By Steve A. Morrell
Chairman, Bank of Ceylon Kanchana Ratwatte, at the bank’s new year celebrations yesterday said the bank’s profits amounted to Rs.16.5 billion at end 2020. He also said foreign remittances were in excess of 2.5 billion dollars.
The number of account holders of the bank was in excess of 1 million, indicating that the bank’s services were of benefit to every part of the country. The rural sector, inclusive of the farming community, was a growing customer base that benefitted from the bank’s services. Additionally, the SME sector, including entrepreneurs also situated in villages, was within the customer base who continued their dealings with BOC.
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The Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) reiterated their commitment towards ensuring the availability of efficacious, safe and good quality medicines to the general public, in the incoming year. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Country into lockdown earlier this year, many industries, including Pharmaceuticals, found themselves facing multiple challenges, which inevitably turned into valuable lessons for the year ahead.
Member companies of SLCPI were forced to act quickly to ensure the uninterrupted supply of medicine. They witnessed their business models change in real-time and at an unprecedented pace, which prompted the collaboration of various stakeholders to en