Contributed 5.5% of Sri Lanka’s total export earnings in 2022/23 Recognised for innovative, value-added export portfolio Sri Lanka’s most diversified conglomerate and exporting powerhouse, Hayleys and its subsidiaries were celebrated for their unwavering commitment to excellence, value-addition and innovation, clinching 17 awards at the 25th Presidential Export Awards. Accounting for 5.5% of the nation’s total…
In our latest ‘RPC Innovation Update’, we focus on Talawakele Tea Estates PLC (TTE), a company that stands as a jewel in the crow of Sri Lanka’s tea sector, and continuously sets the gold standard in employee empowerment, community welfare, and environmental stewardship for agribusinesses not just in Sri Lanka but all across the globe….
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) joined over 24 stock exchanges globally for a call to action for climate change with its inaugural Market Opening Bell Ringing Ceremony for Climate Change on 05th December 2023 at the trading floor of the CSE. Delivering the keynote address at this ceremony, Ms. Azusa Kubota, Resident Representative, UNDP Sri…
Sri Lanka Tourism launched its global campaign, ‘’Sri Lanka – You’ll come back for more’’ at a grand ceremony held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo on the 4th of December 2023. The event was held under the patronage of the Hon. Minister of Tourism, Lands, Sports and Youth Affairs Harin Fernando, along with Sri…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $200 million concessional loan to the Government of Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country’s finance sector following the sovereign debt and economic crises that started in April 2022 when it suspended its external debt payments. The Financial Sector Stability and Reforms Program comprises two subprograms of $200 million each….
The ministry of health has received from UNICEF, new oxygen-generating plants and equipment to save the lives of children and their families, especially during emergencies. With funding from Canada, UNICEF procured and installed at the cost of LKR 800 million, four major oxygen plants in Avissawella, Kegalle, Thissamaharama, and Udugama base hospitals from where oxygen…
The Colombo Port City Economic Commission (the Commission) is pleased to announce that three of Sri Lanka’s leading commercial banks—Commercial Bank, Hatton National Bank (HNB), and Sampath Bank—have been issued an Authorized Persons (AP) license from the Colombo Port City Economic Commission. This significant development marks a major milestone in the development of the Colombo…
Becomes one of the first banks granted an Authorized Person License to operate in the Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone Geared to provide integrated, state of the art, customized banking solutions Commits to providing end-to-end facilitation of financial needs for business operating in Port City Colombo Breaking new ground on the nation’s economic revival,…
Authorised Persons (AP) License & Certificate of Registration as an Off-shore Company were ceremonially handed over Sampath Bank PLC, the trailblazer in banking industry of Sri Lanka proudly announced their first step in getting qualified as an Authorised Person and to be permitted to engage in offshore banking business in and from the area of…
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat participated in the Diplomatic Charity Bazaar 2023 organized by the Omani Foreign Ministry recently. The event, which was held at the Diplomatic Club saw the participation of Diplomatic Missions, Charity organizations and small-scale establishments in the Sultanate of Oman. The event was inaugurated by Khalid bin Hashil bin…
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