COVID-19 IMPACT
We live in unprecedented times and continue to experience the impact of COVID-19 with lockdowns remaining in place. The coronavirus can be categorised as a ‘black swan,’ which refers to an event that has a low probability but
TRADE DECOUPLING
The coronavirus pandemic poses the largest threat to global growth since the 2007/08 financial crisis. Suspended production activities
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Hard times necessitate hard discussions. The business case for sustainability has never been so strong – i.e. for the survival of businesses and lives
SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM
Major technological advancements coupled with increasing interconnectivity of the digital economy have altered the societal landscape drastically
WASTE MANAGEMENT
For some, almost any waste is big money. Which is why it’s been transformed into a global trade, encouraging developed nations to export their waste to developing and poor countries for disposa
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
Fanfare surrounding blockchain technology stems from its perceived unalterable methodology for record keeping, thereby ensuring the security of uncensored data and increased transparency because
INFLATION OUTLOOK
Headline inflation – as measured by changes in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) – grew to 7.6 percent in January, its highest level since December 2017. Meanwhile
ENERGY SECTOR
Hydropower engineer D. J. Wimalasurendra’s ‘miracle’ of converting water into electricity in the 20th century was considered a unique achievement for Sri Lanka since its industries
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
The global population is ageing at a rapid rate with statistics indicating that one in six (16%) people will be over the age of 65 by 2050, owing to increased life expectancies
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Previously, corporates were largely focussed on either people or the planet in their sustainability game plans. One was often heavily weighed in favour of the other in strategies
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Urbanisation is the most impactful of humans’ environmental transformation, resulting in widespread changes to the structure and functioning of ecosystems, with direct and indirect negative impacts
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
As the end of the first quarter of 2020 approaches, the full year economic data for 2019 is also coming into view. And despite the
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Across the developing world, underprivileged communities are often excluded from formal sector opportunities. They live and work
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
Not so long ago, the world was preoccupied with the term ‘bitcoin.’ Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were credited with making
HYDROPOWER
We should consider ourselves lucky to live on the only planet in our solar system that has water yes, Mars is still a dead planet
RATING TRAJECTORY
On 18 December 2019, Fitch Ratings downgraded its outlook for Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘Negative’
DIGITAL MONEY
Bitcoin may have a 10 year head start but Facebook promises mass adoption. We’re about to witness a clash between digital assets and
PUBLIC TRANSIT
Sri Lanka’s transport travails seem to be a perennial problem that’s been aggravated over the decades with no solution in sight. With
ORGANIC FARMING
The world is dynamic and changing rapidly. Adapting to this is a fundamental rule of organic farming whereby the system must adapt to cultures and seasons.
