People’s Bank, together with People’s Leasing & Finance, joined hands to provide breakfast (Heel Dāna) to devotees observing Sil at Anuradhapura's sacred Sri Maha Bodhi and Ruwanweli Maha Seya once again. People's Bank has been organising this event for over 3 decades, as of now.
YAN Sri Lanka (YAN), a youth network focused on empowering youth voices by creating a vibrant and active youth community, which was started on June 10, 2019 is celebrating its first anniversary on 10 June.
Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd. launched its latest partnership with the Police Environment Protection Division to expand the collection and recycling of PET plastic.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, are co-leading a US$1.1 billion financing to LD Celulose S.A., a joint venture between Lenzing AG and Duratex S.A., to build one of the largest dissolving wood pulp plants in the world, in Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
Sunshine Foundation for Good, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings, recently donated 12 fully-equipped Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds worth Rs. 7 million to the Ministry of Health.
IT Gallery Computers Private Limited, Sri Lanka together with Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd, China, recently donated a Hikvision Temperature Screening Thermographic camera to the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd in an effort to help identify people with abnormal body temperatures.
On behalf of the Government of Seychelles, we wish to place on record our gratitude to the Government of Sri Lanka, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Health, for enabling the visit of a group of 35 citizens of Seychelles, 24 of whom require urgent medical care, of which 11 critical patients are being accompanied by their relatives, for coronary angiography and angioplasty, tetralogy fallout corrective surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, retinal detachment repair and many other high end surgery and interventions.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has provided a $116.5 million long-term financing package to BBVA Leasing Mexico, a leading provider of vehicle and machinery leases.
Midas Safety Sri Lanka, one of the world’s leading industrial safety glove manufacturer, recently donated 1.25 million medical gloves worth Rs. 12 million to the Government of Sri Lanka in support of the country’s efforts to curb the Covid-19 outbreak which has brought the entire world to a standstill.
With the country expected to maintain self-isolation and social distancing practices well into the month of June 2020, when the new academic year starts for millions of students, and a few months thereafter, India’s education sector is expected to witness continued rise in the adoption of EdTech solutions, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
As part of the containment strategies of several countries, forced lockdowns and movement controls have disrupted livelihoods across the region, leaving individuals and communities struggling as a result of the downstream impact on the economy.
