COVER STORY
In today’s global parlance, financial centres or hubs refer to cities that boast strategic locations as well as high calibre financial institutions
HEALTHCARE SECTOR
The private sector continued to play an important role in providing healthcare services last year. By the end of 2018, there were 200 registered
LIVING – FEBRUARY 2020
LIVING – FEBRUARY 2020
YOUTH FORUM
If the government and private sector display more interest in the talent that students possess, it can be retained.Young talent exist
RETAIL MARKETING
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) marketers spend large sums to influence consumers’ POS purchasing decisions at retail outlets and
DIGITAL MONEY
Bitcoin may have a 10 year head start but Facebook promises mass adoption. We’re about to witness a clash between digital assets and
AD INDUSTRY SHORT TAKES
I believe that we are attempting to keep up particularly in the digital landscape. Nevertheless, budget constraints and a lack of professional
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONSULTANCY
International Education Consultancy (IEC) – a leading representative for Australian higher education in Sri Lanka – recently marked
BURNING ISSUES
While taxes continue to be the most pressing issue for business in Sri Lanka today, according to respondents to the latest LMD-Nielsen Business
ANTICORRUPTION EDUCATION
Over the centuries, the value of education has been acclaimed by the wise. Aristotle once said:
POWER SHARING
Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority Sinhalese seemed to have overwhelmingly placed their trust in Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the recent
THE LEARNING CURVE
The pros and cons of technology is a debate that has persisted for decades. As much as the debate has persisted across generations, the power of this
PUBLIC TRANSIT
Sri Lanka’s transport travails seem to be a perennial problem that’s been aggravated over the decades with no solution in sight. With
LOGISTICS SECTOR
Sri Lanka has some 12,390 kilometres (km) of national highways, over 1,500km of railway tracks, four seaports and three international
THE ECONOMY
In the aftermath of the October-December 2018 constitutional crisis and Easter Sunday attacks in April last year, Sri Lanka’s GDP growth
LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP
I can’t imagine better news in the morning. Every other result of business flows from having a workplace that is brimfull of people
KEELLS
From being recognised for its trailblazing journey to change the landscape of modern trade in Sri Lanka and adjudged the Most