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WEBThe Colombo stock market yesterday rose to new heights as investors stepped up their bullish sentiment under the new regime of President Anura Kumara .. In an exclusive pre-publication release to the Daily FT, the publisher of the leading business magazine LMD, Media Services, yesterday announced its t .. MORE FRONT PAGE NEWS.
Colombo’s Port City, ‘city of the future’ rising from the sea
WEBDec 28, 2021 · By Tang Lu. Xinhua: On the golden artificial beach in Colombo’s Port City, Sri Lankan Sanjeewa Alwis was earnestly “building” a sandcastle model similar to the financial centre building that will be built in Port City. Noticing Alwis’ masterpiece on the beach, three Sri Lankan kids playing by the sea rushed to him to jointly build the ...
The rise of digital banking in Sri Lanka: Perspectives by BCG
WEBJan 5, 2022 · The pandemic has clearly accelerated the shift in consumer preferences to digital banking channels with ~20% respondents expecting to increase interaction with IB/MB, of which ~60% were from the Affluent category. The future of banking lies in “bionic banking” i.e., achieving a balance between digitisation and human interactions.
The wealthiest Sri Lankans - Daily FT
WEBNov 22, 2013 · The wealthiest Sri Lankans. Friday, 22 November 2013 06:50 - - 8396. Dhammika Perera’s estimated $550 million fortune is most likely one of the four biggest in Sri Lanka. It’s impossible to rank the four piles because much of the wealth is held in private assets, but in alphabetical order, here are the other three Sohli and Rusi Captain ...
Understanding the risks of money laundering in Sri Lanka
WEBWednesday, 13 March 2019 00:00 - - 7739. In light of Sri Lanka’s inclusion in the European Union’s (EU) list of high-risk countries for money laundering, and the subsequent rejection of this list by the European Council last week, this LKI Ex-plainer examines the key aspects of money laundering, the emerging challenges and its impact in Sri ...
Role of foreign employment in Sri Lanka’s economic revival: …
WEBJul 8, 2020 · By all accounts, it is widely acclaimed that Sri Lanka did exceptionally well in facing, managing, and since 1 May ensuring that not a single case of social transmission of COVID-19 has emerged. As at 27 June 2020 while there have been 2033 COVID-19 positive detections, only 313 (16.40) have been through social transmission. 947 (46.58%) was from the ‘Navy Cluster’, and 773 (38.02%) was ...
Recent performance of the Colombo stock market - Daily FT
WEBOct 12, 2021 · The Colombo Stock Exchange’s (CSE) market capitalisation is up by 42% YTD to Rs. 4.215 trillion. Both the ASPI and S&P SL20 gained 5% in September 2021 (Daily FT, 1/10/2021). The recent seemingly outstanding performance of the share market is of course an excellent outcome, particularly for …
Future global trends in shipping and logistics and ... - Daily FT
WEBNov 8, 2017 · By Shenali de Silva The shipping and logistics industry in Sri Lanka is at a pivotal point, as the Government focuses on leveraging its strategic location to position the country as “the Hub of the Indian Ocean”. As highlighted in the Vision 2025 policy document, the Government intends on expanding port infrastructure and services, strengthening transhipment trade, and implementing a ...
Sri Lanka's only business publication - Daily FT
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Environment and development: Sri Lanka’s interminable crisis
WEBNov 3, 2020 · Environment and development: Sri Lanka’s interminable crisis. The value of natural resources in Sri Lanka such as Sinharaja, the wetlands or the mangrove forest, which are world heritage sites, cannot be monetarily assessed. The rape of the natural environment in Sri Lanka. Newspapers in Sri Lanka are replete with references to …