Business

ComBank Secures Historic Rs. 22.54 Billion Through Record-Breaking Rights Issue

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC has successfully completed the largest rights issue ever by a bank in Sri Lanka, raising a substantial Rs. 22.54 billion. This significant capital increase aims to boost the bank’s Tier I and total capital, enabling future business expansion. The rights issue offered existing holders of ordinary voting and non-voting

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Business

Telco and Banking Leaders Partner to Boost SME Digital Transformation

In a landmark initiative to drive digital transformation for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Dialog Enterprise, the corporate ICT solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, GlobalLinker, and Databox Technologies. This collaboration, titled “Commercial Bank LEAP GlobalLinker,” is an innovative web solution designed

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Finance

Sri Lanka Approves Five Firms for Airport Foreign Exchange Counters

Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved five companies to operate foreign exchange counters at Bandaranaike International Airport, according to Minister Bandula Gunawardana. Following a competitive tender process, the selected firms are Bank of Ceylon, People’s Bank, Sampath Bank, Commercial Bank, and Thomas Cook. The franchise agreements will be effective for three years.

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Stock Market

CSE Sees Positive Start with Rs. 409 Million Net Foreign Inflow

The Colombo stock market commenced the new week on a positive note, with indices rising and a notable net foreign inflow of over Rs. 400 million. The active S&P SL20 index increased by 0.55% while the benchmark ASPI rose by 0.41%. Turnover reached Rs. 1.56 billion, involving 29.2 million shares. Net foreign buying was led

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