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ICASL Annual Report Awards:

HNB strikes Gold

At the prestigious Annual Report Awards Competition organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka Hatton National Bank (HNB) won four Gold Awards including the Cyril Gardiner Memorial Trophy for Overall Excellence and Edmond J Cooray Memorial Trophy for Banking Sector Excellence.

The awards ceremony to recognize and reward excellence in the presentation of annual reports took place for the 46th year at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel recently.

HNB’s impressive list of awards included the Gold Award for Overall Excellence in Annual Financial Reporting, Gold Award for Banking Sector, Gold Award for Corporate Governance Disclosure, Gold Award for Management Commentary.

The chief guest for the awards ceremony was International Monetary Cooperation Senior Minister Dr Sarath Amunugama.

HNB MD and CEO Rajendra Theagarajah said that it is indeed an honour to receive the Cyril Gardiner memorial trophy for the second successive year.

The trophy symbolizes the best amongst equals in financial reporting as competition comes from the finest amongst the listed corporates in Sri Lanka and he said that competition amongst banks to excel in financial reporting has been a hallmark of the annual report awards competition and said HNB is delighted to win the Banking Sector award and take home the Edmund J Cooray memorial trophy for the second consecutive year. He said that this is the first time a participating institution has won four gold awards in one particular year which demonstrates HNB’s commitment to highest level of transparency and accuracy.

Special festive fare to London from Emirates

Valid for travel throughout December:

Experiencing London’s magical festive transformation in December has become more affordable to travellers from Sri Lanka thanks to a special air fare announced by Emirates in Colombo.

Valid for travel throughout December, the special Economy Class fares of Rs 97,900 inclusive of taxes to Gatwick and Rs 100,000 to Heathrow represent a saving of more than 11 percent and also enable travellers to beat the seasonal spike in airfares, the award-winning airline said.

Available for purchase up to December 30, the special fares are applicable on Emirates operated services to the two points in London with the exception of certain flights. “London is one of the most popular destinations the year round, but travel in December is particularly exciting because there is so much more to do and see,” Emirates Sales Manager in Sri Lanka Devika Ellepola said. “London does shine brighter than before at Christmas,” she said.

She said early booking is advised, as vacation travel picks up significantly in December every year.

Emirates operates 21 flights a week from Colombo to Dubai, providing convenient connections with 56 flights a week to Heathrow and Gatwick in London.

All travel on Emirates earns passengers Skywards Miles from the airline’s frequent flyer program.

Emirates also offers passengers a generous baggage allowance of 30 kg, 40 kg and 50 kg respectively on Economy, Business and First Class.