AUDIT PROFESSION
Regulators, the public and the corporate world have been questioning whether auditors are carrying out their work with diligence so as to maintain trust. This in turn has
THE CORONAVIRUS
Paracetamol – a drug that many take for granted as being readily available – counts India as its largest global supplier. And in March amid the coronavirus (COVID-19)
MONEY LAUNDERING
Ill-gotten gains can’t be spent in the open; they need to be hidden from the inquisitive eyes of the world until the passing of time makes people forget
BOOKRACK
This book’s title is intriguing – especially given the controversy surrounding the denial of visas by the US Department of State
ENERGY SECTOR
Hydropower engineer D. J. Wimalasurendra’s ‘miracle’ of converting water into electricity in the 20th century was considered a unique achievement for Sri Lanka since its industries
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
The overshadowing event on the international scene at the moment is the apparent failure of the Arab Summit, which was held in Beirut in April. High hopes for a break in the
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
The global population is ageing at a rapid rate with statistics indicating that one in six (16%) people will be over the age of 65 by 2050, owing to increased life expectancies
BURNING ISSUES
Taxes emerge as the most pressing issues for business in Sri Lanka today with more than six in 10 (compared to 42% in February) of those consulted in the
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Although extremely tricky and sometimes even baffling, changing how things are done can be a powerful performance enhancing tool. Part of the problem involves
FINANCE SECTOR
Overall, performance of the NBFI sector slowed considerably in 2018 due to low credit growth, declining profitability and increasing non-performing loans (NPLs)
DIGITAL MAPS
The Red Indians would have been called ‘Red Americans’ had Columbus used Google Maps to find India. Today, we’re never truly lost thanks to apps that scream at us
SPACE TALK
Between satellites and drones, there is a wide business gap that’s being filled by balloons. Satellites served as the earliest eyes in the sky – a race that began 
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Previously, corporates were largely focussed on either people or the planet in their sustainability game plans. One was often heavily weighed in favour of the other in strategies
BRAND ADVOCACY
Coercing your customers to be your business advocates is the ultimate challenge for most or commercial entities. Much has been written about this but despite that
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Though many have studied it, they have not understood how to execute entrepreneurship practically through new ideas
SRI LANKAN IDENTITY
If President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had hoped to develop a united country following the 16 November 2019 presidential election, what he inherited instead was a polarised
BRAZIL TODAY
Brazil is South America’s largest country and one of the world’s leading democracies. In a report presented at the World Economic Forum
THE BIG PICTURE
While the likes of Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan are leading the way in adopting a string of coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures that have proved to be largely effective at the time of writing
