INSURANCE SECTOR
IN THE SPOTLIGHT INSURANCE SECTOR Dr. Sanjeev Jha in the hot seat THE BOURSE Market Sentiment Hasitha Premaratne…
CHINA ORDERS MASS SLAUGHTER
China orders the mass slaughter of poultry with reports indicating a fresh outbreak of Bird Flu.
CHINESE STOCKS CRASH
China's benchmark stock index plunged as much as 9.1 - its worst opening in almost 13 years - as investors took cover from the fast-spreading Wuhan coronavirus.
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SCURRY TO AVOID RUMOURS
The rapid spread of the coronavirus in China and around the world has sent Facebook, Google and
GLOBAL DOMINATION?
According to IMF predictions global economic growth will increasingly slow own in the coming years while however
THE RECESSION IN GLOBAL CAR SALES
The global auto industry plunged deeper into recession in 2019, with sales dropping more than 4% as car makers struggled to find buyers
A DIVERSE BOARD OR NO IPOs
David Solomon, chief executive to Goldman Sachs recently announced that the Wall Street giant would no longer take any company
TECH AND BUSINESS GIANT MOURN UNEXPECTED DEATH OF KOBE BRYANT
Best known for his moves on the court, the world of business and technology too mourn the
JUST IN: SRI LANKA RANKED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX – #93 OUT OF 180 COUNTRIES
The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption
DATA TURNED TO ART: AN AI TRANSFORMATION
Giant stashes of data are valuable assets to corporations in industries from fossil fuels to finance but artist
WORLD’S RICHEST PEOPLE HOLD MORE THAN THE 4.6 BILLION POOREST
In a recent study, Oxfam confirmed that the world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money
DRUG MAKERS SOAR ON FEARS OF NEW CHINESE VIRUS
Shares in Chinese drug makers have risen sharply as concerns grow over a new virus spreading across the country.
UK ELECTION
The now famous election slogan of the Conservative (Tory) Party ‘Get Brexit Done’ conveyed a single convincing
THE BIG PICTURE
When an emerging markets expert cum high profile investor says “Sri Lanka can re-achieve eight percent growth if the right policies
STATE OF THE NATION
It’s 2020 and all is well. Two months since a technocratic president was handed a celebrated mandate to drive a unique vision for national development.
CHINA CRACKDOWN
In 2012, Xi promised to crack down on the corrupt practices of powerful politicians (‘tigers’) and lowly bureaucrats
GLOBAL WARMING
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2020. There is a mere 10 years – a single decade – to take decisive action to prevent catastrophic and irreversible
REFORM AGENDA
Sri Lanka has a new government that came into power amid heightened popular expectations of reforms
FRANCE TODAY
Who would have thought that France would be one of the best performing European economies of 2019? The news has caught not only economists
BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
And finally, it’s here! In the past, 2020 has been referenced as a seemingly far-off milestone whether it’s
