BUSINESS SENTIMENT
In its mid-January Global Economic Prospects publication, the World Bank revised its forecast for Sri Lanka’s economic contraction in 2022 to 9.2 percent and projected
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
The agriculture sector is seeing a tremendous transformation. There are diverse opportunities and difficulties arising due to shifting global markets
SUSTAINABLE BANKING
Sustainable banking is a key trend in sustainable finance. It’s needed to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is increasingly important
E-COMMERCE SECTOR
Here in Sri Lanka, e-commerce is a relatively new sector; but it will be critical for the country’s economic recovery and growth. Its expansion is driven
BRAZIL ELECTION
President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as ‘Lula,’ is back in the presidential palace – for a third time. He
SRI LANKA TODAY
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s pledge to resolve the country’s longstanding ‘ethnic conflict’ by the 75th anniversary of independence on 4 February could be the
YOUTH FORUM
There is a lot of good, a little bad and some ugly in the country. Sri Lanka – which is a beautiful small island with golden beaches,
FOOD & BEVERAGE SECTOR
The consumer food and beverage sector accounts for 75 percent of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market in Sri Lanka. Milk powder
LIVING GALLERY
Q: Where would your dream holiday be…?
A: In a glass igloo at Finland’s Arctic Resort, watching the Northern Lights – or experiencing Christmas in New York City
BOOKRACK
Predictions for 2023, published by The Economist, are awaited by a host of readers including…
STATE OF THE NATION
A Sri Lanka free of colonial shackles awaits conversion of an IMF staff-level cheque bankrolling the nation’s food bills into the safer hard currency
ADVERTISING RATES AND TERMS
PRICE (SL Rupees) FULL PAGE ONE-YEAR CONTRACT Payment monthly Payment in advance _ _ 130,000…
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
The pandemic ushered in new complexities and challenges we could never have dreamed of. After it came the economic crisis
SO SRI LANKA
Our tiny island has much splendour to offer, some of which are located in distant places while others are more or less offered on a silver platter. Far enough from
LMD 100 Q&A
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK Q: How has the role of banking customers changed in the face…
SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS
The situation that Sri Lanka is facing today is unfortunate and saddening, to say the least. And people are facing tremendous hardships
MICROCOSM
The Colombo stock market recently witnessed the first net weekly foreign inflow for the year even though there have been dips in the indices. The decline of the active Standard & Poor’s Sri Lanka 20