LBN Editor, Author at Lanka Business News

June 3, 2022

The High Commissioner of Bangladesh H E Tareq Md Ariful Islam handed over a donation of essential medicines worth 2.2 million USD to the Health Minister Dr. Keheliya Rambukwella, yesterday (30) he donation consists of 79 essential medications including anti-cancer, anti-hypertensive, antibiotic oral and injectables, anti-viral, anti-epileptic and anti-asthmatic medication. The High Commissioner stated that […]

May 17, 2022

Colombo, May 15th, 2022 – Nations Trust Bank PLC recently announced the appointment of veteran business leader Sanjeev Jha to its Board, as a Non-Executive Director with effect from May 1, 2022. Mr. Jha, an Oxford scholar on Fintech, brings over three decades of extensive experience in business leadership, strategy, and overall […]

May 16, 2022

Carrying forward the thrill and excitement of cricket, Moose Clothing Company, Sri Lanka’s youthful and trendy clothing brand will continue to support Sri Lanka Cricket as the Official Overseas Team Sponsor of the National Cricket team at the upcoming Test series of Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh in May 2022. […]

May 15, 2022

Real Sector During the first three months of 2022, tea and rubber production decreased in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year due to the unavailability of required fertilisers. However, coconut production increased considerably due to the lagged effect of favourable weather conditions that have prevailed since the latter part of 2020 and […]

May 14, 2022

Colombo, May 13th 2022: Backed by its solid capital base and prudent risk fundamentals, Sampath Bank continues to prove that it is well equipped to navigate the challenging economic environment. Having sufficient capital buffers to absorb significant losses arising by reason of the prevailing stressful economic conditions, the […]

May 8, 2022

By Rohan Parikh It is no secret that Sri Lanka is facing unrest and great pressure at present. From the COVID-19 pandemic to today’s economic situation, Sri Lanka has persevered through it all. As an island nation that can tackle any and all challenges thrown at them with pure resilience, […]

May 8, 2022

Gone are the days where a user had to constantly check their mobile balance in the midst of some important conversations or be worried about higher cost for making a call outside of their network. In yet another historic industry first initiative, Airtel Lanka announced unlimited free local voice calls […]

May 6, 2022

Eight Big Tech platforms (Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Baidu, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, and Tencent) are on course to account for 10.0% of all worldwide ad investment by 2030 WARC Global Advertising Trends: Big Tech’s growing share of the post-COVID ad economy 5 May 2022 – A new WARC analysis of advertising investment by eight major digital platforms has underlined […]

May 4, 2022

The Granbell Hotel Colombo recently opened its doors, warmly welcoming all to experience a fusion of Japanese and Sri Lankan hospitality. The property is owned and managed by the leading Japanese company Belluna Co. Ltd, a listed company in the Tokyo Stock exchange. The Granbell Hotel Colombo, adds to a […]

May 3, 2022

The company, since its inception, has deployed a lot of innovative strategies to improve access, not only to medications but to essential healthcare services such as molecular diagnostics testing ACCRA, Ghana, April 30, 2022/ — mPharma (www.mPharma.com), a leading pan-African healthcare technology company, has reaffirmed its commitment to providing access to affordable healthcare solutions in […]

Bangladesh Reinforces Relationship with Sri Lanka- 2.2 million USD Donation of Essential Medicines

Sanjeev Jha Appointed Non-Executive Director at Nations Trust Bank

Moose Clothing continues to strengthen Sri Lanka Cricket as official overseas team sponsor for Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh 2022

Weekly Economic Indicators 13-05-2022 – Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Sampath Bank successfully navigates the challenging economic environment, backed by its solid capital base and prudent risk management

Attracting foreign real estate investments amidst the current turbulent economic situation in Sri Lanka

First time in Sri Lanka, Airtel introduces unlimited free outgoing voice calls to all networks

Advertising spend by Big Tech reached $46.6bn in 2021, accounting for 6.0% of all ad investment globally

The Granbell Hotel Colombo opens its doors as Sri Lanka’s newest city getaway

mPharma Reaffirms Commitment to Affordable Healthcare Service in Africa; Launches Impact Report