February 2020 - Lanka Business News

February 28, 2020

Sri Lanka’s fastest-growing life insurer Softlogic Life recognised their top-performing employees of the organisation’s Alternate Distribution Channel recently at the inaugural ‘Alternate Channel Sales Awards 2020’, held at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo. Hosted under the theme ‘Destination One’, the awards night celebrated the best-of-the-best achievements of alternate channel’s top employees whose relentless and passionate efforts […]

February 27, 2020

HNB PLC weathered external headwinds in 2019 to post Rs 15 Bn in Group Profit After Taxes (PAT) and Rs 14 Bn in Bank PAT and remains the best capitalized bank in the sector. HNB Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody stated that “the year that preceded us has been extremely challenging with global trade friction contributing to […]

February 27, 2020

(Left) Chairman and Chief Executive of the Hayleys Group, Mohan Pandithage, (Right) Chief Executive Officer of Jetstar Asia, Bara Pasupathi

February 26, 2020

As a country which produces highly talented individuals across numerous fields, Sri Lanka experienced a digital boom in recent years with many budding entrepreneurs and startups moving in to ICT and IT service businesses. Over the last decade, many digitalization initiatives were carried out along with the support and acknowledgement of the government institutions. Having […]

February 26, 2020

Prime Group together with the homeowners of its development Prime Splendour, Rajagiriya held a traditional Pirith chanting ceremony on 15th of February 2020. The event was attended by the Chairman of the Group Mr. Brahmanage Premalal together with the Board of Directors, its members and residents of all ethnicities and faith who now occupy the […]

February 26, 2020

Broadening the scope of its corporate social responsibility Sisudiriya programme, Sri Lanka’s leading and largest poultry manufacturer Crysbro commenced offering skills training to fresh university graduates from a variety of academic streams. These efforts formally got off the ground in December last year, when Crysbro conducted a training program for 115 graduates at its head […]

February 26, 2020

Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in British higher education in Sri Lanka and the country’s premier IT and Business campus, successfully organised Stage Craft 2020, the latest edition of the highly-anticipated annual talent show put together by the Students Union of IIT. Stage Craft 2020 was held at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa […]

February 25, 2020

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has won the ‘Decade of Excellence’ Award for Retail Banking in Sri Lanka at the 10th edition of the annual awards of the prestigious UK publication Global Banking & Finance Review. The magazine honoured Commercial Bank with this award in acknowledgment of the Bank’s performance over the past ten years […]

February 25, 2020

Unveiling a pivotal achievement post its strategic acquisition of Etisalat Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., in 2018, Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, today announced the successful completion of the merger between the two networks and smooth migration of customers from multiple systems to one of world-class unified system. Senior officials from the local subsidiary of global telecommunication […]

February 25, 2020

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa presenting HNB Chairman, Dinesh Weerakkody and HNB Managing Director/CEO, Jonathan Alles with the award for No.1 Ranking on the Biz Today Top 30

Softlogic Life recognises trailblazers at inaugural Alternate Channel Sales Awards 2020

HNB weathers a challenging year

Jetstar Asia to become only lCC to fly direct from Singapore to Colombo

Huawei App Gallery: Center-stage for Emerging App Developers

Prime Group Welcomes Residents with Invocation Blessings and Traditional Pirith Chanting Ceremony

Crysbro Sisudiriya equips university graduates with vital professional skills

Students of IIT dazzle with Talents at Stage Craft 2020 held at Nelum Pokuna

ComBank wins ‘Decade of Excellence’ award for Retail Banking from top UK magazine

HUTCH announces completion of its island-wide network coverage expansion and 4G roll-out

Banking excellence redefined: HNB clinches top spot on Business Today rankings