LMD 100 SECOND BOARD | 2021/22
COMMENDABLE PERFORMERS The island’s public companies in the secondary listing demonstrate gumption in hard times…
SUPPORT SERVICES | 2021/22
AUDITORS LEAGUE ERNST & YOUNG LEADS FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR Ernst & Young (EY)…
POST BALANCE SHEETS | 2021/22
TURNOVER TRIUMPHS Sri Lanka’s leading listed corporates demonstrate their resilience and nous as they forge…
COVER STORY
Despite JAT being a relatively young brand, the Founder and Managing Director of JAT Holdings Aelian Gunawardene has imbued a corporate ethos that’s gained him kudos for the energy and innovation of his leadership.
Pay Up!
How do we urge people to pay their taxes? Thimal Perera Director Chief Executive Officer…
BOARD BALANCE | 2021/22
THE GENDER SCORECARD There’s still a dearth of women in the boardrooms of Sri Lanka’s…
THE CLIMATE POINT OF NO RETURN IS LOOMING. HOW CAN WE BEND THE EMISSIONS CURVE?
A tram at a workshop in Oslo, due to become the first capital with a…
INSURANCE SECTOR
IN THE SPOTLIGHT INSURANCE SECTOR Dr. Sanjeev Jha in the hot seat THE BOURSE Market…
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
