The Commercial Bank of Ceylon was declared the ‘Best Trade Finance Bank in Sri Lanka’ for the third year in a row at the 2020 Asian Banker Transaction Awards recently, in recognition of its …
Sri Lanka: Rescuers rush to save beached pilot whales
Around 100 pilot whales have beached themselves near the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. Navy personnel and local volunteers have rushed to rescue them, but pushing the animals back into the ocean has …
The Latest: Sri Lanka postpones school reopening for virus
Authorities in Sri Lanka have extended the school holidays for two more weeks, postponing the opening of classes amid a surge of COVID-19 patients from two clusters in Colombo and the capital’s …
Race to save 100 whales in Sri Lanka’s biggest mass beaching
Navy joins forces with rescuers and volunteers in effort to push pilot whales back into ocean …
Sri Lanka’s total COVID-19 cases surpass 11,000
(Xinhua) — The number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka rose to 11,224 on Monday after 164 new patients were detected, according to the health ministry. Out of the total patients, 5,249 had recovered …
China, Maldives, Sri Lanka on path to recovery
However, breaking the region down into individual countries and travel corridors lends more clarity into what long-term recovery may look like, speakers said. The online conference’s “Views from the …
AICPA and NASBA Expand U.S. CPA Exam Testing to Nepal
Along with eligible citizens or long-term residents of Nepal, qualified candidates from Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and the United States may also write the CPA Exam in …
Race to save whales in Sri Lanka’s biggest mass stranding
Rescuers and volunteers were racing Monday to save about 100 pilot whales stranded on Sri Lanka’s western coast in the island nation’s biggest-ever mass beaching.
Sri Lanka Debt Tumbles From Best to Worst in Asia on Virus
(Bloomberg) — Sri Lanka has tumbled from best to worst in Asia’s dollar bond market, underscoring how fast the pandemic can chill sentiment toward weaker emerging-market assets. The island nation’s …
Milliman to begin operating in Sri Lanka, acquires consulting firm
Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, announced that it will begin operations in Sri Lanka after an agreement to acquire Colombo -based Spark Actuarial Private Limited came …