GROWTH OUTLOOK
As the revival in global growth continues, there are concerns that it may have peaked and could trend downwards. This is likely to be
OIL INDUSTRY
A change in the oil industry is imminent. An agreement between OPEC and its allies reached in July – to raise oil production in response
HEALTHCARE SECTOR
As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to plague Sri Lanka, the country needs to scale up and be ready for the worst through the effective
GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Decades of economic growth and industrial expansion have led to degradation of the environment, environmental quality and
INFLATION OUTLOOK
Sri Lanka has maintained an inflation rate under double digit levels for more than a decade. Inflation has not been a concern
THE B3W INITIATIVE
In the June edition, we commented on Asia’s infrastructure deficit – and how infrastructure will be the key to economic recovery
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Smallholder farmers provide over 80 percent of the food consumed in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, and contribute significantly to poverty
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability has clear advantages for organisations that consciously embed it. These are cost savings and higher revenue, as well
E-COMMERCE SECTOR
In a global catastrophe such as the COVID-19 pandemic, corporates are expected to fulfil their social responsibilities by being empathetic
EXTERNAL SECTOR
In 2020, Sri Lanka was able to ease some of the pressure on its currency by containing import expenditure. The regulations placed on
GLOBAL TRADE
World trade is primed for a strong but uneven recovery when the COVID-19 shock subsides. According to recent WTO estimates
LEVERAGED BUYOUTS
The recent resurgence of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) can be attributed to a combination of low interest rates and extensive quantitative
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
The COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t seem to be abating and the hard hit global economy is impacting people’s lives around the world
ECONOMIC REVIEW
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka annual report, which is published in April each year, provides an overview of how the economy performed
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Infrastructure will be the key to economic recovery in the post-pandemic era. It is a piInfrastructure will be the key to economic
REAL ESTATE SECTOR
Even though urbanisation was considered a mega trend in this century in the past, the pandemic has necessitated a complete
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Sri Lanka’s construction industry had been on a fast track to prosperity since the end of the civil war in May 2009. However, progress has
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The good news is that the global economy is heading in a positive direction following its recovery from the initial impact of the pandemic
INFLATION OUTLOOK
Is this the end of the era of low inflation in the global economy? Major central banks have responded aggressively to the
THE GIG ECONOMY
As the COVID-19 pandemic hamstrung a large part of the economy the world over, we saw consumer demand plummet
