Lankan envoy in Nairobi visits Hela Clothing factory in Kenya
As part of the economic diplomacy programme of the Mission in Kenya, to interact with the Sri Lankan investors who remit the investment proceeds to contribute to the foreign exchange earnings of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka High…
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LB Finance No.1 in K Seeds Investments in 1Q
K Seeds Investments has identified LB Finance PLC as the best performing finance company under the 1st category among the 29 listed finance companies in Sri Lanka through a ranking carried out based on their financial performance for…
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Hayleys Plantations’ KVPL gets world’s first Sustainability Framework Certificate
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL), a member of the Hayleys Plantations sector, set a new global benchmark for the plantations industry, as all ten of its rubber estates received the world’s first Sustainability Framework…
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Amana Takaful Insurance records 18% overall general sales growth in Q2
Amana Takaful Insurance (ATI), Sri Lanka’s fully fledged insurance company, announces that its 2021 first quarter record performance has been successfully sustained during the second quarter as well. ATI has triumphed Q2, with an 18%…
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SL maintains unblemished record in Debt Servicing
Despite the exerted pressures due to the pandemic, Sri Lanka so far maintained an unblemished record of debt servicing, Ministry of Finance Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report 2021 said.
Foreign debt to GDP ratio slashed to 40%. The…
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EU seeks united front on handling Afghan migrants
BELGIUM: EU member states strove Tuesday to find consensus on how to help Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries take in refugees fleeing the Taliban and prevent an influx of migrants comparable to 2015.
“We need to avoid a…
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Leaving Afghanistan, US General’s ghostly image books place in history
AFGHANISTAN: Carrying his rifle down by his side, Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the storied 82nd Airborne Division, became the last US soldier to board the final flight out of Afghanistan a minute before midnight on Monday.…
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US left billions in weapons in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban has seized US weapons left in Afghanistan worth billions — possibly including 600,000 assault rifles, some 2,000 armored vehicles, and 40 aircraft, including Black Hawks, according to reports.
The US gave…
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Afghan woman journalist who interviewed a Taliban leader, flees Kabul
AFGHANISTAN: Beheshta Arghand at the age of 24 made history by becoming the first Afghan woman to interview a Taliban leader on TV for TOLO News after which she earned praises from all quarters. Now, during the peak of her career as a…
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