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JAT records highest ever PAT amidst export revenue growth of 317%

Group PAT up by 232% to LKR 717 million TTM PAT LKR 1,102 million Total revenue up by 72% Company GP maintained above 30% Exports revenue increased from 9% to 22% of total revenue Multinational conglomerate and Sri Lanka’s and Bangladesh’s market leader in wood coatings, JAT Holdings PLC, has delivered impressive results during the…

(0)Comments | January 31, 2022 6:19 am

EFL Global Freeport, a subsidiary of Expolanka Holdings PLC, chooses Sino Lanka Power Gen as their Solar PV partner

EFL Global Freeport (Pvt.) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of, Expolanka Holdings PLC, has signed up with Sino Lanka Power Gen for the installation of solar PV at their facility located at the Katunayake BOI zone. Group CEO Expolanka Holdings PLC, Hanif Yusoof remarks “Sustainability is at the very core of our business operations and…

(0)Comments | January 31, 2022 6:10 am

ICTA National Digital Consortia Concludes on a High Note

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) announced that it successfully concluded the inaugural ‘National Digital Consortia’, from 10th to 13th January 2022, in partnership with FITIS, SLASSCOM, BCS, and CSSL. The event featured 6 Global Tech Giants – Microsoft, Zoom, AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, and Huawei. The event was a platform…

(0)Comments | January 31, 2022 6:04 am

Sri Lanka ‘trying all options’ to avoid default, says finance minister

Basil Rajapaksa admits country is negotiating with overseas bondholders and may ask IMF for help Financial Times – Sri Lanka is negotiating debt relief with international bondholders and is weighing an approach to the IMF, as the country struggles with a foreign reserve crisis that has left it close to default. Basil Rajapaksa, finance minister,…

(0)Comments | January 28, 2022 5:32 pm

Sri Lanka achieves USD 15Bn export target for 2021

Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports increased by 16.71% to US$ 1,125.69 Million in December 2021 compared to December 2020 as per the data released by the Sri Lanka Customs. In parallel, 12.48% increase recorded in December 2021 compared to December 2019. Exports maintained above one billion dollars for the sixth consecutive month in December this year….

(0)Comments | January 28, 2022 5:16 pm

Expolanka Holdings records best-ever financial performance in 3QFY2021

Group top-line Rs. 204.9 billion; up 254% YoY Group bottom-line Rs. 23 billion; a growth of 405% YoY Stellar performance by the Logistics Sector; increases PAT by 384% YoY Propelled by the stellar performance of its Logistics Sector, Expolanka Holdings PLC delivered its strongest ever quarterly financial performance during the three months ended 31st December…

(0)Comments | January 28, 2022 1:56 pm

Sri Lankan apparel must target opportunities arising from post-COVID rebalancing of global trade

Rainbow Clothing MD Bandula Fernando re-elected President of SLCGE Calls for greater adaption to align with increasingly popular e-commerce models Requests authorities to help facilitate land acquisition for expansion of factory capacity Small and medium scale apparel producers have called on the authorities to assist the sector in expanding Sri Lanka’s apparel production capacity, to…

(0)Comments | January 28, 2022 11:28 am

State Minister Tharaka Balasuriya, inaugurates the virtual B2B matchmaking session between Sri Lankan and Ukrainian business community

State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya, inaugurated the business networking and matchmaking session organized between the members of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce virtually on 20 January 2022. This event is a follow up event arranged subsequently to the State Minister’s visit to Ukraine last year. State Minister…

(0)Comments | January 28, 2022 10:54 am

Apparel Industry to continue dialogue with Government on forex crisis: JAAF

Deputy Chairman of MAS Sharad Amalean appointed Chairman of JAAF Calls for greater collaboration in enhancing bilateral trade and maintaining GSP+ Highlights the need for a solution to the forex crisis The Joint Apparel Association Forum of Sri Lanka (JAAF) called for intensive dialogue and greater stakeholder collaboration in order to arrive to resolve the…

(0)Comments | January 27, 2022 5:29 pm

Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka’s Lakdhanavi to ‘AA-(lka)’; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Sri Lanka-based Lakdhanavi Limited’s National Long-Term Rating to ‘AA-(lka)’ from ‘AA+(lka)’. The Outlook is Stable. The downgrade reflects the risk of disruptions to Lakdhanavi’s domestic operations from a potential fuel shortage and heightened counterparty risk due to its exposure to payments from the Sri Lankan government (Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default…

(0)Comments | January 27, 2022 4:31 pm

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