LNP - Business HNB offers cashback to credit cardholders for orders on Uber Eats

2020-11-04   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC will offer its growing base of credit cardholders an attractive cashback of Rs. 200 for each order...

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John Keells Logistics ventures into operations optimization

2020-11-03   |   Business

John Keells Logistics (Pvt) Ltd (JKLL), a leading third-party logistics (3PL) services provider in the country, partnered with Infor, a globally ren...

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LNP - Tokyo Cement Group renews Foundation of Goodness partnership

2020-10-31   |   Business

Tokyo Cement Group pledged its support to the Foundation of Goodness for another year, to extend their multi-prongged activities aimed at rural cric...

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LNP - Ideal Group introduces industry-first insurance reward scheme

2020-10-26   |   Business

Ideal Motors Pvt Ltd and its subsidiary Ideal First Choice Pvt Ltd (part of the Ideal Group of Companies) have pioneered an insurance reward scheme fr...

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LNP - Sorry state of rubber industry in SL

2020-10-26   |   Business

Rubber plantation was established in Sri Lanka over the past nearly 10 decades for extracting latex for the manufacture of raw rubber grades namely ...

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LNP - Govt. must take lead in providing social welfare, not private sector: IPS

2020-10-20   |   Business

By Shabiya Ali AhlamThe ongoing health crisis saw the private sector step up efforts in extending relief to vulnerable groups but it is the government...

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LNP - CSE offers scholarships for business journalists to follow Diploma in Financial Markets

2020-10-19   |   Business

Following the successful completion of its second intake in 2019 the Advance Diploma in Financial Markets (ADFM) offered by the Colombo Stock Exchan...

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LNP -NBFI sector to incur substantial losses in FY-21 - First Capital

2020-10-15   |   Business

The Non-bank financial institution (NBFI) sector may record substantial losses and display the weakest performance in the decade for FY21E says First ...

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LNP - August trade deficit narrows amid lower imports

2020-10-12   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit continued to narrow as imports continued to decline at a faster pace than the decline in export earnings in the month of...

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LNP - Export earnings strike near US$ 1bn in August

2020-09-15   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s exporters appear to be chugging along vigorously in their respective fields since the coronavirus related restrictions eased, as they ...

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LNP-Apparel exports drop 30% in 1H'20

2020-08-06   |   Business

Apparel exports during the first six months of the year (1H’20) declined 30 per cent to nearly US$ 1.8 billion, with exports in June plummeting 20...

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LNP - KH posts Rs.2.43 bn loss in 1Q 2020/21

2020-07-31   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s foremost conglomerate, John Keells Holdings (JKH) Group’s profit before tax (PBT) is a negative Rs.2.43 billion in the first quarter o...

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LNP - Coronavirus: Vietnam bans wildlife trade over pandemic risk

2020-07-28   |   Business

Vietnam has banned the import of wildlife and wildlife products to reduce the risk of new pandemics. The move also bans wildlife markets for such item...

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LNP - Apparel sector yet to see any light at end of tunnel

2020-07-16   |   Business

By Shabiya Ali Ahlam  Sri Lanka’s apparel sector, which has been undergoing an extremely tough time due to the economic malaise created by COV...

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Development of local canned fish industry could save country US$ 70 mn annually

2020-07-15   |   Business

The Canned Fish Manufacturers Association of Sri Lanka (CFMASL), thanked the government for assisting local producers and industries during the Covid ...

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May trade gap narrows amid sharp drop in imports

2020-07-14   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit narrowed by US $ 416 million in May 2020 to US $ 407 million, as imports slumped to less than US $ 1 billion for the first...

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LNP - Dialog Awarded Sri Lanka’s Most Valuable Brand by Brand Finance for Second Consecutive Year

2020-07-01   |   Business

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, had the distinction of being awarded the title ‘Sri Lanka’s Most Valuable Brand’...

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CBSL approves Rs.28 billion business revival loans

2020-06-25   |   Business

The Central Bank has approved 13,861 loan applications under the Phase-I of Saubagya (Prosperity) Loan Scheme, totaling Rs. 27.9 billion, out of which...

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Fire at Kegalle Public Market

2020-06-15   |   Business

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SLI only insurance company to secure AAA(lka) Fitch Rating

2020-06-10   |   Business

Sri Lanka Insurance emerged as the only insurer in Sri Lanka to maintain National Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating of ‘AAA(lka) with a Stable...

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Construction sector to demonstrate resilience - ICRA Lanka

2020-06-09   |   Business

Construction sector is expected to demonstrate resilience compared to other economic sectors of Sri Lanka ICRA Lanka in their Construction Sector Outl...

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Tourism business weighs on Aitken Spence March performance

2020-05-26   |   Business

The well-diversified nature helped Aitken Spence PLC to weather two back-to-back crises within one financial year but its leisure sector tilt still ha...

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Prime Group sets benchmark for real estate industry with credit rating

2020-05-22   |   Business

Prime Group has made history becoming the first institution in the Sri Lankan real estate industry to receive a prestigious issuer rating of [A-] Stab...

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Singer March revenues below expectations; expects retail operations to normalise from Sept. quarter

2020-05-19   |   Business

Singer Sri Lanka PLC’s March 2020 top line came in at below the previous year’s levels but reported higher operating profits, possible from reduce...

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February trade gap widens as exports languish; imports up

2020-05-18   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit in the month of February widened by US$ 574 million as exports languished and imports rose, latest data released by the Ce...

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