First interim target on the way to climate neutrality in the investment of policyholder funds by 2050 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in equities and corporate bonds Real estate investments on 1.5-degree path by 2025 New sustainability strategy sets ambitious targets for climate protection and social progress Munich: Allianz announces for the first time…
Started in September of 2020 as the tourism industry was facing its longest halt in history in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, The French Course conducted by the Alliance Française and sponsored entirely by Connaissance De Ceylan has just been completed. With the impact of the pandemic at its height, Chandra Wickramasinghe and the…
Leading insurer, Janashakthi Life was recognized for their excellent performance in the “Turnaround Brand of the Year” category at the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards 2020, which was held recently at the BMICH. The insurer received the Bronze Award in the above category in recognition of the excellent performance and successful implementation of the re-branding strategy…
Consolidating their place among the top corporates in Sri Lanka, Talawakelle Tea Estates (TTEL) and Kelani Valley Plantations (KVPL), subsidiaries of the leading tea and rubber producer Hayleys Plantations, secured rankings on the LMD Top 50 Most Awarded Companies 2019/20 Hall of Fame. Talawakelle Tea Estates ranked fourth, and Kelani Valley Plantations ranked 46th in…
Sri Lanka’s fastest-growing life insurer Softlogic Life announced that 169 members of their sales team had qualified for the MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table) membership the best turnout the Company has so far achieved in the premier most form of international recognition bestowed upon insurance advisors in the world, which recognizes professionalism as well as…
The Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan in partnership with S-Lon, PickMe and Keells Supermarkets have today launched a ‘handwashing unit for three-wheelers’ intending to help ‘Stop the Spread’ during the global Covid-19 pandemic. The initial stage of the partnership will see 500 three-wheelers (Tuk Tuks) that are registered with PickMe in the Colombo District fitted…
Rootcode Labs, a software product engineering company with a penchant for innovation, began their IT ventures over 5 years ago. They cater products and services primarily to markets in Europe, USA, and Asia. Rootcode Labs is headquartered in Sri Lanka with its corporate offices in Estonia and San Francisco, USA. Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn’t a…
The undisputed market leader in consumer durables, Singer Sri Lanka’s National Long-Term Rating was elevated to AA (lka) following a recalibration by Fitch Ratings of its Sri Lankan National Rating scale. According to Fitch Ratings this rating affirmation, has been revised to ‘AA (lka)’ from ‘BBB+(lka)’. The outlook for this credit rating is stable. Singer…
Sustainability and salubrity were the operative words when the Trincomalee branch of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon relocated to a purpose-built eco-friendly building on land owned by the Bank in this scenic north eastern resort town this week. Built in conformity with sustainable construction principles that not only minimised environmental impacts during construction but will…
According to the latest annual data from IDC[1], vivo, a leading global smartphone brand, ranked fifth in the global smartphone market in 2020 with a market share of 8.6 percent and shipments exceeding 110 million devices. With a year-over-year growth rate of over 1 percent, vivo was one of the top five smartphone brands to…
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