MICROCOSM
ICRA Lanka projects an economic contraction in the range of 7.9-17.8 percent for the fourth quarter of the year based on prevailing conditions in the
REMITTANCE OUTLOOK
In April, the World Bank forecast global remittances to decline sharply by about 20 percent in 2020 due to COVID-19. The remittances
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
While all eyes may have been on a presidential election in a land hundreds of thousands of miles away, closer to home, the situation appears to have
TOURISM INDUSTRY
The latest edition of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Tourism Barometer indicates that the near complete lockdown imposed in response to the pandemic
CORPORATE TRAINING
With the transition of the information age to the conceptual age, modern business leaders have realised the importance of corporate learning and development
THE BIG PICTURE
A recent edition of The Economist notes that the “promise of the new COVID-19 vaccine is immense,” while cautioning: “But don’t underestimate
YOUTH FORUM
Sri Lanka is renowned for its natural beauty, unique culture and environmental diversity; basically, everything anyone could
BURNING ISSUES
As the prevalence of the coronavirus continues to gather pace, so too does the level of concern regarding the pandemic with the impact of COVID-19 being cited
THE BOTTOM LINE
As businesses contend with the ramifications of COVID-19 that continues to pound the triple bottom line, economies are
CLIMATE CHANGE
The California Dream meant different things to different people. American singer Beth Anderson once said: “Everything is just better
AD INDUSTRY
Activity is gradually recovering within the confines of the ‘new normal.’ It is time therefore, to rebuild trust with
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Work-life balance is the state of equilibrium where the demands of a person’s job and personal life are equal
STATE OF THE NATION
The outcome of the US presidential election revealed the land of the free and home of the brave to be a deeply divided polity. The
BOOKRACK
Guinness World Records (GWR) was first established to settle arguments in British pubs on various current topics. It soon established itself as the authority to decide
THE ECONOMY
Sri Lanka’s external sector recovered further in September, “supported by the continued improvement in the trade deficit, a notable increase in workers’ remittances
THE GIG ECONOMY
What was perceived as a side hustle only a couple of years ago has become a trillion dollar global industry, creating
ANIMAL RIGHTS
O, South Asian humans, hear our plea. We the elected body representing victimised animals appeal to your larger per capita brain. Some of you are moving
PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
You would have heard of the ‘plandemic’ theory. It’s a belief based on a conspiracy theory, which suggested that the novel coronavirus
STATIONERY SECTOR
Edward Bulwer-Lytton once said: “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Stationery is an essential medium that translates our
