 890 units […]
Teejay grabs ‘Best Exporter Award –Textile Sector’ at Presidential Export Awards
Teejay Lanka PLC, Sri Lanka’s only multinational textile manufacturer, was adjudged the Best Textile Exporter in Sri Lanka at the 2019 Presidential Export Awards presented by the Export Development Board (EDB). The ‘Best Exporter Award –Textile Sector’ presented to the Company at the 23rd edition of this awards programme, marked Teejay Lanka’s debut at this […]
Global financial assets fall, SL economy slows: Report
Sep 20, 2019 (LBO) – Allianz’s Global Wealth Report, which puts the asset and debt situation of households in more than 50 countries/regions under the microscope says financial assets in 2018 across industrial and emerging countries/regions declined simultaneously for the first time. Savers worldwide have found themselves in a bind, due to the escalating trade […]
Enterprise Sri Lanka introduces mobile service islandwide
Sep 20, 2019 (LBO) – The Finance Ministry has made arrangments to reach the people and conduct Enterprise Sri Lanka mobile service island-wide in order to provide capital loans at subsidised interest rate for small and medium, self employment or industries. Accordingly, Enterprise Sri Lanka mobile service will be held at the Kirindiwela Maha Vidyalaya […]
Germany, an important donor and technical partner for Vocational Training: Fin Min
Sep 19, 2019 (LBO) – For over six decades, Germany has remained Sri Lanka’s most important donor and technical partner for Vocational Training, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said. “I want to use this important occasion to specifically pay my gratitude to the Government and the people of Germany for this noble endeavor, ” he said […]
PM’s says economy stabilizing: looking at leapfrog growth trajectory
Sep 18, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the government’s plans to put the island on a leapfrog trajectory to growth so that it can become the first advanced economy in South Asia. “We are now an upper-middle income country and do we want to stagnate in the middle-income trap or […]
Sri Lanka launch survival guide for tourists
Sep 17, 2019 (LBO) – A “Survival Guide for Tourists” has been launched by the independent website for tourists: “Srilankaholidayguru.com.” The website, which is produced by Rocketeer Labs, a Sri Lankan Media-Tech company based in Colombo, is dedicated to promoting tourism to Sri Lanka. Andrew Jebaraj, director at Sri Lanka Holiday Guru, says, “I got […]
President says Govt. lost Rs. 2Bn from Lotus Tower project
Sep 17, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena said that there were issues concerning the Lotus Tower project where an estimated 2 billion rupee loss was incurred to the Government. “The Lotus Tower was a tripartite agreement, the Sri Lankan and Chinese Governments were part of that agreement with another third party company […]
Sri Lanka’s Economic Summit 2019 Opens Today
Sep 17, 2019 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) 2019 themed on Re-calibrating Sri Lanka’s Economic Trajectory Towards 2025, to guide Sri Lanka’s journey towards development and prosperity will get underway at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, today. The two-day event brings together over 450 local and international participants consisting of prominent business leaders, […]
Capitol TwinPeaks boosts expat segment confidence in Sri Lanka real estate
Colombo, Sri Lanka – September 2019 – Capitol TwinPeaks, the flagship residential venture of the Sanken Group, located on the Beira lakefront in Colombo 2, has recorded an increase in Sri Lankan expatriate interest in both the residential project, as well as Central Colombo’s luxury apartment market segment. Speaking with Sri Lankan expat and Group […]
Lotus Tower, tallest in South Asia to open today
Sep 16, 2019 (LBO) – The Lotus Tower in Sri Lanka, the tallest in South Asia, will be open to the public from today. The 350 m tall Tower was constructed at a cost of 104.3 million dollars with funding from the Government of China and covers an area of 30,600 sq.m. Lotus Tower will […]