March 2021 - Lanka Business News

March 31, 2021

The WindForce Limited Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Rs.3.2 Bn, the largest IPO announced at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) since 2011, has attracted applications amounting to a value of Rs 25.7 Bn, demonstrating the strong appetite for IPOs among investors in the Sri Lankan stock market. The company’s IPO for 202,615,341 shares at an […]

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021, Colombo: A consignment of Sinopharm (BBIBP-CorV) vaccines manufactured by China to fight against the Coronavirus pandemic were brought to the island this morning (31). The vaccines were transported from Beijing on SriLankan Airlines flight UL809, arriving at Bandaranaike International Airport. The Cargo handling of the vaccine doses by offloading and clearing on […]

March 31, 2021

April 01, 2021: Marking a significant milestone, Sri Lanka’s first Respiratory Care Research and Manufacturing facility, Lina Manufacturing, celebrated its 10th anniversary today. The facility produces a large variety of respiratory care products for the Government sector and private sector. The factory , which was in Borupana, Ratmalana, commenced its commercial production […]

March 31, 2021

The Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) concluded its National Ingenuity Awards 2021 – formerly SLASSCOM Innovation Awards – at a gala event held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo on 30 March. “In our journey towards our Vision 2024 of achieving US$ 5 billion in revenue, 200,000 jobs and 1,000 […]

March 31, 2021

Huawei releases its 2020 Annual Report Huawei reaffirms commitment to creating greater value for customers and society in the face of adversity [March 31, 2021] Huawei released its 2020 Annual Report today. Growth slowed, but the company’s business performance was largely in line with forecast. Huawei’s sales revenue in 2020 rounded off […]

March 31, 2021

Pulse won the Best Digital Award for National Interest under the Social Media category at the prestigious 25th Sumathi Awards Ceremony held at the Waters Edge Hotel on March 26, 2021. The award was given in recognition of the work carried out by Pulse to raise awareness on suicide prevention in Sri […]

March 31, 2021

Small wins across a wide range of areas can have a big impact DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 31, 2021 By-lined to Mai Youssef, Corporate Communications and Marketing Services Director Canon Middle East and Canon Central and North Africa (www.Canon-CNA.com) Adapting to new working practices presents an incredible opportunity (https://bit.ly/2O6wlrY) to assess and adjust our approach to sustainability. Changes don’t have […]

March 31, 2021

Blue Prism’s digital workers prove an invaluable source of help during the global health crisis JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 31, 2021 For the past year, Blue Prism® (www.BluePrism.com), a global leader in intelligent automation, has donated resources to those most in need during the pandemic as part of its COVID-19 Response Program (https://bit.ly/31MgimF). […]

March 31, 2021

As a pioneering sustainable infrastructure development conglomerate with a vision to become the leader in water stewardship and environmental engineering, Arinma Holdings introduces innovative water technologies to Sri Lanka, meeting the need for clean drinking water in the country. As an initial phase towards this goal, the company has introduced two products […]

March 31, 2021

LinearSix, a leading banking and financial solutions provider, today announced a collaboration with Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), to help non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in Sri Lanka to accelerate digital transformation of their operations and scale their business growth. Through this collaboration, LinearSix will […]

WindForce Limited Public share Issue draws Rs 25.7 Bn worth applications demonstrating strong appetite for IPOs among investors

SriLankan Airlines transports first batch of Sinopharm vaccines

Lina Manufacturing celebrates a decade of growth and innovation of home-grown respiratory care products

SLASSCOM celebrates island-wide winners of Ingenuity Awards 2021

Huawei posts revenue of US $ 136.7 Bn for 2020

PULSE Wins at the Prestigious 25th Sumathi Awards 2020

Sustainability, it’s in the details (By-lined to Mai Youssef)

Technology with heart: Blue Prism’s COVID-19 impact

Arinma Holdings introduces two sustainable water solutions to Sri Lanka

LinearSix to help NBFCs in Sri Lanka to Accelerate Digital Transformation led Growth