August 3, 2023
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5min
      Under a new agreement between the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Ltd., and PickMe, the app based ride hailing company will operate a taxi stand within the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).  The new arrangement will bring an additional revenue of Rs. 700/- per vehicle to the BIA while making it […]

April 20, 2023
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5min
      Colombo 20 April 2023 – Edotco Services Lanka (Private) Limited (EDOTCO) recently inked a milestone agreement with the National ICT Solutions Provider, SLT-MOBITEL to facilitate infrastructure sharing solutions through its islandwide Multipurpose Smart Street Lamp pole infrastructure network. The partnership succeeds the recent completion of EDOTCO’s 675th multipurpose smart streetlamp pole at […]

March 1, 2023
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2min
      SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, signed an agreement recently with Cool Planet (Pvt) Ltd, one of the Sri Lanka’s leading fashion chains, to power its new unique complex in Nugegoda with             SLT-MOBITEL Fibre. The agreement was signed by Pushpakumara Samarasinghe, General Manager-Consumer Business Support, SLT and Rizwi Thaha, Chief Executive Officer, […]

December 13, 2022
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      13th December 2022, Colombo: In an effort to triple its customer touch points and add unparalleled levels of banking convenience to its valuable customers, Sampath Bank has taken a significant step in the Agent Banking Model by entering an agreement with Sri Lanka’s largest mobile network operator Dialog Axiata PLC to introduce […]

December 6, 2022
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      SLT-MOBITEL, the National Information & Communication Technology Solutions Provider’s Training Centre (SLTTC), the training arm of the SLT group signed a landmark agreement with the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) the National Body for Marketing in Sri Lanka, recently with aim to develop the nation’s sales workforce. Based on the agreement, […]

November 24, 2022
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      November 24th, 2022: The nation’s fastest growing telco, Airtel Sri Lanka, announced another landmark agreement with the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) that will channel foreign currency investments towards the development of national telecommunications infrastructure, with emphasis on expansion and optimization of networks and IT systems. Accordingly, over the next […]

November 22, 2022
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      SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, announced it has signed a five-year exclusive agreement as digital services provider with the Singhalese Sports Club (SSC), recognised as among the most prestigious sports clubs in the country. As per the agreement, entire communication network of SSC will be converted to Fibre to deliver super-fast […]

November 14, 2022
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3min
  Leading Sri Lankan insurer Co-operative Insurance Company PLC (CICPLC) entered an insurance agreement with Bank of Ceylon (BOC), the country’s leading state-owned bank, on October 27, 2022, to maximise its service offerings to customers with banking requirements. Through this agreement, customers looking for financial services now have the ability to benefit from insurance facilities […]

November 10, 2022
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      10th November 2022, Colombo: Mastercard today announced an agreement with Fintech Digital (Pvt) Ltd, a firm that specializes in introducing fintech innovations to the Sri Lankan banking and finance industry. As part of this agreement, Mastercard and Fintech Digital will work towards accelerating financial inclusion in Sri Lanka by improving financial literacy […]

September 28, 2022
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      26 September 2022: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) have entered a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) allowing members from one body to apply directly for membership of the other. The MRA was signed by ACCA’s Chief Executive and CA […]


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