Twentieth Presidential Export Awards organized by Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) was held under the patronage of President of Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (9th Aug.) at the BMICH. 113 awards under 10 categories were presented for the years 2014/ 15. ‘Sri Lanka Exporter of the Year’, ‘Highest Nett Foreign Exchange Earner’, ’Most market diversified Exporter’,…
Colombo Port has taken several steps to expand warehouse facilities. Under the first phase Sri Lanka Ports Authority stated that warehouse CFS 01 which was constructed, is to be opened by President Maithripala Sirisena today (10th Aug.) for the 37th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. This 5400 square meter warehouse was built targeting…
The 19th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was held recently at The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. The SLSBC was inaugurated in 1997 under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce with the objective of promoting trade, investments, tourism and services between…
Diversified Conglomerate concludes 1st Quarter on a high with 30% Profit growth, boosted by turnaround in Agribusiness Achieving its highest-ever Group Revenue and Earnings Per Share (EPS) for a single quarter, diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC has concluded the first quarter of its 2017 Financial Year (1Q 2016/17) on a high note. For the quarter…
Takes top honours winning 11 awards at Presidential Export Awards The Brandix Group won a remarkable 11 awards including the Exporter of the Year awards for 2014 and 2015 at the Presidential Export Awards last evening, taking the top honours at this prestigious event conducted by the Export Development Board (EDB). The awards presented by…
SriLankan Airlines underlined its position as an employer of choice among Sri Lanka’s corporate houses by winning two important accolades – the ‘HR Strategy In Line With Business’ and the ‘Training Excellence Award’ – at the Asia Best Employer Brand Awards 2016 in Singapore on 4th August. Captain Suren Ratwatte, CEO of SriLankan Airlines, said:…
Hayleys PLC, posted Rs.1.03 billion in Profits Before Tax (PBT) for the first quarter of the 2016/17 financial year. Revenue reached Rs. 24.13 billion, continuing the topline growth momentum from the last financial year. The Agriculture, Purification Products, Construction Material,Eco Solutions, and Power & Energy Sectors saw appreciable profit growth over the same period in…
Plans to hold a briefing seminar at the Chamber The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is calling applications from corporate firms to compete in the “Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2016”, an annual competition which recognises the corporate sustainability champions in Sri Lanka. The competition, which commenced 12 years ago is aimed at encouraging the corporate…
Amãna Bank was awarded the Gold Award for the Islamic Finance Entity of the Year at the recently concluded inaugural Islamic Finance Forum of South Asia (IFFSA) Awards Night, cementing its leadership status in the Non-Interest based banking and finance industry in Sri Lanka. Held for the first time on an international level, this award…
The 9th Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards concluded on a high note, crowning 18 woman entrepreneurs for their outstanding efforts in the business categories Large, Medium, Small and Micro. Lakmini Wijesundara, CEO of IronOne Technologies claimed three awards at the ceremony including the coveted Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Gold Award in the…
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