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John Keells Properties partners with Union Assurance to provide life cover for TRI-ZEN customers
John Keells Properties signed a partnership agreement with Union Assurance –one of the country’s leading life insurance providers for corporates and individuals- to provide a comprehensive life insurance solution for TRI-ZEN customers. As part of this strategic alliance, TRI-ZEN customers will be offered a life insurance cover for LKR 7 Million, where the insurance premium […]
Aster residencies opens doors in Nugegoda
Aster Residencies (Pvt) Ltd completed construction of its flagship residential project, handing over brand new apartments to residents, many of whom are first-time homeowners. The complex has been designed to offer true affordability and trusted quality for people seeking upscale apartment living, consisting of modern amenities and high-quality finishes, coupled with quick access to Colombo […]
Sri Lanka raids and finds substandard lubricants products worth Rs. 2.5Mn
Feb 19, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka carried -out an Island-wide raid on substandard and unauthorised lubricants products as the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) decided to investigate the importation, production, distribution and sale of lubricants and related products in Sri Lanka due to increase number of consumer complaints on low-quality lubricants in the market. Accordingly, […]
Sri Lanka trade deficit widens in Dec 2019
Feb 18, 2020 (LBO) – The deficit in the trade account widened in December 2019 to US dollars 784 million, from US dollars 701 million in December 2018, led by a decline in exports and a growth in imports on a year-on-year basis, the monthly external report said. However, on a cumulative basis, the trade […]
Sri Lanka vehicle registrations rebounds in Jan 2020
Feb 18, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s total car registrations recorded 2,536 units in January up from 2,057 units in Dec but down from 3,147 units 12 months ago, a new report shows. “The recent policy interventions both in terms of fiscal policy (taxation) or capital moratoriums did not target vehicle registrations,” research firm JB […]
HNB Finance IPO oversubscribed on opening day
Feb 17, 2020 (LBO) – HNB Finance Limited’s initial public offering through an offer for sale of 10 million ordinary voting shares at 5.70 rupees per share was successfully oversubscribed on the opening date. As per the section 4.2.8 of the prospectus and introductory document, applications dispatched by courier or by post to registrars to […]
Singer Group Q3 FY 2019/20 records strong results
Reflecting a strong turnaround delivering an impressive surge in Q3 profits for the year 2019/20, the Singer Group reported consolidated profit after tax of Rs. 341.4 million, compared to Rs. 17.4 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The mainstays of this significant improvement was due to growth across key product categories as […]
President advises to conclude surveying of land units
Feb 12, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa advised to expedite the surveying of the land units during a discussion at the Presidential Secretariat today(10). President Rajapaksa stated that the government has identified a total of 14mn land units and during the last 20 years 10% of it has been surveyed. President added that he […]
HNB Finance first IPO since January 2018
HNB Finance Limited, a licensed finance company has obtained approval from the Colombo Stock Exchange to list its voting and non-voting ordinary shares. The ordinary voting shares will be listed by way of an IPO via an Offer for Sale of 10mn shares at a price of Rs. 5.70 per share while the ordinary non-voting […]
ICRA : Recent developments in power sec credit positive for mini-hydros
ICRA Lanka views recent developments in the hydro power sector to be credit positive. We based our assessment on three factors, (1) availability of sufficient water flows (run off river flow) due to favourable weather conditions that prevailed last year, (2) the Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB’s) decision to renew Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with hydro […]
Land an investment tool: Creates greater appeal for affluent
Land has been a commodity that has been looked upon as an investment for generations. The general understanding is to obtain land for housing or commercial purposes. However, land purely as a tool of investment has increasingly become an area of interest. The annual increment of land value every year is stipulated to be around […]
Opinion: Measuring poverty within Sri Lanka’s new reality as upper-middle-income country
Wimal Nanayakkara Sri Lanka achieved ‘Upper Middle Income Country’ (UMIC) status in July 2019, as the country’s Gross National Income (GNI) increased from USD 3,840 per capita in 2018 to USD 4,060 per capita in 2019. World Bank’s (WB) new threshold for UMICs is USD 3,996 – USD 12,375 GNI per capita. Sri Lanka scraped […]