February 20, 2025
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4min12
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), in collaboration with the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), successfully conducted an Issuer Awareness and Educational Session titled “Path to a Public Listing” recently at the Senate Board Room of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ), engaging both students and alumni.     The initiative aimed to […]

February 14, 2025
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4min13
12 February 2025: Agriculture-rich diversified conglomerate CIC Holdings PLC (CSE: CIC) has recorded a consolidated revenue of Rs. 64.66 billion for the nine months ending 31 December 2024 (9MFY25), an increase of 7.49% YoY compared to the corresponding period of last year. Group’s gross profit has increased by 5.81% to 16.73 billion with gross profit […]

February 5, 2025
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6min30
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced that ComBank Digital, the Bank’s digital banking platform, is now linked with the Central Depository System (CDS) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), enabling the Bank’s account holders to make IPO settlements directly from their accounts. Made possible by the integration of the CDS with the LankaPay Government […]

January 17, 2025
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3min24
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) of India, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and explore the development of derivatives and commodity products in Sri Lanka. This partnership will enhance the product offering and trading instruments at CSE. The collaboration will involve knowledge-sharing initiatives, technological […]

January 1, 2025
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4min39
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Vindhya Jayasekera as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Designate, effective 1st January 2025. Ms. Jayasekera will succeed the incumbent CEO, Mr. Rajeeva Bandaranaike, who is due to retire during the course of 2025 after serving for 11 years in that capacity. Ms. […]

December 31, 2024
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2min17
The Central Depository Systems (CDS), a subsidiary of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), is pleased to announce the launch of its dedicated hotline, effective from the first week of January 2025. This new initiative is designed to provide stakeholders, including investors and corporate clients, with direct access to CDS for improved query resolution and support. […]

December 30, 2024
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5min42
Sri Lanka is witnessing a significant shift towards sustainable finance with Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) introducing the listing and trading of Green Bonds in 2023. DFCC Bank led the way among financial institutions to issue the first green bond in the country, aimed at funding renewable energy projects particularly in the solar energy sector. This […]

December 11, 2024
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3min19
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) Annual Report 2023, themed “Innovate, Integrate, inspire – A Year of Capital Market Resilience”, has achieved global recognition by winning the Gold Award under the Financials – Capital Markets category, at the prestigious League of American Communications Professionals LLC (LACP) 2023 Vision Awards. This accomplishment underscores the CSE’s commitment to […]

October 28, 2024
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2min17
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has been placed as the second best performing equity index in Asia as of 25th October 2024, with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) boasting an impressive year-to-date return of 29.65% in USD (Source: Bloomberg.com). This outstanding performance underscores the resilience of Sri Lanka’s capital market and its growing appeal […]


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