Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - August 2013

In this issue

Richard Branson is the founder of the Virgin Group and companies such as Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America, Virgin Mobile and Virgin Active.
Sampath Bank has grown from strength to strength in its journey of 25 years. Armed with a strong sense of Sri Lankan values and a respect for the culture of the Country, they strive to introduce novel banking approaches while being a bank that is close to the heart of the people of this Nation. Aravinda Perera, Managing Director of Sampath Bank shares his views on the progress, development as well as the merits that the Bank has been able to achieve in the growing economy of Sri Lanka.
Dinesh Weerakkody Chairman of Commercial Bank, recently launched a book titled ‘In The Best Interest of My Country’, which is his fourth publication after a gap of nearly 17 years with the last volume being published in 1996.
Established in 1999, Nations Trust Bank (NTB) has now become one of the leading banks in the Nation. With the view to expand their products, NTB has been the sole issuer and acquirer of the premier Centurion American Express credit cards in Sri Lanka since 2003. At the juncture of reaching the ten year anniversary of NTB’s partnership with American Express, Priyantha Talwatte, Deputy General Manager Cards and Strategic Marketing relayed his views on the partnership and the future of the credit card industry of Sri Lanka.
Today BCAS Campus houses several academic schools under one roof.