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Nokia changes iconic logo

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February 28, 2023

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Nokia announced plans on Sunday to change its brand identity for the first time in nearly 60 years, complete with a new logo, as the telecom equipment maker focuses on aggressive growth.

The new logo comprises five different shapes forming the word NOKIA. The iconic blue color of the old logo has been dropped for a range of colours depending on the use.

“There was the association to smartphones and nowadays we are a business technology company,” Chief Executive Pekka Lundmark told Reuters in an interview.

He was speaking ahead of a business update by the company on the eve of the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) which opens in Barcelona on Monday and runs until March 2.

After taking over the top job at the struggling Finnish company in 2020, Lundmark set out a strategy with three stages: reset, accelerate and scale. With the reset stage now complete, Lundmark said the second stage is beginning.

While Nokia still aims to grow its service provider business, where it sells equipment to telecom companies, its main focus is now to sell gear to other businesses.

(CNN)

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People’s Leasing presents their “Best Practice 2022” award to President

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March 31, 2023

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People’s Leasing Company, a provider of financial solutions in the non-banking financial institutions sector in Sri Lanka, has been awarded the European Society Quality Research (ESQR) “Best Practices 2022” award, which is given annually to evaluate best practices.

The award was presented at the award ceremony held in Brussels, Belgium on December 11, 2022, and was officially presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the President’s Office recently.

The award was presented to the President by Mr. Pradeep Amirthanayagam, Chairman of People’s Leasing and Finance Plc, and Mr. Shamindra Maserlin, CEO/General Manager of People’s Leasing Company.

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PickMe reduces taxi charges

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March 31, 2023

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The PickMe taxi service has reduced the charge to Rs 68 per kilometer.

“The current slashing of petrol prices by CPC will be passed down to the passenger and we will continue to give value to the driver who works in the gig economy. The authorities have stipulated that the maximum price for tuk tuks have a starting price of Rs. 100 followed by Rs. 80 from the second kilometre. We are able to stay well below the rates of the road tuktuks as our digital platform makes the system efficient as drivers don’t have to be plying the roads in search of customers,” says Jiffry Zulfer, CEO of PickMe in a press release.

PickMe’s driver network is continuing to expand. Last year alone the app-based mobility company registered over 40,000 new drivers, the release said.

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Three-wheeler fares also reduced

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March 29, 2023

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The All-Ceylon Three-Wheeler Owners’ Association has decided to reduce three-wheeler fares by Rs.20 per kilometer.

President of the Association Sudil Jayaruk said the decision was taken in line with today’s petrol price reduction.

He said accordingly three-wheeler operators across the country have been advised to reduce the fare for a kilometer to Rs.80 from the second kilometer.

Sudil Jayaruk said the new fares will come into effect from midnight.

He also requested the government to intervene and prevent operators from charging fares as they please and causing severe hardship to passengers.

Sudil Jayaruk noted the importance of further regulations to safeguard the industry and those who are part of it.

(newsradio.lk)