BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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May- 2023 -1 May
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Urban agriculture – the cultivation, processing and distribution of food in or near metropolitan areas – has the potential to improve global food
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Mar- 2023 -30 March
THE TRADE DEFICIT
The trade deficit narrowed last year, falling to its lowest level since 2010; this was driven by higher exports and lower
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30 March
WORLD TRADE OUTLOOK
Global trade continues to face multiple challenges as inflation and high interest rates, debt distress and geopolitical frictions
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30 March
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
The story of attracting foreign investors to Sri Lanka is not a happy one and the blame lies with successive governments rather than any foreigners.
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30 March
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
The global food system is supported by three crops – rice, wheat and maize – that provide 50 percent of all the calories consumed. According to the
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2 March
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Sri Lanka has endured poor economic growth for more than a few years – and 2022 is expected to record the worst GDP contraction in its history
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2 March
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Speaking at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, IMF Managing Director IMF Kristalina Georgieva asserted that the global economy
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2 March
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Many of the world’s most significant agricultural commodities are produced by smallholder farmers. On 24 percent of the planet’s gross agricultural land
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2 March
SUSTAINABLE TRADE
Sustainability is a market differentiator that’s useful in international trade – and it is synonymous with competitiveness. Producers use either or both social
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Feb- 2023 -2 February
INFLATION OUTLOOK
Amid the many economic stresses the economy faced last year, high inflation in Sri Lanka has had a telling impact on the public. In a
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