STATE OF THE NATION
I am lost for words. There are a record number of challengers vying for the executive hot seat. Since nomination day saw 35 of the 41 aspirants seal
BURNING ISSUES
POVERTY ON THE BIZ RADAR
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
There are always warning signs that a marriage, team, company or country is beginning to go downhill – even if it’s at an imperceptibly slow pace
BANKING SECTOR
Banking is being progressively commoditised globally through standardisation, price transparency and easily accessible
POLITICAL CHICANERY
Power is a deadly phenomenon that robs supposedly responsible people of every shred of decency and honesty. As American
COVER STORY
RIVALS FOR A RIVEN NATION STATE 
FUNDING CONUNDRUM
With the presidential election only weeks away, the government has been roundly criticised for failing to boost economic growth
EXPORT SECTOR
As a logistics provider, we have certainly witnessed growth over the last few years but not at the same pace as in the past. Several factors have hindered rapid growth
COVER STORY
THE FRONT-RUNNERS
BRAND BUILDING
Brand building is no small feat. Developing a brand involves a meticulous process for any business. Most brand custodians
HUMAN MECHANICS
I had to undergo an MRI scan recently and the consent form that needed to be signed prior to the procedure required verification of the numerous
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
On 11 September 2001, the world nosedived into a crisis without a parallel in the history of civilisation. The Economist very aptly described the event as “the
THE AI CHALLENGE
Hardly any industries will not benefit from the use of AI systems. And there are suggestions that SMEs would also benefit from deploying such
THE ECONOMY
SANGUINE SENTIMENT PREVAILS
DESTINATION SRI LANKA
My impressions of Sri Lanka are that it is a clean, warm, welcoming, interesting, pristine and cricket loving nation – a nation of
GERMANY TODAY
A recession is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. While the German economy contracted by 0.1 percent in the second
DIPLOMATIC MISSION
Having worked in government nearly all her career spanning two decades, the Ambassador of Vietnam to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Pham Thi Bich Ngoc
