BUYING LOCAL
For many people, the ‘buy local’ movement may seem like another passing fad for the privileged. In the United States, it is
BURNING ISSUES
Corporate executives continue to consider taxes to be the most pressing issue for business in Sri Lanka with as many as 71 percent (down from 77% in the prior
COVER STORY
TAKING STOCK
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
Bangladesh continues to be in the throes of a political crisis with the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed coming under pressure
HAVE YOUR SAY
How do you view the recently signed agreement between Sri Lanka and China?
LIFE
I wasn’t too ambitious as a kid. My parents gave me a free hand and encouraged me to be whatever I wanted to be. In school, I was involved in many
FLUID STATE OF PLAY IN THE GULF
Entering the already murky waters of Middle Eastern geopolitics this year was the widening rift between a number of Gulf states (with Saudi Arabia at the forefront) and their erstwhile regional ally Qatar.
SPLIT TIES: THE GULF IN CRISIS
The Arab world’s only trade bloc the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is at risk of disintegration following Saudi Arabia and its three allies announcing on 5 June thatthey have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar.
GEOPOLITICAL QUAGMIRE
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, along with their allies including Egypt, cut all diplomatic ties with Qatar recently. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have also placed on notice all Qatari citizens to leave their shores within two weeks.
