ECONOMIC REFORM
Sri Lanka received approval from the IMF for an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) on 20 March. This marked around a year since
INDUSTRIAL CORRUPTION
Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands Nigel Dakin recently noted the world is aware that “corruption is found in every country
FED POLICY
It’s an interesting time to revisit US Federal Reserve policy given the recent turmoil in the banking sector. The failure of two
FOOD SECTOR
In December, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that around 30 percent of Sri Lanka’s population – that’s over 6.5 million people – were
SINGAPORE TODAY
Due to the absence of substantial natural resources, Singapore is reliant on industry and services. It is one of the world’s most
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Urban agriculture – the cultivation, processing and distribution of food in or near metropolitan areas – has the potential to improve global food
FUTURE INTERNET
The hype around Web3 or the third generation of the World Wide Web has been considerable in recent years. Many have hailed
THE TRADE DEFICIT
The trade deficit narrowed last year, falling to its lowest level since 2010; this was driven by higher exports and lower
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
It was none other than Albert Einstein who famously told us to ‘question everything.’ For a business executive, asking questions
WORLD TRADE OUTLOOK
Global trade continues to face multiple challenges as inflation and high interest rates, debt distress and geopolitical frictions
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
The story of attracting foreign investors to Sri Lanka is not a happy one and the blame lies with successive governments rather than any foreigners.
BOARD DIVERSITY
‘The Young Directors’ sounds like a great OTT pulp series on Netflix. But for board members in their 30s (and even 20s), the experience is less
WORKPLACE RULES
Have you ever been called ‘crazy’ or ‘too sensitive’? Has your version or recollection of events been questioned or deemed false? If any of this has happened
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
The global food system is supported by three crops – rice, wheat and maize – that provide 50 percent of all the calories consumed. According to the
