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JKH partners with BYD for New Energy Vehicle Business in Sri Lanka
Shenzhen, China – On November 21st, 2023, BYD, the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles, announced its collaboration with Sri Lanka’s largest listed conglomerate John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), to provide cutting-edge new energy vehicles (NEV) to the Sri Lankan market. The signing ceremony took place at BYD’s global headquarters in Shenzhen, attended by…
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Colombo West International Terminal Project Gains Momentum with $553 Million Boost from U.S. Development Finance Corporation
A delegation from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) led by DFC Chief Executive Officer, Scott Nathan, visited the John Keells Group Head Office yesterday (7th November 2023), to meet with leadership teams of John Keells Holdings PLC and the Adani Group. The DFC which works to drive private-sector investments that advance development and…
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JKH records EBITDA of Rs.8.06 billion in Q2 2023/24
Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review:
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John Keells Group’s School Meal Programme Marks One Year of Empowering the Education and Nutrition of School Children.
“Almost half of the children in Sri Lanka already require some form of emergency assistance. The education of 4.8 million children, already severely hampered by two years of interrupted learning, is at risk as school attendance continues to be jeopardised. Children’s education is being hindered by the current crisis in many ways—children no longer get…
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John Keells Group’s Plasticcycle Launches Start-Up-Cycle: Empowering Innovators and Entrepreneurs to Tackle Plastic Pollution
On 21st August 2023 Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group Launched one of its main projects for the year, “Start-Up-Cycle”, a challenge platform launched in collaboration with John Keells X (JKX) – the Group’s startup accelerator, and John Keells Research (JKR) – the Group’s R&D and Innovation arm. It aims to…
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John Keells Foundation Continues to Combat Substance Abuse Among School Children Through Awareness Creation.
The Sri Lanka Anti-Narcotics Association has reported an alarming rise in substance abuse among school children in Sri Lanka, with the most concerning trend being drug experimentation occurring between the ages of 11 and 16 years. The heaviest drug users fall within the age bracket of 16 to 25 years. Mainly, the substances targeting school…
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JKH records EBITDA of Rs.9.23 billion in Q1 2023/24
Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review: Group PBT at Rs.1.40 billion in the first quarter of the financial year 2023/24 is a decrease over the Rs.14.80 billion recorded in the previous financial year. The first quarter of the previous year included Rs.10.12 billion of…
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The John Keells Group, LSEG and Unilever Sri Lanka partner on the FastTrack internship programme, for the second consecutive year.
The John Keells Group (JKH), the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Unilever Sri Lanka are pleased to announce the eagerly anticipated return of the ‘FastTrack’ summer internship programme. The programme, conceptualised and launched by JKH in 2011, provides Sri Lankan undergraduates with a unique opportunity to participate in an immersive four week internship, offering…
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OCTAVE and University of Moratuwa Forge Strategic Partnership to Empower the Future Data Analytics Talent
OCTAVE, the John Keells Group’s Data and Advanced Analytics Centre of Excellence is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the esteemed University of Moratuwa, in Sri Lanka. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) solidifies the mutual commitment to foster a symbiotic relationship that will accelerate the growth of…
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The John Keells Group awarded in recognition of its long-term initiatives in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
On 17th June 2023, John Keells Holdings PLC was the recipient of the award ‘Organisation promoting equity/equality and diversity of the year’ at the “Top50 Professional & Career Women Global Awards – Thirteenth Edition” 2023. Women in Management (WIM) in collaboration with Women in Work, a partnership between the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the…