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Kapruka reports 94% YoY improvement in operating performance as platform strategy gains momentum

Kapruka Holdings PLC (CSE: KPHL) today announced strong financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, with consolidated revenue rising 14% year-on-year to LKR 448.52 million and gross profit increasing 30% to LKR 171.19 million. Operating performance surged 94% compared to the same period last year, reflecting disciplined execution and the growing impact of…

(0)Comments | August 25, 2025 8:50 am

Asia Asset Finance PLC Delivers Powerful Q1, Eyes LKR 50Bn Assets Target with Rapid Growth

Asia Asset Finance PLC (AAF), one of Sri Lanka’s most trusted and fastest-growing non-banking financial institutions, has reported a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of LKR 294.8 million – reflecting a 123% year-on-year growth compared to LKR 132.2 million in Q1 2024 – and a Profit After Tax (PAT) of LKR 181 million, representing a 57%…

(0)Comments | August 25, 2025 8:30 am

BOI seals landmark US$ 171mn investment with CEAT OHT Lanka

Agreement formalises one of the largest Indian investments in Sri Lanka’s manufacturing sector Investment will expand Off-Highway Tyre (OHT) and Tracks manufacturing capacity in Sri Lanka Facilities at Midigama and Kotugoda to focus on export-led production of tyres and tracks for compact construction equipment Job security assured for 1483 employees through Tripartite MoU Investment strengthens…

(0)Comments | August 22, 2025 5:35 pm

Sri Lanka Signs Debt Restructuring Agreement with UK

Entering into the bilateral Agreement with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in relation to the External Debt Restructuring Process is a significant milestone of the External Debt Restructuring Process and a testament to the GoSL’s commitment to conclude the restructuring process as soon as possible to restore debt sustainability and thereby…

(0)Comments | August 22, 2025 5:33 pm

National Audit Office Has Just 35 Chartered Accountants for 2,000 Government Institutions

The Budget Estimate of the National Audit Office for the year 2026 was taken up for consideration at the Committee on Public Finance held recently (19) and was approved to be presented to Parliament with the Committee’s proposals. This consideration was carried out in terms of Section 34 of the Audit Act No. 19 of…

(0)Comments | August 22, 2025 4:19 pm

SLPA Signs Terminal Services Agreement with Global Shipping Giant Maersk

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has signed a Terminal Services Agreement (TSA) with the global shipping leader Maersk today, 22 August 2025, marking a significant step in expanding operational efficiency and throughput at the Port of Colombo. The agreement highlights SLPA’s commitment to delivering world-class services and reinforcing its role as a leading maritime…

(0)Comments | August 22, 2025 3:41 pm

Ministry of Digital Economy and UNDP Sri Lanka sign MOU to support ’Disrupt Asia 2025’

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Digital Economy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recently at the UN Compound. The agreement recognises UNDP in Sri Lanka as a strategic partner to the Ministry of Digital Economy for ‘Disrupt Asia 2025’, Sri Lanka’s premier startup conference and innovation festival,…

(0)Comments | August 22, 2025 1:19 pm

Sampath Bank Partners with ADB to Strengthen Sri Lanka’s Trade Finance Access

Sampath Bank PLC recently announced its entry into the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP), a partnership aimed at widening access to trade finance across Sri Lanka. This strategic move is said to benefit a broad spectrum of international trade customers, from large corporates to emerging businesses. The partnership was…

(0)Comments | August 22, 2025 12:14 pm

France’s Lactalis strikes $2.2 billion deal for Fonterra’s consumer business

Reuters – New Zealand’s Fonterra Co-operative Group, opens new tab said it will sell its global consumer and associated businesses to French dairy major Lactalis for NZ$3.845 billion ($2.24 billion), which sent its shares surging to a more than 7-year high on Friday. Shares of the dairy company rose 17.1% in early trading to NZ$5.88,…

(0)Comments | August 22, 2025 8:49 am

Ambeon Strengthens Portfolio Through Strategic Hospitality Investments

Strengthens growth strategy through equity stakes in Iconic Sri Lankan hotel companies – The Kandy Hotels Company PLC and The Ceylon Hotels Corporation PLC Ambeon Group, one of Sri Lanka’s leading diversified conglomerates, today announced its strategic entry into the hospitality sector with strategic equity investments in two listed hotel companies, reinforcing its confidence in…

(0)Comments | August 22, 2025 8:22 am

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