June 2023
President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlights Asia’s Significance at the Nikkei Forum on the Future of Asia in Japan
President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Nikkei Forum. President Ranil Wickremesinghe took the stage at the ‘Nikkei Forum: Future of Asia’...
People’s Bank Presents its 2022 Annual Report to the President
Sujeewa Rajapakse, the Chairman of People’s Bank, presented the People’s Bank’s Annual Report for 2022 to President Ranil Wickremasinghe at...
HNB wins Ten Awards at SLIM NSA
(L – R): Chathura Kodikara, Mahesh Ratnayake, Tharuka Anthony, Kanchana Subhasiri, Harold Elanco, Amila Galloluwe, and Harshana Munasinghe. HNB won...
People’s Bank IFC Third Customer Awareness Program in Kandy
At the financial awareness program. People’s Bank and Internat ional Finance Corporation is working towards strengthening the financial awareness and...
Sri Lanka signs Contract Agreement with Sinopec to Secure Fuel Supply
Exchanging of the agreement by Chen Chengmin, Managing Director of Fuel Production and Marketing Department of Sinopec Company and Secretary...
Bank of Ceylon Ends the First Quarter of 2023 with Positive Notes
Bank of Ceylon has reported 3.3 billion rupees of Profit Before Tax for the three months ended March 31, 2023....
DFCC Bank Provides Free Access to DOC 990 for DFCC Aloka Accountholders
(L–R): Ann Silva, Legal Officer, DFCC Bank; Ruwani Weerasinghe, Senior Relationship Manager – Retail Banking and SME, DFCC Bank; Aasiri...
HNB Ranked among Sri Lanka’s Top 5 Corporates by Business Today
President Ranil Wickremesinghe presenting Jonathan Alles, Managing Director/CEO, HNB, with the Business Today award. HNB’s commitment to banking excellence and...
HNB wins Recognition at LankaPay Technnovation Awards
(L – R): Chakshika Amarawardhana, Senior Manager - Digital Banking, HNB; Dr. Kenneth De Zilwa, Chairman, LankaPay; Nihal Fonseka, Member...
Ten Major Mining Companies Produced over 900 tons of Gold in 2022
May 11, 2023. Justinas Baltrusaitis In recent years, gold’s value has risen in the global financial markets as precious metal...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Dedicates New Parliament House to the Nation
Aerial view of the new Parliament, New Delhi. May 28, 2023 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated the new...
DFCC Bank Reports Strong Performance Amidst Heightened Economic Challenges
DFCC Bank reported a Profit Before Tax of 2,684 million and a Profit After Tax of 1,749 million for the...
DFCC Leasing and Ideal Motors Join Forces to Offer Exciting Leasing Promotions
(L-R): Harsha Perera, Senior Manager, Marketing - Ideal Motors, Malake Vehalla, Deputy General Manager - Corporate Sales & Tender Business...
Bitcoin Records Impressive 72.4% QoQ Gains, Emerges as Top-Performing Asset in Q1 2023
May 11, 2023. Edith Muthoni Over the past few months, Bitcoin (BTC) has experienced a surge in value that has...
President Meets Japanese Prime Minister
President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his regret to the Japanese Government for...
HNB Records 6.9 billion PAT in First Quarter of 2023
Following a turbulent year marred by the country facing its most profound economic crisis post-independence, Hatton National Bank made a...
DFCC Leasing and Micro Cars Partner to offer Enhanced Value to Customers
(L–R): Meshara Perera, Manager - DFCC Bank; Chamara Peiris, Senior Manager - DFCC Bank; Asanka Patabadige, Assistant Vice President- DFCC...
Dr. Harsha Cabral Assumes Duties as Chairperson of NSB
Dr. Cabral, a veteran legal professional with a wealth of experience and exposure both in the local and...
Paypal’s Q1 Crypto Holdings grew 30% QoQ to Stand at Nearly $1 Billion
May 16, 2023. Edith Muthoni. PayPal has long been a pioneer when it comes to embracing new technologies. After jumping...
HNB-HNBA Launch Free Key Person Insurance Cover for SMEs
(L–R): Chandana Waidyathilaka, Senior Manager, HNBA; Achala Horana, Channel Lead-Bancassurance Corporate,HNBA; Sanesh Fernando, Chief Business Officer/GM-Partnership, HNBA; Lasitha Wimalaratne, CEO,HNBA...
People’s Bank Vaasi Kotiyai 2023 Draw Picks Four Millionaires
People’s Bank’s ‘People’s Remittance Vaasi Kotiyai 2023’ draw to select the millionaire winners for January, February, March, and April took...
NSB Integrated Annual Report 2022 Presented to the President Ranil Wickremesinghe
Dr Harsha Cabral, the new Chairman of NSB, and President’s Counsel; and Ajith Pieris, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer...
NDB Bank Demonstrates its Commitment to Data Security
(L–R): Kalhari Nirosha, Executive IT, NDB; Rasika Sampath, Head of IT Security, NDB; Deepal Akuretiyagama, COO, NDB; Dimantha Seneviratne, CEO,...
People’s Remittance Vaasi Kotiyai Rewards 2022 – 2023
Winners of the “People’s Remittance Vaasi Kotiyai”. ‘People’s Remittance Vaasi Kotiyai’ Rewards Scheme was introduced by People’s Bank for Foreign...
People’s Bank Presents ‘Vaasi Kotiyai, Remittance Bonanza’ Grand Prize
Sujeewa Rajapakse, Chairman of People’s Bank, Clive Fonseka, Acting CEO/GM, and Rohan Pathirage, Senior Deputy General Manager – Overseas Customer...
HNB Revives Gami Pubuduwa Pola to Showcase Successful MSMEs
Celebrating over three decades of service and support to grow microfinance customers across the island, HNB revived its annual trade...
US Content Creator Companies Raised $4B in Total Funding, 60% more than Asian and European Companies Combined
May 16, 2023 Jastra Kranjec. With more and more investors willing to cash in on companies working in the creator...
ComBank Highest Ranked Bank in BT Top 40 for 14th Consecutive Year
Prof. Ananda Jayawardane, Chairman, Commercial Bank (left) and Sanath Manatunge, Managing Director/CEO, Commercial Bank (centre) accepting the award from President...
Walt Disney Spent $7.2bn on Advertising in 2022, $24.5bn in last 5 years
Justinas Baltrusaitis May 18, 2023 In the ever-evolving entertainment industry landscape, the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has long been...
People’s Bank reports consolidated profit after tax of 4.6 billion
People’s Bank announced the results for its March 31, 2023 quarter reporting total consolidated operating income and pre-tax profit amounting...