Month: March 2020

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

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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)

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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

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BOOKRACK

This book’s title is intriguing – especially given the controversy surrounding the denial of visas by the US Department of State

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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