Business News

S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike National Memorial Foundation (BMICH) recently organised a series of Blood and Eye Donation campaigns, as well as Religious Observances, in commemoration of its Founders.

BBDO Lanka took home a Gold and a Finalist award for its two entries at the Effie Awards Sri Lanka held recently at the Waters Edge.

India’s leading electric vehicles manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra is preparing a massive push in the electric mobility business with a planned investment of over $600 million.

Ideal Motors (Pvt) Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary company of the Ideal Group, which has been representing Mahindra & Mahindra since 2009, with core business interests in Motor Franchise Imports and Motor Spare Parts in Sri Lanka, announced the fact that Mahindra has topped the sales satisfaction index among mass market brands followed by Toyota and Ford, as per global market research firm JD Power.

Representatives of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) were recently hosted by NASDAQ at NASDAQ MarketSite – the commercial marketing presence of the NASDAQ stock market and the location for Market Bell Ceremonies at New York's Times Square.

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) sponsored the ‘Best Innovative Exporter of the Year’ at the 25th annual export awards ceremony of the National Chamber of Exporters (NCE).

Building on an agreement signed last February, Sri Lanka’s most innovative bank, HNB PLC, announced a follow-up partnership with UnionPay International to enable ATM acceptance of UnionPay cards. UnionPay is currently the largest bankcard scheme in terms of cards issued in the world.

Continuing on its journey to better serve a growing base of valued customers, Softlogic Finance PLC announced the further expansion of its branch network with the opening of its 34th fully-fledged new branch in Kotahena.

The cancer incidence reports suggest that of all cancer types, Sri Lankan females are most susceptible to breast cancer.

Softlogic Life in partnership with Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier telecommunication services provider, announced the launch of a new and innovative ‘Life Insurance’ plan under the Per Day Insurance brand.