Tripling Over
Hatton National Bank Ltd said Tuesday its full year group profits nearly tripled as it notched gains from its bond portfolio, despite hefty provisioning. Group …
Hatton National Bank Ltd said Tuesday its full year group profits nearly tripled as it notched gains from its bond portfolio, despite hefty provisioning. Group …
Ceylinco Life has ended fiscal year 2003 achieving its declared goal of crossing the three billion rupee mark in premium income.In results released this week, …
The Treasury last issued the letter on March 13 2003, with the hope of finding fresh investors and to allow the bank to continue its normal banking …
Working towards meeting a mid year target to launch Sri Lankas second online lottery, the Aitken Spence endash Getch Corp., partnership will invest Rs. 1.2 bn …
The state is looking at absorbing up to about 25 percent or as much as half the cost of laying rain guards for rubber trees on smallholder estates this year. …
South East Asian Central Bankers will meet in Sri Lanka this week for its annual sessions and discuss matters of mutual importance.The Sri Lankan Central Bank …
DFCC Bank saw a 16 percent rise in net profits for the nine months ending Dec. 2003, largely aided by falling interest rates and revenues from its associated …
Leasing companies and private bus operators met on Wednesday under the direction of the National Treasury to sort out an administrative mess up of the newly …
A sophisticated yet low cost real time on-line money transfer facility has been launched by Commercial Bank of Ceylon, enabling Sri Lankan expatriates to make …
The United States will float its new foreign aid agency - Millennium Challenge Corporation, in May this year, offering conditional aid for 60 of the poorest …
Sri Lankas long-awaited sovereign rating has fallen victim to the ongoing political drama, with authorities opting to put the brakes on the issue once …
Plans to set up a common financial watchdog to regulate all deposit taking institutions, moved another step with international donors coming forward to fund …
Succumbing to heavy lobbying from the leasing industry, the Finance Minister on Tuesday allowed certain bus owners to be exempted from paying 15 percent value …
Finance Minister K N Choksy has pledged his support to the current efforts to restructure Pramuka Bank. The minister sent a handwritten letter to a depositors …
State Bank of India plans to aggressively expand local operations.The bank is planning a branch in Kandy as the first step in expansion plans to get a wider …
SL A+ long term rating denotes a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered strong. rnrnldblquote …
The World Bank says it is critical Sri Lanka enacts the new Public Finance Bill that is in the works, to increase public scrutiny over the state purse.In a …
Janashakthi Insurance is counting on the motor market, the fastest growing insurance sector, to expand its share of the local insurance market.Motor insurance …
The consortium led by Asia Capital will start due diligence work on Thursday, to revive the trouble Pramuka Savings & Development Bank.The start date follows …
The ADB on Wednesday sanctioned a US$ 70 million loan package to kick start the Sri Lanka n rural finance sector.The Program aims to revive the rural economy …