Nations Trust Bank goes green with e-Leaflets
Nations Trust Bank is well-known in the banking space for its commitment to digital accessibility and social responsibility. Thus, as the next-step …
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Central Bank releses ‘Sri Lanka Socio Economic Data – 2020’
“Sri Lanka Socio Economic Data – 2020”, the annually published data folder of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is now available for public …
UN’s responsibility is to assist democratically elected governments: President tells UNGA
Sep 23, 2020 (LBO) – It is the responsibility of the UN to assist and support processes of such elected Governments to bring about sustainable …
Mastercard announces support for CBSL’s campaign to expand digital transactions
Sep 23, 2020 (LBO) – Mastercard today announced its support for the Central Bank's ‘Cash Wade’ campaign which aims to increase the adoption of …
Sampath Bank ranked amongst top 1000 world banks 2020
Continuing to earn awards and recognition in Sri Lanka and around the world, Sampath Bank PLC was recently rated amongst the Top 1000 World Banks …
Virtual summit between Prime Minister Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Modi
Sep 23, 2020 (LBO) – The Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka and India are scheduled to have a Virtual Bilateral Summit on Saturday, 26 September 2020. On …
Opinion: Driving Value through mastering Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process
By Rajith Perera, Partner/Principal, Financial Accounting Advisory Services, Ernst & Young, Sri Lanka COVID-19 pandemic represents the biggest …
President tells UN to place due emphasis on non-interference in domestic affairs of states
Sep 22, 2020 (LBO) - We expect the United Nation will place due emphasis on non-interference in domestic affairs of other states, President Gotabaya …
Over 100 complaints against state banks & their affiliates so far: Finance Ministry
Sep 21, 2020 (LBO) – The committee appointed to look into the irregularities in four state banks during the last 5 years has received over 100 …
SL Tourism to celebrate World Tourism Day 2020 from 25th to 27th Sept
Under the guidance of the Ministry of Tourism, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and the Department of Trade Commerce and Tourism of Central …
John Keells Hotels & Indra Traders to build 3-star lean luxury hotel in Kandy
Sep 21, 2020 (LBO) – The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka signed an agreement with Indra Hotels and Resorts Kandy (Pvt) Ltd., a joint venture …
SEC, CSE sign MOU with DRP to obtain digital verification of NIC details
Sep 21, 2020 (LBO) – Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) embarked on a progressive national …
PUCSL launches mobile service to solve electricity consumer complaints
Sep 21, 2020 (LBO) – The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator together with Ceylon Electricity Board …
Government requests suppliers to register with e-GP procurement system promptly
Sep 18, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Government is inviting the supplier community to register with Electronic Government Procurement System (e-GP …
China assures assistance for developing Sri Lankan judiciary
Sep 18, 2020 (LBO) – A meeting between the Minister of Justice, President's Counsel Mohamed Ali Sabry, and the First Secretary of the Chinese …
Iconic Galaxy’s Privé apartments
Infrastructure developer Iconic Developments announced that construction of its premier Privé apartments of its latest luxury living space, the …
ICRA Lanka reaffirms the ratings of Vallibel Finance PLC
Sep 18, 2020 (LBO) - ICRA Lanka Limited has reaffirmed the issuer rating of Vallibel Finance PLC (VFP or the Company) at [SL]BBB (Pronounced SL …
Colombo Stock Exchange marks the digitalization of Sri Lankan stock market
Sep 17, 2020 (LBO) – Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) have launched the future of stock …
Business readiness, citizen maturity for SL’s e-commerce still at basic level: report
Sep 17, 2020 (LBO) – In spite of the optimism among businesses with regard to the use of e-commerce, the present state of e-commerce development in …
Sri Lanka progressed in human capital gains: World Bank
Sep 17, 2020 (LBO) – The World Bank Group’s 2020 Human Capital Index, released today, finds that a child born in Sri Lanka today will be 60 …
Affordable interest rates from Seylan Bank to support export SME’s
Sri Lanka has always been an entrepreneurial nation, with small business as the backbone of the economy and the labour force. Small medium enterprise …
Cabinet approves proposal to find an investor for new 300MW LNG plant in Kerawalapitya
Sep 17, 2020 (LBO) – The Cabinet of Ministers have approved a proposal to find an investor for the second 300MW combined cycle LNG power plant in …
Sri Lanka vehicle registrations down in Aug 2020
Sep 17, 2020 (LBO) - Total vehicle registrations significantly came down in August to 17,493 units down from 28,572 the previous month with slow …
SL ranks 83 on Economic Freedom of World index
Sep 17, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka ranks 83 out of 162 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report, …