From Sri Lanka to the World: Ishara Nanayakkara’s Financial Rise

Ishara Nanayakkara is a visionary leader who took the business sector of Sri Lanka to a whole new level. His business journeys, who studied basically from Colombo Royal College, began not with traditional university education, but through practical experiences.

He started his career by joining the Japanese vehicle import movement through his father's own 'Ishara Traders' (Ishara Traders). The time he spent in Japan to gain an understanding of international trade and the practical chase he gained there was a huge foundation for his future success.

After his family purchased parts of LOLC company, he had to take over its leadership at a very young age. He worked to make that company, which was held as an ordinary leasing company, into a huge multinational company today.

He, who identified that massive economic growth can be achieved through empowering small-scale entrepreneurs, successfully expanded his microfinance business model to Cambodia, Myanmar and the African continent. This huge global success managed to make him the richest person in Sri Lanka.

His business empire is not limited to the financial sector alone. He worked to expand his investments to the agriculture, healthcare and production sector through the Browns Group.

Additionally, he has owned a huge hotel network in the tourism industry as well. Ishara Nanayakkar has proved to the whole world that a local business can successfully run to the global market using practical business knowledge and dedication.