Swedish asset manager Tundra increases position in John Keells
June 05, 2018 (LBO) – Swedish asset manager in frontier markets, Tundra Fonder has increased their position in Sri Lanka’s largest company, John Keells. …
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Sri Lanka’s insurance industry growth to continue despite extreme weather: Fitch
June 05, 2018 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings expects the exposure of Sri Lanka’s non-life insurers to extreme weather-related events to be manageable due to …
Presidential Commission on SriLankan, Mihin commences witness hearings
June 04, 2018 (LBO) – Presidential Commission appointed to look into alleged malpractices at SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering, and Mihin Lanka …
Fitch Ratings to maintain a negative banking sector outlook for 2018
June 01, 2018 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings said they are maintaining a negative banking sector outlook for this year as operating conditions are likely to remain …
Elephant House commissions one of Asia’s most modern ice cream factories
Elephant House recently commissioned one of the most modern ice cream manufacturing facilities in Asia. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in …
Scandinavian countries invest 23-pct of total foreign purchases in 2018: CSE
May 30, 2018 (LBO) – Investment flows from the Scandinavian region to the Sri Lankan stock market have made a noteworthy improvement in recent years, the …
Melstacorp enters into USD20mn joint venture to distribute cement
May 25, 2018 (LBO) – Melstacorp has entered into a joint venture agreement with Pyramid Gama (Private) Limited for importation, processing, packaging, and …
Hayleys becomes first listed Sri Lankan company to cross USD1bn turnover
Building on a strong momentum gathered over the final quarter of FY 2017/18, Sri Lanka’s leading diversified conglomerate, Hayleys PLC announced a record …
ETI Finance to pay 20-pct of deposit liabilities from USD75mn sale proceeds
May 21, 2018 (LBO) – Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to permit ETI Finance (ETIFL) to sell its share holding in subsidiaries and investment …
Fitch says Sunshine Holdings new equity issue not enough for ratings upgrade
May 21, 2018 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings says current ratings of Sunshine Holdings will remain unchanged as the projected fall in net leverage from the proposed …
Harry J says Distilleries profits up 134-pct in 4Q17-18 after adjustments
May 04, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lankan business magnate Harry Jayawardena in his statement to the shareholders of Distilleries said net profit after tax for the …
Seylan Bank reports 21-pct growth in 1Q 2018; records PAT of Rs.1,053 Mn
Seylan Bank made a steady start in 2018 by posting a Profit after Tax of Rs. 1,053 Million in Q1 despite less than ideal market conditions. Net interest income …
Dinesh Weerakkody appointed as new Chairman of Hatton National Bank
May 01, 2018 (LBO) – Dinesh Weerakkody has been appointed as the new Chairman of Hatton National Bank with effect from 26 May 2018. The new appointment came …
China Harbour Engineering to construct 7-star Achilleion project
Apr 27, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lankan real estate player Blue Mountain has signed an agreement with China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) to build …
Nawaloka & Durdans join Asiri in DOC990 Joint Venture with Dialog
Apr 26, 2018 (LBO) – DOC990 operated by Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd together with Asiri Hospital Holdings on Wednesday announced the expansion of the joint …
Blue Ocean Group of Companies has grown into versatile conglomerate
Blue Ocean Group of Companies Blue Ocean Group of Companies has grown into a versatile conglomerate over the years. The evolution of the group is significant …
Benefits of AWS Cloud Computing
Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a secure cloud service platform, with ample compute power, database storage and myriads of other services that are vital to …
Invest more in people, or risk extinction: Oracle’s Dalal tells SLASSCOM Summit
Apr 02, 2018 (LBO) - No matter how successful companies are today, they may risk extinction if they fail to invest in their employees and won’t transform …
Coca-Cola CEO meets Prime Minister in Sri Lanka
Mar 29, 2018 (LBO) – President and CEO of Coca-Cola, James Quincey has met with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during his maiden visit to Sri Lanka. …
United Motors to dispose its shareholding in TVS Lanka
Mar 27, 2018 (LBO) – United Motors Lanka said its 50 percent shareholding in TVS Lanka is to be disposed for 1 billion rupees. United Motors in a stock …