THE BIG PICTURE
An uproar of sorts followed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s statement in early July that 13 million vaccinations (including
INFLATION OUTLOOK
Sri Lanka has maintained an inflation rate under double digit levels for more than a decade. Inflation has not been a concern
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
Sri Lanka’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased by 8.3 index points to 50.4 in June, indicating a
WASTE MANAGEMENT
In June, the fire on the MV X-Press Pearl resulted in Sri Lanka’s coastline being polluted with nurdles (pellets) to varying degrees
THE B3W INITIATIVE
In the June edition, we commented on Asia’s infrastructure deficit – and how infrastructure will be the key to economic recovery
BURNING ISSUES
As Sri Lanka’s immunisation campaign gathered pace and the ‘travel restrictions’ imposed across the island gradually eased in July
STATE OF THE NATION
A duality has characterised the nation of late... whereby despite the desirability of ‘One Law, One Country,’ there are exceptions to
SLASH CAREERS
In the past, people were intent on settling down and sticking to traditional career paths – generally a single career path
EDUCATION SECTOR
People don’t understand that an educator’s job ends not by offering a qualification but creating the right kind of professional and placing
CONSULTING SERVICES
Most global consulting firms have been hit hard by the pandemic. The global management consulting industry had been hoping
THE COST OF LIVING
The PepperCube Cost of Living Index (CLI) for June recorded a growth of 3.9 basis points from the previous month
MARKETING PROFESSION
The pandemic has most certainly challenged marketing. Marketing leadership had to come up with new and improved strategies to adapt
BELGIUM TODAY
One of the founding countries of the EU, the Eurozone, NATO, the OECD and WTO, Belgium – is the sixth most densely populated nation in
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Smallholder farmers provide over 80 percent of the food consumed in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, and contribute significantly to poverty
PLUS ONE
Within nine months of starting my first job, I was thrust into a leadership position and found myself supervising my colleagues – many
