BUDGET 2022
As with each year, the national budget for the next fiscal term comes into focus on 12 November when the proposals are presented in parliament. This year
THE INFLATION DEBATE
Concerns about inflation potentially rearing its head have reverberated through global markets. And with it, the transitory versus sticky or ‘here
TECH REVOLUTION
Unprecedented and rapid technological changes and innovations have marked the era we live in. And the world is on the verge of entering the age of self-driving
AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY
The world continues to need high levels of crop production undertaken in a sustainable manner due to threats to quality and yields. These are both biological
REPURPOSING SUSTAINABILITY
The most recent IPCC report is dire: we will live in an increasingly messy world of discontinuity and uncertainty – one where boundaries
SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES
This decade is characterised by VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity). Sustainability visionary John Elkington foresees an “exponential decade
BUDGET 2022
The end of a calendar year brings with it the announcement of the proposals for the national budget for the next fiscal year. The 2022
CLIMATE CRISIS
The climate emergency may seem like an issue of the moment; yet another one to add to the growing list, which includes the pandemic 
EDUCATION SECTOR
Sri Lanka has been forced to take a fresh look at its education system, which has faced many problems over the past several decades
COLLABORATIVE ARCHITECTURE
In the wake of the pandemic, many industries are facing reduced demand for their products and services while others – notably in
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
