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SEA CONSORTIUM LANKA

Q: What does it mean for your organisation to be recognised by the Sri Lanka Logistics and Freight Forwarders Association (SLFFA) at the National Logistics Award 2022? A: It means a lot and we are grateful for this recognition and reward. During the pandemic, I believe, we were one of the most consistent service providers to Sri Lanka especially the Port of Colombo.
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TTS HOLDINGS

A young entrepreneur and the first Sri Lankan to be featured by Bucknell University (one of the top 100 universities in the US – ranked #88 by Forbes in 2021) in its magazine, Nishan Rajakaruna is a global citizen with a love for anything local.
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UNION ASSURANCE

We’re very proud of the ranking – especially since at Union Assurance, we believe in all that we do, and transparency and codes of best conduct are inculcated in our systems. Therefore, to have been recognised and awarded for this is a matter of immense pride for the team at UA, and a true reflection of what we do to improve transparency.
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AITKEN SPENCE

The recent Transparency in Corporate Reporting (TRAC) report, when compared to the previous edition, indicates that companies have made improvements in being transparent in their reporting, which is encouraging to see among the top 75 listed companies in Sri Lanka.
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ACCESS ENGINEERING

Transparency and accountability of any business enterprise are primarily interwoven and embedded in its governance structure. While there are regulatory aspects specifying minimum disclosure requirements, to a large extent transparency depends on the internal practices, processes and systems in place.
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UZABASE INC

The Sri Lankan office, launched in 2016, operates as the research centre for two of Uzabase’s products – SPEEDA, a business intelligence platform and one of the company’s core products that contributes to almost half of our revenue; and SPEEDA Edge, a newly launched emerging technology research platform.
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UZABASE INC

Uzabase Sri Lanka, a Colombo-based research unit of Uzabase – which is a Tokyo-based company that provides business intelligence products to clients around the world – comprises young, dynamic individuals with proven talents and skills. The Uzabase group’s purpose is to ‘awaken a world of play in business, with our insights.’
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MASTERCARD

A global understanding that an inevitable shift in the way people transact has been set in motion. The findings of a study conducted by Mastercard in early 2020 revealed that 79 percent of people worldwide and 91 percent in the Asia-Pacific region prefer the use of contactless payments.
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E. B. CREASY

The world has hit a new renewable energy milestone with the climate catastrophe. Renewable energy is not a new trend or terminology. Many countries already produce solar power, wind energy, and hydro and tidal energy. The list goes on.
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