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Lanka Business Online (also commonly shortened LBO) is an online business news publisher based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1998, [ 1 ] it is currently one of the most popular English-language online business news website in Sri Lanka. [ 2 ]
This article lists the largest companies in Sri Lanka terms of their revenue, net profit and total assets, according to the American business magazines Fortune and Forbes and local business magazine LMD. [1] [2]
Wijeya Newspapers Limited (WNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. Formerly known as Wijeya Publications Limited, WNL was founded in 1979 by Ranjith Wijewardene, son of media mogul D. R. Wijewardena. [ 1][ 2] Ranjith Wijewardene had been chairman of Associated Newspapers of Ceylon ...
Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) is a Sri Lankan tobacco company engaged in the manufacture, marketing and export of cigarettes. [2] It is a subsidiary of British American Tobacco. [3] [4] CTC holds the monopoly of cigarette and tobacco sales in Sri Lanka. British Tobacco started selling cigarettes in 1904-1911.
The Citizens Development Business Finance was incorporated as a public limited company on 7 September 1995 and it is listed at the Colombo Stock Exchange. [5] The company is licensed by the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under the Finance Business Act no 42 of 2011. As of 2019, the company has about 71 branches across the country.
LMD, formerly known as Lanka Monthly Digest, is an English language Sri Lankan business magazine. Media Services (Pvt) Ltd owns the magazine, and was first issued in August 1994. The magazine is available in print and online versions. Hiran Hewavisenti is the magazine's editor-in-chief. LMD derives its revenue from advertising and subscription ...
It is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka and accounts for 2% of GDP, generating roughly $700 million annually to the economy of Sri Lanka. It employs, directly or indirectly over 1 million people, and in 1995 directly employed 215,338 on tea plantations and estates. Sri Lanka is the world's fourth largest producer of tea.
The Lanka Hospitals Corporation: 22,351: 0.63 Health Care Equipment and Services: 1997 [39] Teejay Lanka: 22,147: 0.62 Consumer Durables and Apparel: 2000 [40] Brown and Company: 21,422: 0.60 Capital Goods: 1892 [41] Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company: 20,986: 0.59 Food, Beverage and Tobacco: 1981 [42] Sunshine Holdings: 20,909: 0.59 Food, Beverage and ...