BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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INFLATION OUTLOOK
Sri Lanka has maintained an inflation rate under double digit levels for more than a decade. Inflation has not been a concern
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THE B3W INITIATIVE
In the June edition, we commented on Asia’s infrastructure deficit – and how infrastructure will be the key to economic recovery
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AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Smallholder farmers provide over 80 percent of the food consumed in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, and contribute significantly to poverty
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CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability has clear advantages for organisations that consciously embed it. These are cost savings and higher revenue, as well
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E-COMMERCE SECTOR
In a global catastrophe such as the COVID-19 pandemic, corporates are expected to fulfil their social responsibilities by being empathetic
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EXTERNAL SECTOR
In 2020, Sri Lanka was able to ease some of the pressure on its currency by containing import expenditure. The regulations placed on
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GLOBAL TRADE
World trade is primed for a strong but uneven recovery when the COVID-19 shock subsides. According to recent WTO estimates
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LEVERAGED BUYOUTS
The recent resurgence of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) can be attributed to a combination of low interest rates and extensive quantitative
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PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
The COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t seem to be abating and the hard hit global economy is impacting people’s lives around the world
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ECONOMIC REVIEW
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka annual report, which is published in April each year, provides an overview of how the economy performed
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