AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Our food system is vital for the nutrition necessary for good health; it is fundamental to the
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present an opportunity to generate US$ 12 trillion a year in economic growth and 380 million jobs. Aligning corporate
WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The drumbeats of a global economic recession are gradually becoming more insistent. Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist
THE GOLD STANDARD
While its origins can be traced back to the Stone Age in the form of ring-shaped amulets, our love for and association
EDUCATION SECTOR
Next year will mark the 75th anniversary of implementing Sri Lanka’s free education policy, which was approved
WATER SECURITY
From the Murray-Darling basin in Australia, to Cape Town in South Africa and Chennai in India, there are reports of water scarcities around the world. Meanwhile,
INDUSTRY 4.0
Sri Lanka has experienced a slowdown in economic growth over the last few years. Climatic impacts on the agriculture sector, policy uncertainty, political gridlock
BANKING SECTOR
Banking is being progressively commoditised globally through standardisation, price transparency and easily accessible
THE AI CHALLENGE
Hardly any industries will not benefit from the use of AI systems. And there are suggestions that SMEs would also benefit from deploying such
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) developed by stakeholders including the private sector present an unprecedented opportunity to eliminate global
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
AGRO’S DIGITAL REVOLUTION Akila Wijerathna illustrates how IT could transform traditional agriculture Traditional agriculture is…
FILM INDUSTRY
This year marks the 72nd anniversary of local cinema, which began with the screening of a Sinhala-language film Kadawunu Poronduwa
MONETARY POLICY
Global debt yields fell to record lows in August amid less than favourable news on the international front. In
ECONOMIC MISMANAGEMENT
Two forces threaten the economies of developing countries. The first is the state’s role in economies that
SOCIAL CREDIT
Imagine a future where your life will be measured by a number – three digits that’ll dictate your place in
SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES
A linear ‘take, make and dispose’ model is in practice at present but the world is moving towards a circular
EXTERNAL ECONOMY
Sri Lanka registered a current account surplus in the first quarter of this year. This was the first time in over a decade that the country realised
THE CAPITAL MARKET
Unknown, unheralded and under-researched, because of perceptions of illiquidity and high risk, the Colombo Stock Exchange 
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
The global agriculture and food system is unsustainable in its current form. Farming practices cause environmental damage
CARBON NEUTRALITY
We live in an age of nonlinearity. Everything proceeds with speed, and there are no necessary and certain preconditions for
