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Vitol Asia, Mena Energy, Swiss Singapore Overseas wins Sri Lanka petrol, diesel & coal contract

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal to award the contract of importing 1.04 million barrels of diesel and 1.28 million barrels of Jet A-1 with respect to a period of 8 months from 1st October 2019 to 31st May 2020 to M/s Mena Energy DMCC and to award the contract for importation of 900,000 barrels of…

(0)Comments | September 20, 2019 1:31 pm

President Awards Brandix ‘Exporter of the Year’ at Export Awards

Leaders in Apparel exports, Brandix, with a global base of 60,000 Associates were bestowed with the accolade ‘Exporter of the Year’ by President Maithripala Sirisena at last evening’s prestigious Presidential Export Awards 2018/2019. The award was accepted by Brandix Directors Ranga Ranmadugala and Dave Ranasinghe (L to R) on behalf of the company. Brandix received…

(0)Comments | September 20, 2019 1:12 pm

Sinhaputhra Finance given time to raise capital – CBSL

Sinhaputhra Finance PLC, non-bank lender in Sri Lanka has been given time to raise capital, the Central Bank said. “Further to the Press Notices published on September 8 and 9 on the regulatory actions taken against the above Company, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Monetary Board) wishes to inform the…

(0)Comments | September 20, 2019 10:55 am

Sri Lankan rupee ends weaker; stocks little changed

Reuters – ** Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker for the fourth straight session on Thursday on continued demand for dollars from banks, while equities were little changed at close. ** The rupee was weaker by 0.1% at 180.85/181.05 to the dollar, compared with Wednesday’s close of 180.70/80. The currency is up 0.97% this year. **…

(0)Comments | September 20, 2019 10:22 am

Central Bank should be “Accountable” to Nation – Dr. W.A. Wijewardena

Central Bank needs to protect its independence and preserve its accountability to the nation former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. W.A. Wijewardena said. “We should be accountable to the nation and that is what we have to maintain. In modern Central Banks this has been ensured by having special provisions…

(0)Comments | September 19, 2019 5:30 pm

CNN’s Richard Quest arrives in Sri Lanka

CNN’s foremost international business correspondent and host of ‘Quest Means Business’, Richard Quest arrived in Sri Lanka today (19) to attend the third edition of the ‘Future of Tourism Summit’ (FOT 2019), which will take place on the 23 of September, at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo. Quest was greeted at the Bandaranaike International Airport by…

(0)Comments | September 19, 2019 5:29 pm

Commercial Bank and Dialog Axiata engages local investors at CSE – CSBA Listed Company Feature Event

The third event of the ‘Listed Company Feature Series’ organized by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in association with the Colombo Stock Brokers Association (CSBA) was organized recently and featured Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC and Dialog Axiata PLC. This unique series brings together S&P SL 20 companies and Local Institutional and High-net-worth Investors for…

(0)Comments | September 19, 2019 5:16 pm

MoU between Jaffna University and University of Bristol in UK

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Jaffna and University of Bristol in United Kingdom with the intention of developing Educational Cooperation between both countries.

(0)Comments | September 19, 2019 5:11 pm

Colombo Dockyard successfully enters Into another contract with Ports Authority

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by Minister of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development to award the contract of procuring an additional Pilot Launches for Sri Lanka Ports Authority in line with the regulations and conditions of the previous contract to Colombo Dockyard PLC Sri Lanka Company under the provisions of Re-Order Procurement…

(0)Comments | September 19, 2019 5:06 pm

Challenging Times for Ceylon Tea

The Tea Exporters Association held its 20th AGM, led by the theme ‘Challenging Times for Ceylon Tea’, at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, recently. Gracing the event as Chief Guest was HE Akira Sugiyama, Ambassador – Embassy of Japan, along with Keynote Speaker Mr. Rohan Karr, Managing Director – Hayleys Leisure Holdings. The occasion also…

(0)Comments | September 19, 2019 3:17 pm