January 29, 2021

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Colombo, 27 January, 2021 – Standard Chartered Sri Lanka won the award for the ‘Best Private Sector Organisation for Promoting Women in Workplace’ at the Top 50 Professional & Career Women Awards 2020 held on the 26th of January, 2021. In addition to the award recipients, the event was graced by Members of Parliament, Diplomats, […]

December 2, 2020
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Colombo, 2 December 2020 – Standard Chartered Sri Lanka announced today the facilitation of financing for Industrial Clothing Limited (Midas Safety Sri Lanka) as well as Hayleys PLC’s subsidiaries Dipped Products PLC and Haycarb PLC to enhance their manufacturing capacity of essential personal protective equipment (PPE) for the global fight against COVID-19. These companies were […]

November 18, 2020

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Colombo, November 2020 – Standard Chartered Bank recently published its first annual Sustainable Finance Impact Report highlighting the Bank’s unique contribution to tackling climate change, and financing dedicated to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report reveals the Bank’s Sustainable Assets amounting to USD3.9 billion which includes loans towards renewable energy, healthcare, […]

October 20, 2020

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Colombo, 19 October, 2020 – Standard Chartered Bank Sri Lanka reiterated its commitment to the physical and mental wellbeing of all employees with the introduction of ‘Here for you’ – its confidential 24/7 support, resources and information programme to assist employees and their dependents at times of personal need. Commenting on the significance of the […]

September 13, 2020

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  Standard Chartered Sri Lanka today announced donations totalling USD500,000 (approximately LKR 92.5 million) to support the fight against COVID-19 in the local community. The donation, which will flow through the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), is in keeping with its brand promise to be ‘Here for good’ and is part of the Bank’s […]

June 3, 2020

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Standard Chartered announced today that MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd., a division of MAS Holdings, became the first company in South Asia to complete a drawdown under the Bank’s USD1 billion COVID-19 financing commitment. The Bank extended a USD11 million loan to Sri Lanka-based MAS Intimates to facilitate the purchase of raw materials for the production […]


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