
Businesscafe - Diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate Sunshine Holdings (CSE: SUN) recorded resilient revenue and profit growth in a pandemic-affected macroeconomic environment, reporting notable top-line and bottom-line performances growth during the year ended 31 March 2021 (FY20/21).

Businesscafe - Automated utility bill payment with no intervention by the customer has brought about a new dimension in convenience for ComBank credit card holders by offering them an option to automatically settle their monthly bills to the country’s most-widely used utilities.

Businesscafe - Sri Lanka’s first and fully digital banking experience, FriMi, marked yet another milestone by enabling contactless payments for parking in Kandy on the 20th of March 2021.

Businesscafe - The Hayleys Group delivered the highest revenue and profit in its 143-year history during FY 2020/21.

Businesscafe - Supporting the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) ‘Rata Purama LANKAQR’ campaign, HNB conducted an activation programme to encourage the public from the Matara district towards a cashless payment ecosystem, while onboarding merchants in the district to its digital wallet SOLO.

Businesscafe - Strong revenue and profit growth in the fourth quarter at both Group and Company level have enabled Teejay Lanka PLC to significantly minimise the impact of the pandemic-affected first quarter on the Group’s full-year results and end 2020-21 on a resilient footing.

Businesscafe - Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) confirms that trading will function as per regular trading hours from 11.00am - 2.30pm on 24th, 25th and 28th May 2021.

Businesscafe - Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) launched an Educational Series on ‘How to Invest in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)’ on 18th May 2021.

Businesscafe - Dipped Products PLC (DPL), a global leader in protective handwear and a subsidiary of Hayleys PLC, delivered phenomenal growth in an extraordinarily challenging year to achieve the Company’s highest turnover and profit-before-tax in the financial year ending 31st March 2021.

Businesscafe - Nations Trust Bank announced recently the finalisation of a loan facility of USD 40 million from FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank.

Businesscafe - Commercial Bank of Ceylon customers in agrarian pursuits have an opportunity once again to purchase a range of agricultural machinery and tractors under “Agri Leasing” facilities at low rentals and flexible payment plans, with the renewed partnership between the Bank and Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Ltd.