(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Classic Travel, the IATA accredited subsidiary of Expolanka Holdings PLC, entered into a strategic partnership with leading digital healthcare solutions provider and Dialog-backed MyDoctor in a bid to ensure the safety of its travellers as the sector shifts to a new normal.
"Classic Travel, the first Travel Agent to introduce e-healthcare facility through ‘MyDoctor’ app to ensure traveller health and safety"Category: BUSINESS
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Purchasing Managers’ Indices for both Manufacturing and Services activities continued to expand in July 2020, compared to June 2020 benefitting from the normalizing of economic activities, the Central Bank said Monday.
"Sri Lanka Manufacturing and Services sectors expand in July 2020"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – HNB posted resilient financial results during the 1H 2020 amid the unprecedented disruptions of COVID-19 pandemic with Group PAT for 1H increasing by 6.8 % YoY to Rs 5.5 Bn while Bank level PAT declined by 7% YoY to Rs 4.5 Bn.
"HNB posts Rs 5.5 Bn 1H Group PAT"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announces it has successfully closed 230 million USD in the first closing of its current funding round from some of its top global strategic partners.
"HMD GlobalTM – the home of Nokia phones – raises $230 million investment from strategic partners"
Hayleys Plantations: first plantations company globally and first company locally to sign on to global Science Based Targets initiative
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka’s most respected tea and rubber producer, Hayleys Plantations has become the first plantationsbusiness sector of its kind in the world, and the first company in the island to officially commit to the globally recognised Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for cutting Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
"Hayleys Plantations: first plantations company globally and first company locally to sign on to global Science Based Targets initiative"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – In a bid to promote and foster holistic wellness among citizens, the country’s leading private healthcare institution Hemas Hospitals further strengthened its offering with the relaunch of its state-of-the-art health and wellness center ‘SuwathaPiyasa’ in Thalawathugoda.
"Hemas Hospital Thalawathugoda relaunches Wellness Centre with host of affordable solutions"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Regional Development Bank (RDB), the only 100% state-owned development bank in Sri Lanka, has gone live on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure This enables the bank to accelerate its digital presence across the country, and provide innovative and simple financial solutions to its customer base, which represents lower- and middle-income segments of Sri Lanka. The move comes as part of the bank’s broader technology investment, focused on supporting its digital transformation and enhancing customer service.
"Regional Development Bank Accelerates Digital Impact withOracle Cloud"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC, partnered with Brown & Company PLC to offer affordable leasing packages inclusive of attractive benefits for agricultural vehicles in the SME sector.
"HNB partners with Browns Agriculture for offers on agricultural equipment"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Maliban, Sri Lanka’s pioneering biscuit manufacturer, recently partnered with the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) to cultivate a risk-mitigating culture among selected schools to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic within the school environment.
"Maliban partnerswith Red Cross Society to protect school children from COVID-19 pandemic"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Consumer sector of the Sri Lankan conglomerate Sunshine Holdings (CSE:SUN), has completed its acquisition of a leading Sri Lankanconfectionery company Daintee Limited, adding several prestigious brands to its portfolio, including Daintee, Milady and Bensons. The transaction was valued at Rs. 1.7 billion.
"Sunshine Consumer extends its portfolio beyond tea with the acquisition of Daintee Limited"