BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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WORKPLACE SUSTAINABILITY
Workplace culture is the invisible fascia that’s holding things together. But its invisibility often allows this important facet to be overlooked. Expectations of work
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AGRICULTURE REFORMS
Many agricultural policies since Sri Lanka’s independence were based on populist political movements that appealed to the rural masses whose vote was critical in the electoral process
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THE IMF PROGRAMME
Sri Lanka’s economy received some positive news on 1 September with the announcement that the government had reached
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US MONETARY POLICY
With inflation hotter than it’s been over the past four decades, this year’s Jackson Hole Economic Symposium speech on
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FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger requires an increase in the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers.
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SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT
Achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is important for a better future for all on this planet. Unfortunately,
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
BIODIESEL USE IN SRI LANKA Sashan Rodrigo makes a case for using biodiesel to reduce fuel dependency The fuel crisis in the country has been an eye-opener for many Sri…
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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
In June, Sri Lanka recorded its first trade surplus since August 2002. While this seems to be a positive development given the island’s economic woes
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CHINESE ECONOMY
China’s economy is clearly contracting sharply under the weight of its ‘zero COVID’ policy and generating a new wave of concerns about its economic future
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AGRICULTURAL TRENDS
Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) is an emerging future crop system that enables cultivating high value crops on a much smaller stretch of land
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