ECONOMIC REVIEW
With the presidential election scheduled for 21 September, the focus on sustaining economic
HEALTHCARE SECTOR
Sri Lanka’s healthcare sector is facing serious challenges that include a shortage of medicinal drugs
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
The agricultural landscape is undergoing a transformation driven by demographic shifts
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
Geopolitics plays a critical role in the semiconductor industry, which is projected to surpass US$ 1 trillion
SOE REFORM
Last month, this column examined how Sri Lanka can sustain its economic recovery through
EDUCATION SECTOR
To possess general knowledge, skills, competencies, literacy and numeracy – and the capacity to think
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Feeding a projected global population of nine billion people by the middle of the 21st century
UK ECONOMY
The UK’s broader economic backdrop was fragile even before the general elections on 4 July – which Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour
ECONOMIC REVIEW
The immediate focus for Sri Lanka’s economy to recover from the debt crisis is ensuring continuity of
TECH INDUSTRY
With some 305 million startups entering the global tech arena annually, the market is shifting
FINANCIAL SERVICES
The digital revolution has transformed the financial services industry in recent decades; and it
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Regenerative agriculture (RA) represents a transformative approach to farming. It seeks to do
US FED POLICY
Interest rates in the US were expected to drop this year with the first cut anticipated in June. However, the US Federal Reserve’s
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The 2023 Central Bank of Sri Lanka Annual Report, which was released in April, highlights important developments in the year past
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Infrastructure development is critical to India’s development; it will be the elixir for pushing it higher up the ranks of the world’s
STATE SECTOR
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the intersection of AI and e-governance presents a compelling opportunity to
THE US DOLLAR
Is it the beginning of the end of the US Dollar’s hegemony – and with it, the slow death of America’s financial supremacy?
BRAIN DRAIN
“The politicians we had failed to convert the political sovereignty we won into economic sovereignty…” This observation by
SRI LANKA ECONOMIC REVIEW
Sri Lanka secured a staff level agreement (SLA) following the second review of its IMF
CHINA ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The National People’s Congress (NPC) held in March in Beijing surprisingly signalled more continuity than
