Month: February 2023

INFLATION OUTLOOK

Amid the many economic stresses the economy faced last year, high inflation in Sri Lanka has had a telling impact on the public. In a

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BANKING SECTOR

A green wave is now sweeping the financial services industry. Recently, banks and other asset management entities have

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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

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AGRICULTURE SECTOR

The agriculture sector is seeing a tremendous transformation. There are diverse opportunities and difficulties arising due to shifting global markets

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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