Business News

For a record breaking of 9 consecutive years, Sri Lanka’s most-loved cement brand INSEE SANSTHA is once again voted ‘People’s Housing and Construction Brand of the Year’ at the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards held this year.

People’s Bank has tied up with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) to provide a special COVID-19 relief loan scheme to members of CA Sri Lanka whose revenue has been negatively affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ICBT, one of the leading tertiary education providers in Sri Lanka, has appointed the Commercial Bank of Ceylon as its Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) service provider, enabling the institution’s website to accept multi-currency online payments from both local and foreign students.

The TV show that redefined Sri Lankan Television; “Aseema” traveled beyond the standard television boundaries with South Asia’s first ever Live Virtual Mixed Reality broadcast, that built the platform for next generation entertainment and showcased the use of state of the art technology to win the challenges of current lockdowns affecting the Media-Entertainment industry.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced the commitment of approximately Rs 10 billion to a Bank-funded COVID-19 Support Loan Scheme to assist affected SME enterprises.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) – Sri Lanka’s leading member institute for Directors organized a timely webinar titled “Covid 19 : Customs Procedures and Practices” with senior officials of the Customs Dept. to discuss the issues faced by the business community during the current Covid-19 pandemic, and the procedures and improvements to be implemented in the import/export process so vital to the smooth functioning of the economy.

CBL Samaposha aids the nation by ensuring continuous operations to strengthen the food supply chain and launching a series of activities to uplift children’s wellbeing during lockdown.

Hayleys Group subsidiary and pioneering textile manufacturer Hayleys Fabric PLC, bagged the Bronze Award for the Best Integrated Report Design at the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) 2019 in Singapore.

Keeping true to its promise of providing supreme customer experience, Mobitel has introduced a special package for the first time in Sri Lanka to fulfill the burning long felt need for data amongst viewers by offering Unlimited Video Streaming in HD across a range of platforms for a highly affordable Rs. 2,750/- + Taxes monthly!

Ceylinco Life has announced the payment of Rs 2.87 billion in gross benefits and claims to policyholders in the three months ending 31st March 2020, an increase of 17.7 per cent over the first quarter of 2019.