Leading Sri Lankan educational consultation services company, OASES Global Pte Ltd has commenced its Singapore operations and the move is expected to boost academic and migration opportunities of Sri Lankans. The initiatives undertaken by OASES will also provide students with enhanced opportunities for internships, research collaborations and professional networking, thus improving their career prospects.
UBION, a Korean Edtech company along with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), have partnered with Sri Lanka’s Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) to advance the TVET Career Platform Project. The aim of this initiative is to enhance the competencies and professional standards of Career Guidance Officers (CGOs) in Sri Lanka to meet international best practices. A specialized training programme was conducted from 9th Jul
Mûve, a conveyancing firm in the UK property sector built on the foundation of talent in Sri Lanka, is stepping up its efforts to expand its team of legal professionals to cater to the growing demand in the GBP2.5 billion market. It was recently named one of the UK’s fastest-growing firms for the second consecutive year by the British Sunday newspaper, The Sunday Times in their latest list of 100 fastest-growing companies published annually, mak
The Bangladesh operation of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC has received ‘AAA’ (Triple A) Long Term credit rating from Credit Rating Information and Services Ltd (CRISL) for 2024, the 14th consecutive year it has received the highest credit rating given to a financial institution in Bangladesh.
Starting July 1, Gevorg Sargsyan will serve the World Bank as Group Country Manager for Sri Lanka, a position that will unify country level leadership across the institution, to better support the island nation’s public and private sector priorities.
Deepal Sooriyaarachchi, the well-known Sri Lankan business professional, accredited master coach and mentor, will be among the 20 internation speakers, who will deliver a series of master classes during the International Coaching We
Just In Time Technologies (JITT), a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions and SLASSCOM Academy, Sri Lanka’s IT and BPM industry enabler for the country’s technology landscape, have successfully concluded the inaugural workshop on ‘Digital Fortress Building and Operating Effective Cybersecurity Operations Centres (SOCS)’. This milestone event marks the commencement of a collaborative journey following the signing of a memorandum of understan
People’s Bank Chairman Sujeewa Rajapakse presented the People’s Bank’s annual report for the year 2023 to President Ranil Wickremasinghe at the Presidential Secretariat, Colombo 1, recently. Also present at the event were People’s Bank Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Clive Fonseka and Head of Finance Azzam A. Ahamat.
Great Place to Work Sri Lanka recently convened an insightful event titled ‘Navigating Workplace Trends in the Manufacturing and Production Industry’, aimed at fostering learning and networking opportunities within the business community. The event also served
Sri Lanka’s private sector and government are to get fresh insights from a chief of a Commonwealth trade and investment organisation next week besides opportunities to expand businesses across the 56 Member States of the Commonwealth.
Hayleys Solar, the renewable energy arm of Hayleys Fentons Limited, proudly clinched two coveted awards at the prestigious Brand Excellence Awards, organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), to honour exceptional ma
In a collaboration aimed at boosting sustainable mobility solutions in the tourism industry in Sri Lanka, Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) and VEGA Innovations partnered Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort to use e-Shift electric three-wheelers in its daily operations. Seven
Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) announced the appointment of distinguished corporate leader Harin de S. Wijeyeratne as an Independent Non-Executive Director to its board, effective February 1, 2024. With this appointment, the CTC board of directors will now comprise Chairman Suresh Shah, Managing Director Monisha Abraham, Kushan D’Alwis, Gary Tarrant, Rumana Rahman, Stuart Kidd, Towhid Akbar and Harin de S. Wijeyeratne. Wijeyeratne is an Associ
HNB FINANCE PLC announced the appointment of seasoned finance professional Pathirage Anura Perera to its board of directors as a Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director, effective January 29, 2024. Perera brings over two decades of invaluable expertise in the private sector, with a remarkable 18-year tenure in senior management roles across Sri Lanka and abroad. His current position as Director Finance at Prime Lands (Pvt.) Ltd and Prime Lands
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