Strengthening its commitment towards enhanced customer reach and digital transformation, Union Bank recently entered into an agreement with National ICT Solutions Provider SLT-MOBITEL to bring greater banking convenience to its customers through Agent Banking services via SLT-MOBITEL mCash- the innovative mobile money platform/wallet conceptualized by SLT-MOBITEL and approved by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. […]
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Exclusive stall or Lankan food products opened
Munchee biscuits and other products of Ceylon Biscuits Ltd. and merchandise from Tradlanka Agricultural Enterprises Ltd. (Arya brand) are now available for sale at the popular Spar Supermarket chain in Oman following the recent opening of a stall for exclusive sale of Lankan products under an initiative of the Economic Diplomacy initiative of the Colombo foreign office.
A foreign ministry news release said the stall was stocked with food products shipped from Colombo in a 20-foot container. The opening of the new outlet, the first of its kind in Oman, was facilitated by the EDB.
Will the new owners continue as a listed company?
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the second largest shareholder of Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC (PGC), has not accepted an attractive mandatory offer of Rs. 11.86 per share made by the company’s new controlling shareholder, a unit of the mega Blackstone Group of the U.S, sources familiar with the transaction said last week.
The offeror, Pristine Glass Ltd. based in India which is a unit of Blackstone, has acquired 22.2% (approx.) of the company topping up the 56.45% (approx.) of Piramal it already held before the mandatory offer, to 78.65% (approx.), according to a Stock Exchange filing made by PGC last week.
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) Group released its financial results for the first quarter of 2021, with a remarkable 14.3% year-on-year growth in Profit After Tax (PAT) to Rs. 2.1 Bn.
The Group revenue went up to Rs. 24.7 Bn for the period with a 11.4% year-on-year growth, strongly underpinned by the growth in revenues of FTTH, 4G LTE, mobile broadband services, PEOTV services and carrier domestic services. International voice revenue reflected a de-growth while international revenues from global transit and global data soared compared to the same period last year.
The EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation) of the Group improved to Rs. 9.7 Bn, a 13.6% year-on-year growth, lifting the EBITDA margin up to 39.4% from 38.6% in the same period last year. The surge in revenue largely contributed to the EBITDA growth. The growing capital expenditure in order to align with the global technological trends pushed the Depreciation and Amortisation of the Group up t