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Thursday Sep 17, 2026 Thursday, 20 August 2026 00:04 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} The Sri Lanka Apparel Brands Association (SLABA) last week hosted the inaugural session of its new “Boardroom - Executive Leadership Series,” bringing industry leaders together…
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Thursday Sep 17, 2026 Thursday, 20 August 2026 00:04 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} The Sri Lanka Apparel Brands Association (SLABA) last week hosted the inaugural session of its new “Boardroom - Executive Leadership Series,” bringing industry leaders together…
Why it matters
Held on 14 August 2026 at Jetwing Colombo 7, the session titled “Expanding Horizons: Regional Market Growth and Alternative Funding Mechanisms” was powered by NDB Investment Bank, with EKKO, LCY, and JEZZA as gift partners, and was open exclusively to SLABA…
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The proceedings opened with a presentation by CBSL Department of Foreign Exchange Senior Assistant Director D.L.
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Claim 1: “the session titled “Expanding Horizons: Regional Market Growth and Alternative Funding Mechanisms” was powered by NDB Investment Bank, with EKKO, LCY, and JEZZA as gift partners”
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The details regarding NDB Investment Bank as the power partner and EKKO, LCY, and JEZZA as gift partners are found only in the Daily FT report.
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— Held on 14 August 2026 at Jetwing Colombo 7, the session titled “Expanding Horizons: Regional Market Growth and Alternative Funding Mechanisms” was powered by NDB Investment Bank, with EKKO, LCY, and …
https://www.ft.lk/business/SLABA-launches-Boardroom-Series-w…
https://www.ft.lk/business/SLABA-launches-Boardroom-Series-w…
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— Less than 300 million barrels left: the engineering limits threatening the American Strategic Petroleum Reserve August 25, 2026, 7:00 AM ET As crude inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve drai…
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/09/iran-open-thread-2026-…
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/09/iran-open-thread-2026-…
Claim 2: “The proceedings opened with a presentation by CBSL Department of Foreign Exchange Senior Assistant Director D.L. Lakmal”
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The provided evidence for claim 3 does not include the Daily FT article or any other source that mentions D.L. Lakmal's presentation at this specific event. Other results mention different CBSL officials or unrelated topics.
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— Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa (born 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the sixth president of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015. He thrice served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2004 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa
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— The Nepal national football team (Nepali: नेपाल राष्ट्रिय फुटबल टिम) represents Nepal in International men's football, and is governed by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). A member of the Asi…
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— The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාව, romanised: Śrī Laṃkā nāvika hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை கடற்படை, romanised: Ilaṅkai kaṭaṟpaṭai) is the naval arm of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy
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Claim 3: “The Sri Lanka Apparel Brands Association (SLABA) last week hosted the inaugural session of its new “Boardroom - Executive Leadership Series,””
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The claim is explicitly reported by Daily FT. While other search results confirm the existence of SLABA, only the Daily FT article mentions the 'Boardroom - Executive Leadership Series' inaugural session.
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— Sri Lanka has a developing mixed economy. It was valued at LKR 32.7 trillion (around US$109 billion) in 2025 by gross domestic product (GDP) and $371.27 billion by purchasing power parity (PPP) Sri L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Sri_Lanka
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— Hela Apparel Holdings PLC, branded as Hela Clothing, was a holding company in Sri Lanka that was engaged in the apparel industry. The company supplied a number of brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hela_Apparel_Holdings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hela_Apparel_Holdings
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— MAS Holdings is a Sri Lankan apparel manufacturer. The company was founded in 1987 by Mahesh, Sharad and Ajay Amalean. MAS Holdings began as an underwear manufacturer and later diversified into sports…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAS_Holdings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAS_Holdings
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Claim 4: “Held on 14 August 2026 at Jetwing Colombo 7, the session titled “Expanding Horizons: Regional Market Growth and Alternative Funding Mechanisms” was powered by NDB Investment Bank, with EKKO, LCY, and JEZZA as gift partners, and was open exclusively to SLABA members.”
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The specific date (14 August 2026), location (Jetwing Colombo 7), and session title are detailed in the Daily FT report. No other independent sources corroborate these specific event details.
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— Held on 14 August 2026 at Jetwing Colombo 7, the session titled “Expanding Horizons: Regional Market Growth and Alternative Funding Mechanisms” was powered by NDB Investment Bank, with EKKO, LCY, and …
https://www.ft.lk/business/SLABA-launches-Boardroom-Series-w…
https://www.ft.lk/business/SLABA-launches-Boardroom-Series-w…
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Claim 5: “A team from NDB Investment Bank comprising Head of Debt Capital Markets Eshani Thenuwara, Senior Vice President Sujani Perera and Associate Vice President Deshan Hettiwatte walked members through alternative capital-raising options”
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The Daily FT report lists Eshani Thenuwara, Sujani Perera, and Deshan Hettiwatte as the NDB team. This is corroborated by other web results confirming Sujani Perera's role as Senior Vice President and Eshani Thenuwara's appointment as Head of Debt Capital Markets at NDBIB.
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— Sujani Perera. Senior Vice President Corporate Advisory. Sujani has over ten years of investment banking experience at NDBIB.
https://ndbib.com/new-senior-management.php
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— A team from NDB Investment Bank comprising Head of Debt Capital Markets Eshani Thenuwara, Senior Vice President Sujani Perera and Associate Vice President Deshan Hettiwatte walked members through alte…
https://www.ft.lk/business/SLABA-launches-Boardroom-Series-w…
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— Eshani Thenuwara. Sujani Perera.Eshani Thenuwara, who has been serving as Senior Vice President of NDBIB since 2021, has been appointed Head of Debt Capital Markets in recognition of her deep expertis…
https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/NDB-Investment-Bank…
https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/NDB-Investment-Bank…
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