BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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EXPORT SECTOR
The export of goods in 2021 rebounded and was higher than in 2019. In the first 11 months of 2021, exports rose by 22 percent
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THE WORLD ECONOMY
Global growth forecasts for 2022 are shrouded in uncertainty due to COVID-19. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant and associated
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MOTOR INDUSTRY
Around four decades ago, business tycoon Upali Wijewardene pioneered the assembly of cars (the Upali Fiat) in Sri Lanka, some of
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AGRITOURISM SECTOR
Agritourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world today, due to an increased interest in sustainable agricultural practices
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ECONOMIC PREVIEW
We enter 2022 with a great degree of uncertainty both in the global and local contexts. Globally, the optimism brought about by the
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COP26 SUMMIT
COP26 could well be the defining moment of our time if it defies expectations and produces substantive progress. It could be
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ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
The pandemic has changed standard business practices of industries the world over. Among the hardest hit is the entertainment
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FOOD INSECURITY
A multiagency report titled ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021’ prepared by the FAO, International Fund for
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BUDGET 2022
In the lead up to the maiden budget proposals delivered by the finance minister on 12 November, expectations were riding high
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SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS
We are presently witnessing the worst disruption of the supply chain since the advent of the shipping container era in the late 1950s
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