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John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) – Sri Lanka – STOCK MARKET WEEKLY 03-12-2021 John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) is a leading equity brokerage house in Sri Lanka and is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), the largest listed entity on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). We are one of 15 founding members of the Colombo Stock Exchange and our history in equity trading dates back to 1896. We are widely regarded in the industry for good governance practices with an emphasis on compliance and regulations. Our core sales and research staff have been engaged with the firm for a period of 10 – 25 years. Over the years this has helped JKSB develop strong and lasting relationships with our core client base of Foreign Funds/Individuals, Local Institutions and HNWI’s. This has contributed to our superior offering of order sourcing and placement capabilities. JKSB has ...

Dec 4, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Colombo Stock Exchange, JKSB, John Keells Holdings PLC, John Keells Stock Brokers

John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) – Sri Lanka – STOCK MARKET WEEKLY – 19-11-2021 John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) is a leading equity brokerage house in Sri Lanka and is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), the largest listed entity on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). We are one of 15 founding members of the Colombo Stock Exchange and our history in equity trading dates back to 1896. We are widely regarded in the industry for good governance practices with an emphasis on compliance and regulations. Our core sales and research staff have been engaged with the firm for a period of 10 – 25 years. Over the years this has helped JKSB develop strong and lasting relationships with our core client base of Foreign Funds/Individuals, Local Institutions and HNWI’s. This has contributed to our superior offering of order sourcing and placement capabilities. JKSB ...

Nov 27, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Colombo Stock Exchange, John Keells Holdings PLC, John Keells Stock Brokers

Nov 20, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Colombo Stock Exchange, John Keells Holdings PLC, John Keells Stock Brokers

Sri Lanka spreads its holiday vibes at WTM as vibrant and a unique travel destination Source:Ft The World Travel Market (WTM) was held in grand style in London, supposedly considered to be one of the leading global events in the travel and tourism trade. It saw a massive crowd of interested visitors, industry stakeholders and new inventors who were able to gain an extensive knowledge of the different cultures, authenticity and tourist attractions of the various countries which participated at the fair. This gala event was scheduled from 1 to 3 November at the Excel Exhibition Hall, London, UK, promoting international travel and leisure industry throughout the world. WTM was the biggest travel exhibition ever since the pandemic broke out and became a global threat across the globe. Nevertheless, the power of the pandemic did not seem to stop the enthusiasm and interest the participants had for this world class ...

Nov 12, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Kimarli Fernando, Sri Lanka Tourism, The World Travel Market

Pioneer e-commerce entity Kapruka aims for next growth phase via Rs. 500 m IPO Source:FT IPO funds to upgrade Kapruka’s existing technology and infrastructure; expand its cross-border export activities New initiatives such as a marketplace for premium brands, a used goods and wholesale marketplace in the offing Kapruka’s turnover in FY21 up 33% to Rs. 960 m; FY22 forecast is Rs. 1.45 b and Rs. 1.8 b in FY23 Acuity Partners selected as financial advisor and manager to IPO Aimed at riding its next growth wave, Sri Lanka’s pioneer e-commerce enterprise Kapruka is to list on the Colombo Stock Exchange via a Rs. 500 million Initial Public Offering (IPO). The funds raised via the IPO will be utilised to upgrade its existing technology and infrastructure and to expand its cross-border export activities. In addition, Kapruka is planning to generate new revenue streams by introducing several new e-commerce products, including a ...

Nov 12, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Founder and Chairman Dulith Herath, Kapruka Global Shop

Local HR solutions changing the way the world does business: hSenid-By Darshana Abayasingha Source:FT Pioneer software developer launching IPO later this month Modern HR business solutions are now moving into Robotic Process Automation, with machine learning entering the people management sphere. HR business systems can now do predictive analysis to say who could leave an organisation over the next six months. Dinesh Saparamadu, Chairman of Sri Lanka’s hSenid Group of Companies, a pioneer in the global HR business solutions sphere, says the transition begun about 18 months ago with the advent of the pandemic as technologies moved into the domain space. “If you look at most of our new customers, they are coming on the cloud using SAAS – Software as a Service model. The cloud gives huge benefit towards small to mid-sized companies, because you no longer have to pay huge licensing and infrastructure costs, you merely pay per ...

Nov 12, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Darshana Abayasingha, Dinesh Saparamadu, hSenid Group of Companies

John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) – Sri Lanka – STOCK MARKET WEEKLY – 12-11-2021 John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) is a leading equity brokerage house in Sri Lanka and is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), the largest listed entity on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). We are one of 15 founding members of the Colombo Stock Exchange and our history in equity trading dates back to 1896. We are widely regarded in the industry for good governance practices with an emphasis on compliance and regulations. Our core sales and research staff have been engaged with the firm for a period of 10 – 25 years. Over the years this has helped JKSB develop strong and lasting relationships with our core client base of Foreign Funds/Individuals, Local Institutions and HNWI’s. This has contributed to our superior offering of order sourcing and placement capabilities. JKSB ...

Nov 12, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Colombo Stock Exchange, JKSB, John Keells Holdings PLC, John Keells Stock Brokers

Sri Lanka Handicraft Board and Sala partner to promote Laksala in China Sala Group Chairman/MD Chinthaka Wijewickram signing the partnership agreement with Laksala Chairman Lakmal Wickramaarachchi while State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara looks on Source:FT Sri Lanka Handicraft Board, popularly known as “Laksala”, has partnered with Sala Global to take products of Sri Lankan artisans overseas. The signing of the partnership was done physically and using Zoom (Hybrid). It was attended by State Minister of Batik, Handloom and Local Apparel Products Dayasiri Jayasekara, Sri Lankan Ambassador in China Palitha Kohona, Secretary Janaka Darmakeerthi, Laksala Chairman Lakmal Wickramaarachchi, Sala Group Chairman Chinthaka Wijewickrama, and Jason Wong from Alia Sleep Technology (Guangdong) Co. Ltd. China. ...

Nov 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Chinthaka Wijewickrama, Lakmal Wickramaarachchi, Palitha Kohona

Sri Lanka’s first carrier-neutral and high-density data centre debuts at Orion City IT Park Source:FT In a major step forward in Sri Lanka’s rapid transformation towards becoming a South Asian hub for IT and tech-enabled services, Digital Reality Ltd. yesterday launched the country’s first carrier-neutral, high-density data centre built to TIA Tier-3 standards and a capacity over 200 racks at Orion City IT Park – Colombo 09 under the brand name ‘OrionStellar’. The launch event featured Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) Chairman/Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) Director General Oshada Senanayake as Chief Guest, in addition to attracting enthusiastic participation from numerous high-ranking representatives from Sri Lanka’s burgeoning IT, telco, and corporate sectors, as well as academia and key Government officials. ...

Nov 6, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Director General Oshada Senanayake, Jeevan Gnanam, Rajendra Theagarajah

New venture to manufacture smart mobile phones in Sri Lanka Lodule Korea CEO Buyngehul Kim exchanging the MoU with Micro Electric International and Hypro Holdings Chairman Dhammika Samarawickrama at the Micro Electronic Corporate Head Office in Colombo in the presence of Ministry of Industries Secretary General Daya Ratnayake, former Sri Lanka Ambassador to Korea and Director General of Economic Affairs Prof. A. Saj U. Mendis and Sri Lanka SLC HR Manager Tanesh Dias Source:FT Micro Electric International of Sri Lanka and Lodule International of South Korea ink MoU Micro Electric International and Hypro Holdings Ltd. of Sri Lanka and Lodule International Ltd. of South Korea have entered into a MoU to assemble and manufacture mobile phones in Sri Lanka. Both these companies are well equipped and have the state-of-the-art technology to assemble and manufacture smart 4G mobile phones not only to the domestic market but also to export to the ...

Nov 6, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Daya Ratnayake, Hypro Holdings Chairman Dhammika Samarawickrama, Prof. A. Saj U. Mendis