BUSINESS SENTIMENT
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka notes that the country’s official reserve assets rose by 2.3 percent in January, reaching US$ 4,491
CAPITAL MARKET
Our capital market has been a frontier market since 2007; it must reach emerging market status sooner rather than later. The economy
STATE OF THE NATION
Sri Lanka commemorated 76 years of independence recently with a sense of déjà vu in the traditional ceremony at Galle Face
BURNING ISSUES
The latest LMD-PEPPERCUBE Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey has inflation and high taxes locked in a tight race for the
SRI LANKA TODAY
A photograph of the leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) shows Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the front
GUARDED LEADERSHIP
Based on the compelling recommendations of his advisors, President John F. Kennedy (JFK)
YOUTH FORUM
The bad side of our country can be attributed to the lack of concern among people in protecting
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
The World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos in January was convened against the most
WATER CONSERVATION
Water is a fundamental part of life, and can be a game changer for poverty reduction, health and wellbeing. And it’s inextricably
GEN Z PERSPECTIVES
Generation Z finds itself at the forefront of societal and technological change as the world transforms itself. And this
EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING
The buzzword ‘experiential marketing’ has been around for a while – ever since Bernd Schmitt wrote his book by the same name
THE ECONOMY
Businesses continue to grapple with a widespread sense of uncertainty – and this sense of ambiguity is mirrored in the latest
HOSPITALITY SECTOR
The hospitality sector has the potential to become a vibrant and sustainable contributor to GDP
MONEY LAUNDERING
Vietnam’s former prime minister Nguyễn Tâ´n Dũng says that it “is not a problem just for some countries
