By Jithendra Antonio
As the government plans to develop Sri Lanka as a naval, aviation, commercial, energy and knowledge hub, LB Finance PLC (LFIN) hopes to capitalize on the opportunities emerging in the financial sector, Chairman Dhammika Perera outlines in the Financial Report (2010/11).
According to Perera, transforming Sri Lanka as a regional financial hub creates immense opportunities, and LB Finance intends to expand its existing product portfolio of hire purchase, leasing and gold loans which are expected to perform well in the upcoming year.
“While focusing on strategies that have served us well in the past, we will introduce new and effective business solutions to offer an unparalleled service to our valued customers” Perera notes in his review. He further says that the recent hike in gold prices which increased the sovereign rate to over Rs. 42,000, coupled with the reduction of interest rates charged on gold loans imposed by the Central Bank, spurred the demand for gold loans in 2010. “In this context, the gold loan portfolio of L B Finance rose by 82 per cent YoY, while the respective interest income recorded a growth of 58 per cent.” Dhammika Perera added.
source - www.dailymrror.lk
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