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Standard Chartered Sri Lanka announced the donation of LKR3,680,000/- (USD 20,000) to the Foundation of Goodness (FoG) to improve the digital literacy skills of students at their centres in rural villages. The donation will help equip the centres with upgraded IT infrastructure, benefiting over 2,500 students in the Northern, Eastern and Southern provinces. “Sri Lanka […]

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa paid a special visit to BCI Campus, Negombo (Benedict XVI Catholic Institute) on Jan.15 on the invitation of Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo. The event was conducted under strict health protocols and was attended by a limited audience among which were the Archbishop of Colombo , Rector of BCI ; […]

Aitken Spence PLC and the Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC emerge in the top 10 Most Awarded by LMD. Aitken Spence is the only Group that has two companies in the top 10 ranking. This is an inaugural edition of the Most Awarded ranks of the nation’s most revered corporations. Aitken Spence (19 awards) and […]

National Savings Bank (NSB) has been able to further expand its remittance service NSB U -Trust by joining hands with RIA Money Transfer, a leading and popular worldwide money transfer service. This tie-up enables the customers to proceed inward remittances securely, speedily and conveniently at a low cost from North America, Canada, Latin American countries, […]

By Hiran H.Senewiratne  CSE activities were a bit dull during the early session of the day but the market started picking up with an increase of buying interest in banking sector counters. Further, profit taking was also witnessed in the manufacturing sector  as well yesterday, market analysts said. The record-setter benchmark All Share Price Index […]

DFCC Bank, as the ‘Bank for Everyone’ with a legacy of over 65 years in the banking sphere in Sri Lanka, has embarked on an aggressive card issuing and acquiring journey through the use of new technology and innovative solutions, offering convenient payment processing options to cardholders and merchants alike. Accordingly, DFCC Bank offers its […]

Prime Finance PLC, a member of the Prime Group, announced that it raised capital of Rs. 526.68 million following the successful conclusion of its fully subscribed Rights Issue in December 2020. Prime Finance PLC is a Licensed Finance Company by the Monetary Board of Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) which provides personal and business […]

SLT-MOBITEL, the national ICT solutions provider, celebrated the Thai Pongal festival on of January 13 at the Talawakelle – Great Western Sri Muthu Mari Amman Temple, with a special donation of dry rations to 200 families in Talawakelle. The initiative, a part of the company CSR programme, ensured the distribution of essential items to families […]

By Hiran H.Senewiratne  Two leading CSE listed companies, Associated Motor Finance Company Plc  and Arpico Finance will go for a merger soon. The merger deal is expected to be completed by 31st March 2021. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has given the approval to go ahead with the programme, stock market analysts said. With the merger the surviving company would be Associated Motor Finance company. At present 444897 shares of Arpico Finance with the public, which accounts 5.98 percent of the t...

By Hiran H.Senewiratne  Asia Capital PLC (ACAP) recently announced to the CSE that the company had entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a 70 percent  stake of Navara Capital Partners Ltd. (NCPL).Upon acquisition of NCPL, the latter would re-enter and recommence its stock brokering business at a time when capital markets in the country are performing well due to policy certainty prevailing in the current economic landscape of the country, company sources said.  The agreement was...