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Central Finance Company to reduce their stakes in the Nations Trust Bank to a maximum of 20% at the end of 2021 and 15% at the end of 2022.
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Finance ranked the company the 28th most
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List of companies listed on the
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662:"Licensed Finance Companies"
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960:Lanka Tiles
726:newstube.lk
666:cbsl.gov.lk
336:(NBFIs) in
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1560:Categories
1424:LB Finance
1333:Amana Bank
1261:Melstacorp
920:ACL Cables
848:LAUGFS Gas
764:10 October
732:10 October
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430:References
386:Operations
198:Net income
145:Key people
99:1957-12-05
59:CFIN.N0000
1519:WindForce
1507:Utilities
1453:Insurance
1348:DFCC Bank
1241:HVA Foods
1147:Retailing
857:Materials
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