IS SOCIAL DISTANCING AN ACTUAL POSSIBILITY IN INDIA?
Health experts and governments across the world have been advising people to practice social distancing to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus
WORLD VISION
23rd April 2020, COLOMBO – HSBC partnered with World Vision to provide dry ration packs to the most vulnerable families affected by the current emergency situation in the country, due to COVID-19
CATCHME.LK
Colombo, Thursday 21st November 2019: Tired of enticing online shopping deals that have hidden costs suddenly appearing at check-out? Or have bad experience with products that look nothing
BEWAXED
Colombo, Monday 24th February 2020: Sri Lanka’s homegrown and fastest growing exclusive waxing salon chain BeWaxed, recently made its foray in to the international market with the launch
WEALTH DISTRIBUTION
In the sphere of economics, wealth is defined as the value of assets less liabilities – meaning the value of what one owns and owes respectively. Between mid-2017 and mid-2018, global wealth rose
AMAZON’S STOCKS SURGE MAKING IT THE NEW BULL ON WALL STREET
In a note published Thursday morning, Goldman Sachs raised its Amazon price target to a street high $2,900, implying 20% upside from current levels
WORLD BANK PREDICTS SHARPEST DECLINE OF REMITTANCE IN HISTORY
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2020 — Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 percent in…
A RESPONSE LIKE NO OTHER IS NEEDED
We don’t know what the ‘new normal’ means. We frame our projections and scenarios based on our historic experiences and knowledge. None of us have experienced a crisis of this scale in the past
DUBAI TO CONTINUE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
The Dubai Media Office has officially announced that it will resume commercial activities in the emirate starting Friday, April 24
OPPORTUNITY TO INSTIGATE REFORMS
The apparel and tourism industries will be extremely hard hit. Almost all consumer and B2B facing export businesses will feel the pinch until the US and Western Europe open up.
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA COLLAPSES
Virgin Australia has confirmed it has entered voluntary administration - making it Australia's first big corporate casualty of the coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19: HOW WILL THIS AFFECT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?
Declining coronavirus infection rates and plans to begin easing lockdown measures in some parts of the developed world have provided a ray of hope after weeks of unrelenting gloom. But, for many
THE FUTURE OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
The resiliency of the hotel industry will help it rebound as the effects of the coronavirus ebb, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics firm
EDUCATING SRI LANKA
As the head of a school, the principal is presumably in total control of what goes on within its walls. He or she is always held responsible for whatever happens in it. I am speaking only of private and international schools since I’m never too sure how much praise or blame can be attached to principals of state schools that are run by the Department of Education.
CALORIE COUNTER
Colombo, Saturday 08th February 2020: Sri Lanka’s homegrown health-conscious restaurant chain Calorie Counter recently opened up its latest outlet in the tourist hotspot of Negombo. Situated
EMIRATES
Emirates steps up safety measures for customers and employees at the airport and on board…
COMMERCIAL BANK
The CSR Trust of Commercial Bank of Ceylon has made a series of donations of essential equipment to hospitals to support doctors and healthcare personnel battling to treat victims and prevent
AN OPPORTUNITY TO REBOOT OUR WORLD
Planes are grounded, streets are eerily empty, while schools, factories and businesses deemed non-essential are closed. With more than a third of the planet’s population locked down because
THE CONTAGION WE CAN CONTROL: A HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW READ
You are scared. Your family is scared. Everyone you seem to know on social media is scared. And with good reason: Things are uncertain. We don’t feel in control. Everything is shifting, and fast. We don’t