*Almas News Bulletin, 19th June 2025* *For more live news updates,* categorized by company and sector, check out the news tab on the almasONE Insights Portal: https://insights.almasequities.com/dl/News 🗞 *SL aims for 15 m digital transactions* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/QWvXZ1zu90x0luorEv6l 🗞 *President commends outgoing Treasury Secretary for service and integrity* https://www.ft.lk/top-story/President-commends-outgoing-Treasury-Secretary-for-service-and-integrity/26-777918 🗞 *Strait of Hormuz blockade could overwhelm CMB Port* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/jYO7xiD80bwl3w8a6JEK 🗞 *Oil prices spike, US stocks fall on Israel-Iran crisis* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/H1NR1LNmkx0k3bGhofEH 🗞 *Tea crop up 3% in May* https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Tea-crop-up-3-in-May/44-777912 🗞 *Blackstone acquires unsold units in Sri Lanka’s Altair as it buys India’s South City Mall* https://economynext.com/blackstone-acquires-unsold-units-in-sri-lankas-altair-as-it-buys-indias-south-city-mall-226203/ 🗞 *Caution prevails; 2028 yields tick up slightly* https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/Caution-prevails-2028-yields-tick-up-slightly/273-311938 🗞 *BOC increases paid-up capital by Rs.730mn* https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/BOC-increases-paid-up-capital-by-Rs-730mn/273-311940 🗞 *Sampath Bank first to launch API Banking Platform* https://www.dailynews.lk/2025/06/19/business/798762/sampath-bank-first-to-launch-api-banking-platform/