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JKH business momentum displays a faster than anticipated recovery; Leisure downturn impacts profits
Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review: Post the easing of the strict lockdown measures from mid-May onwards, the underlying month-on-month performance of the Transportation, Consumer Foods, Retail and Financial Services businesses, displayed a faster than anticipated recovery momentum reaching almost pre COVID-19 levels. The…
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John Keells Foundation pilots `Skill into Progress’ for Chauffeurs of Walker Tours & Whittal Boustead Travels
John Keells Foundation launched `Skill into Progress (SKIP)’ – a new initiative to support the upskilling of identified supplier groups of the John Keells Group to enhance their standard and quality of service and thereby income opportunities in a post-pandemic environment.The inaugural session of ‘SKIP’ was held today (6th July 2020), at John Keells Head…
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JKH Deputy Chairperson Gihan Cooray shares insights about the COVID-19 aftermath to LMD
Sandesh Bartlett from LMD Magazine interviews Gihan Cooray, Deputy Chairperson/ Group Finance Director of John Keells Holdings, on insights into the business outlook towards Mixed Developments in the COVID-19 aftermath. The full article can be found here.
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IFC invests $ 175 m in JKH businesses in Sri Lanka and Maldives
WB private sector investment arm’s largest long-term financing deal to boost retail, tourism of premier blue chip IFC move vote of confidence for JKH, country at large: Chairperson Krishan Balendra Initiative will ultimately create more jobs, work for SME: IFC’s Amena Arif JKH to roll out 100 new supermarkets in Sri Lanka over next three…
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Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts offer complimentary holiday packages for health workers
As a way of saying ‘Thank You’ to Sri Lanka’s courageous healthcare workers, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts is offering 1,000 complimentary full board holiday packages, for two nights at nine of its properties in Sri Lanka. Packages will be distributed based on the nominations received from the Ministry of Health and will be valid for…
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John Keells Group supports Sri Lanka’s battle against COVID-19
Fulfilling its ongoing commitment to its communities and other stakeholders, the John Keells Group has been playing an active role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka from the beginning of the lockdown in Sri Lanka. The largest conglomerate in Sri Lanka, through its CSR entity, John Keells Foundation, as well as different Group…
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Elephant House through John Keells Foundation donates PPEs to Homagama Base Hospital
Elephant House, the well-loved household brand, handed over Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) to the Homagama Base Hospital on 14th May 2020 for the safety of the front-liners battling the Covid-19 pandemic by minimizing exposure to the virus. This project was an extension of the John Keells Praja Shakthi CSR initiative in Ranala – a collaboration…