BOARD BRIEF
While planning a column on how board members can make the lives of managers simpler, we stumbled upon
ECONOMIC CONTAGION
These are extraordinary times. At the beginning of this year, there were many reasons to be optimistic
RELATIONSHIP HACKS
Many people are reluctant to ask their coworkers for help because they think it might make them seem
BANKING SECTOR
The timing cannot be better as we experience the crushing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has
FOOD SECURITY
It is probably a smattering too harsh to refer to food of the future as ‘fake.’ A more polite term could be
BURNING ISSUES
COVID-19 continues to be the most pressing issue for business in Sri Lanka today, according to the vast majority (89%) of those consulted in the latest LMD-Nielsen Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey
APPAREL INDUSTRY
This is due to the mass cancellation of orders currently in production or already manufactured for which Sri Lankan entities have assumed liability.
BOOKRACK
“In around 2020, a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe, attacking the lungs and the bronchial tubes, and resisting
FINTECH SECTOR
While regulations are critical to protecting customers, they can slow the adoption of new technologies and create barriers to access for the underserved
REGIONAL OUTLOOK
South Asia faces a dire economic outlook on account of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis; it is expected to experience its worst
BUSINESS RECOVERY
As the local economy prepares to adapt to the ‘new normal,’ the obvious question for local businesses would be how to compete
DIPLOMATIC MISSION
Undeniably one of the most exotic tropical island collectives in the world, the Maldives with its 1,200 coral islands is believed to have its
THE ROVING DIPLOMAT
In recent times, the global scene has faced two critical challenges to peace and security – the chronic and unpredictable peace process in the Middle East, and the escalation of tensions between
