INSURANCE SECTOR
Insurance penetration in Sri Lanka is currently less than two percent in both the life and general insurance sectors. While some would say
BOOKRACK
Thalif Deen – Director and Senior Editor, UN Bureau, Inter Press Service (IPS) – is known in Sri Lanka as our man at the UN. Deen was not
LIFESTYLE
My amazing husband, our four great sons and two incredibly naughty puppies – and my brother, mother and in-laws (all of whom are
BURNING ISSUES
Fewer respondents to the latest LMD-Nielsen Business Confidence Index (BCI) expressed concern about COVID-19 than in the prior
THE GIG ECONOMY
As the COVID-19 pandemic hamstrung a large part of the economy the world over, we saw consumer demand plummet
THE ECONOMY
Manufacturing activities in Sri Lanka reached a nine month high in March with the Purchasing Managers’ Index increasing by 7.6 index points
SELF-ACTUALISATION
Do you make life happen or is life simply happening to you? “The great paradox of our time is that many of us are busy and bored at the same
HOSPITALITY SECTOR
I am confident the sector will regain the momentum it lost due to the global pandemic. Sri Lanka is a resilient island, and tourism
MARKETING PROFESSION
A product can easily be replicated elsewhere and at a lower cost unless a country holds exclusive rights to produce it. Branding is
TOURISM INDUSTRY
The tourism industry is among the worst affected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. How soon it can recover is in the hands of each
EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
Along with the herculean logistical challenges that the pandemic brought over the past year or so, the world has also seen a
PREPARING FOR A RESURGENCE
Q: What are your expectations of the business environment in the next 12 months or…
UK£ 1 BILLION TRADE DEAL WITH INDIA CREATES 6,000 UK JOBS
The prime minister has announced new trade and investment deals with India worth UK£ 1 billion. It includes more than 533 million pounds
COVID BLUES
Even with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gaining traction in many countries, the world is being rocked by new strains of the virus and
LMD TV
The last year or so has been the most challenging period for the logistics sector…
LMD TV
The General Manager of Cinnamon Grand and Cinnamon Lakeside Kamal Munasinghe noted that “the tourism…
LMD TV
“Trade was completely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic from March last year – with different…
LMDTV
Sanjaya Mohottala – the Chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka –…
CFW
Colombo Fashion Week introduced a first-of-its-kind audit system, the Responsible Meter at a press briefing recently. The Responsible Meter
