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Diversified conglomerate, Aitken Spence PLC, which has extensive interests in travel and hospitality business, saw its June quarter (1Q21) revenues and profits eroded by the economic malaise created by the COVID-19 pandemic, though the group said it
14th August is the most significant day in the history of Pakistan. On this day, seventy four years ago, Pakistan emerged as a sovereign state on the map of the world. Under the dynamic and inspiring leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, th
Colombo’s commercial real estate market is expected to face an oversupply of office spaces weighing down on rental yields and occupancy rates across both Grade A and B segments in the medium term with several large-scale projects nearing completion
Amidst an external environment that continues to remain challenging, Expolanka Holdings has recorded stellar performance during the first quarter of the new financial year (1Q21).
Teejay Lanka PLC has reported operating profit of Rs. 15.2 million and profit before tax of Rs. 13.9 million for the first quarter of 2020-21, but posted a net loss of Rs.31.5 million – its first since being listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CS
India yesterday pledged US$ 500 million to build bridges and causeways in the Maldives, as New Delhi seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean.
99X Technology yesterday said Tracified, a company incubated within its innovation center/accelerator StartupX Foundry, has received an equity investment from 360ip, a venture capital firm based in Tokyo.
The National Development Bank PLC (NDB), like any other lender felt the effects of the pandemic, that came by way of loss of revenues from loans subject to moratoria, compressed margins amid falling interests rates, higher provisions against possible
Sampath Bank PLC reported subdued performance for the three months ended June 30, 2020 (2Q20) as declining margins, moratoria and weak business volumes weighed on its revenues and profits.
Colombo Dockyard, Sri Lanka’s largest ship repair and building engineering facility said, it expects rapid changes in the global shipbuilding industry, where sector players would stand to benefit from the new direction.
End of the COVID-19 pandemic? When? The responses map itself somewhere within a range from at least one year to 10 years plus. Wide agreement: it is something here to stay. There is no way out. Better get used to the ‘new normalcy’.
With more than 270,000 new cases daily and around 6,000 deaths daily, globally, most world leaders are pursuing a highly uncertain best-case scenario — the discovery of vaccines or a drug — while pushing for the pandemic-controlling options that
Reclassification of investments in the shares of Commercial Bank, from the earnings to comprehensive income, helped DFCC Bank PLC to lift its June quarter earnings but the impact from narrowing margins, loss of cash flows from moratoria, heavy provis
The lending rates continued their descend through last week, amid the borrowing cost reaching historically low levels, as banks are seen adjusting their lending rates in response to the aggressive monetary policy actions aimed at accelerating the cou
Sri Lanka Insurance has declared a life insurance bonus of Rs.8.2 billion for the year 2020, to its life insurance policyholders, recording the largest life insurance bonus ever to be declared in the insurance industry of Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (SLPMA) yesterday welcomed the newly-elected government’s decision to create a new state ministry for pharmaceutical manufacturing as a crucial positive step towards the strengthening of the
A ten-acre plot of land covering the Air Force Stadium, Slave Island Police Station and Helitours Ticket Office, reserved for a mixed development project, is to be handed over to the Management Board of the Urban Development Authority (UDA).
The ongoing conflict between the USA and China could be in favour for nations such as Sri Lanka since global apparel companies are looking to expand their sourcing options, South Asia’s largest textile group and knit fabric provider, Teejay Group s
Sri Lanka has been ranked as the 23rd riskiest country for money laundering and terrorist financing, among 141 countries, according to Basel AML Index 2020.
The Angel Fund, an initiative of the Lankan Angel Network (LAN), established with the support of ecosystem development partner Ford Foundation, has begun accepting applications from early-stage startups in Sri Lanka with regional and global growth po
As the Central Bank-launched loan refinance scheme ‘Saubhagya’ nears expiration by the end of August, the Finance Ministry is gearing to introduce another refinance scheme targeted at the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) starting
The Colombo Magistrate Court on Monday (10th) issued a fresh notice on Teejay Lanka PLC, one of the country’s leading textile manufacturers, to appear in court on the 19th of this month in an ongoing court case in connection to an alleged attempt t
Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC said the company hasn’t so far seen any premature lease terminations at its World Trade Centre (WTC) or cancellation of sale agreements of its Havelock City residential properties despite the pandemic depressed business a
Asset quality troubles with Sri Lanka’s non-bank lenders could go deeper with their non-performing loans (NPLs) estimated to have reached 16-18 percent by end-June as the sector is reeling from a multitude of challenges exacerbated by the pandemic-
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB) this week extended an open invitation to content creators across the country to put forward photographs and video footages of the island nation to be used in future promotional campaigns.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday published a special gazette notification on the ministries and their specific functions. The ministers are expected to be sworn-in on Wednesday.
Close to three-quarters of Sri Lankan businesses say they might downscale utilisation of their office space during the next 12 months, since nearly 50 percent of the businesses are planning to keep all or some of their office-based staff working from
LOLC Group (LOLC), the premier blue-chip conglomerate, concluded another financial year on a high note, as per the results for the year ended March 31, 2020.
The International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL), the domestic chapter of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in a statement yesterday congratulated President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on thei
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