THE BIG PICTURE
Ared-letter day was 18 November – for business and investor sentiment. The stock market shored up to a highpoint
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO GROW
THE NOBEL LAUREATE
In October, the Norwe-gian Nobel Committee announced that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia had been
COVER STORY
HONOURABLE MENTION
BANKING SECTOR
The banking sector expanded last year, demonstrating its resilience by maintaining capital and liquidity above the regulatory minimum despite
WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The drumbeats of a global economic recession are gradually becoming more insistent. Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist
SALES METRICS
A global economic slowdown and the aftermath of the Easter Sunday incidents have prompted marketers to renew their focus on business
THE GOLD STANDARD
While its origins can be traced back to the Stone Age in the form of ring-shaped amulets, our love for and association
CORRUPT POLITICIANS
Polls indicate that over half of El Salvador’s population believes that President Nayib Bukele will eradicate political
STATE OF THE NATION
We are a capstone in a key arch over the Indian Ocean from East Africa’s littoral in the West to Southeast Asian archipelagos to our East. It is emblematic
CAREER PATH
A recent study by Great Place to Work® reveals that 69 percent of employees are below 35 and only a fifth in these organisations have been with the
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
If projects are adequately shared with the local sector, positive impacts would ensue by way of jobs, technology and the volume of work. Conversely, the demand
FINANCE SECTOR
Sri Lanka has consistently been at the forefront when it comes to pioneering unique payment systems. It was the first
EDUCATION SECTOR
Next year will mark the 75th anniversary of implementing Sri Lanka’s free education policy, which was approved
PARADISE ON EARTH
Are you proud to be Sri Lankan? Think about the immediate and almost impulsive thought that pops into your mind if someone
BURNING ISSUES
MUCH ADO ABOUT POLITICS?
THE UK TODAY
What a year of political upheaval and instability it’s been for the UK so far. First, ex-PM Theresa May tried to no avail to deliver Brexit, lost her party’s majority in parliament
CREATIVE COLLABORATION
Computer animation studio Pixar has created 21 feature films to date and earned box office receipts totalling US$ 14 billion
