The Government imposed quarantine and the challenges therewith, affected the overall continuity of curriculum driven education amongst many state and private education institutions in Sri Lanka. Despite the challenges of the situation, Alethea School and Alethea International school, was already equipped to continue the teaching and learning process, as the organisation had already anchored on…
Seylan Bank, the bank with a heart, has been endorsed as a financially stable organisation with performance excellence across the board by Fitch Ratings, with the Bank’s national long-term rating revised upward, from ‘A-(lka)’ to ‘A(lka). Fitch Ratings has also revised the rating on the bank’s Senior Unsecured Redeemable Debentures to ‘A(lka)’ from ‘A-(lka)’ and…
Fitch Ratings has revised the rating Outlooks of Sri Lanka-based life insurer HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) and its fully owned non-life subsidiary, HNB General Insurance Limited (HNBGI), to Stable from Positive. In addition, Fitch has affirmed the National Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Ratings of HNBA and HNBGI at ‘A(lka)’. KEY RATING DRIVERS The Outlook revision…
Sri Lanka’s premier poultry producer Crysbro, recently spearheaded the export of poultry to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The maiden consignment consisted of 30 metric tonnes of chicken products, which was delivered to Al Hamadi Trading & Cont. LLC; one of the largest frozen meat importers in Oman. Speaking of the achievement, Crysbro Marketing…
By Guruprasad Gaonkar, JAPAC SaaS Leader – Enterprise Resource Planning & Digital Supply Chain at Oracle:: We are witnessing unexpected and dramatic changes in the banking industry. On top of stiff competition from new digital challengers, traditional banks are now being forced into a digital-first business model as they have had to shut-down branches for…
Colombo’s favourite luxury linen brand, Tropic of Linen, has teamed up with both Butter Boutique and 3M for the foolproof answer to all of your Father’s Day gifting woes – The Triple Decker Dad’s Deal. An epic 3-in-1 gifting win, with just one purchase, you can elevate dad’s style, satisfy his sweet tooth, and spruce…
~ Announces Senior Management Advancements and Appointments Allianz Insurance Lanka Limited (Allianz Lanka) announced a host of advancements and new appointments to its senior management team. The appointments are set to further strengthen the company’s leadership team and drive the next phase of its growth journey. Three stalwarts from the insurer’s management team – Dennis…
Roger Gullhaug, Head of Development of RamBase, a Hatteland company, shares his thoughts with us on commencing their partnership with 99X Technology, the experience of working with virtual teams and more. As the trusted development partner to Norway-based Hatteland for over seven years, 99X Technology together with Hatteland remain dedicated to providing best-in-class technology services…
Take one look around the tourism industry and its use of technology, and you’ll find yourself asking; “Why aren’t there more women involved?” With technology transforming the world so dramatically, the opportunity has never been greater. Technology has the potential to reset the tourism industry, to refocus enterprises and operators towards the right customers who…
~ New version of Sophos’ EDR provides industry’s first solution designed for security analysts and it administrators now with live discover and response capabilities Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today unveiled an updated version of its Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), the first solution designed for both security analysts and IT administrators, available…
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