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Citi hosts economic forum themed “Sri Lankan Economy Onwards & Upwards”

Published in Money
Saturday, 16 March 2024 02:12
Businesscafe - Citi recently brought together its key client seniors and hosted an economic forum themed “Sri Lankan Economy Onwards and Upwards”. ...
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New Secured Transactions Registry to Help Expand Financing for Small Businesses in Sri Lanka

Published in Development
Sunday, 10 March 2024 14:08
Businesscafe - Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka are set to benefit from the newly established Secured Transactions Registry (STR), which aims to facilitate the use of moveable assets as collateral for loans while ensuring financial stability and fostering economic growth in the country. ...
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Standard Chartered Sri Lanka hosts Cluster CEO Zarin Daruwala

Published in Money
Saturday, 06 May 2023 03:39
Businesscafe - The South Asia Cluster Chief Executive Officer for Standard Chartered, Zarin Daruwala, is currently being hosted by Standard Chartered Sri Lanka. ...
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Seylan Bank sets its sights on developing Tea Smallholders via ADB credit line

Published in Money
Tuesday, 25 October 2022 01:08
  Businesscafe - In an unparalleled effort to support the backbone of Sri Lanka’s tea production industry, Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart, has become one of the Participating Financial Institutions in a scheme introduced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of Finance to develop the island’s tea smallholders. ...
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Opportunity for local corporates to raise foreign currency denominated capital through CSE

Published in Money
Sunday, 20 February 2022 11:17
Businesscafe - The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has enabled local entities incorporated or established in Sri Lanka to issue and list foreign currency denominated shares in the main market segment (Diri Savi and Main Boards) of the CSE. ...
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ComBank becomes biggest lender to SME sector in 2020 among all banks

Published in Money
Thursday, 19 August 2021 06:27
Businesscafe - The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the Commercial Bank of Ceylon was the biggest lender to Sri Lanka’s SME sector in 2020 among all state-owned, private and specialised banks in the country, accounting for more than a fifth of all loans in terms of value and number. ...
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State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal Meets Members of the CEO Forum of India

Published in Development
Sunday, 21 March 2021 12:04
  Businesscafe - Ajith Nivard Cabraal, State Minister of Money & Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms and Members of the CEO Forum of India held a cordial discussion at the Ministry of Finance (17.03.2021). ...
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