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
FISCAL OUTLOOK
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) cut key policy rates for deposits and lending by 0.5 percent at the end of May. Two reasons could be cited
DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
Over the past 71 years or so, we’ve been told that Sri Lanka is a ‘developing’ country. So when
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
As with most concepts, behavioural economics is not a new field although it’s by and large much younger than centuries old
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
The banana is a staple food and an essential cash crop for smallholder farmers. It’s consumed as both table and culinary fruit.
SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS
TURNING IDEAS INTO PROJECTS Meeting corporate aims through sustainability projects – Kiran Dhanapala Projects…
DEBT MANAGEMENT
Sri Lanka’s public debt has been on the rise, growing to 91.9 percent of GDP in 2018 compared to 84.9 percent in the prior year due to
STARTUP FUNDING
What does it take to convert a brilliant idea into a profitable business? Funding! Instinct takes many an
RURAL SECTOR
In the immediate post-independence years and even earlier, the country’s rural and semi-urban areas lacked the
PLASTIC PLANET
Year 2019 may well be remembered as a time when the world turned against plastic. We have seen too many pivotal pictures of plastic waste
MACRO OUTLOOK
The Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka marked a sad and shocking event in the history of our country, which was only weeks away from celebrating
REAL ESTATE SECTOR
For those who gaze in awe at Colombo’s rapidly changing skyline, stroll past the glittering shopping malls and step into plush
THE ENVIRONMENT
Over half the planet’s species are found in tropical forests including those of Sri Lanka. The humid tropical forest environment is
