BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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PANDEMIC LIFE
COVID-19, AGEISM, CONNECTEDNESS BY Saashya Rodrigo COVID-19 has forever transformed how we go about our day-to-day lives. For many, the initial sudden shift to a contactless virtual platform, dowsed in…
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BUSINESS INNOVATION
RADICAL OR INCREMENTAL? Ruchitha Perera looks to solve the business conundrum vis-à-vis innovation The application of innovation differs between industries, sectors and technologies. Structural and organisational factors influence the effect…
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ECONOMIC RECAP
SIGNS OF A RECOVERY Shiran Fernando reviews the recent performance of the national economy and expectations for year 2021 Sri Lanka’s growth numbers for the second and third quarters of…
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LIVING FACT FILE
Sustainable Consumption Living lightly through changes in behaviour – Kiran Dhanapala Interest in sustainable lifestyle practices is growing exponentially worldwide including here in Sri Lanka. The ‘new normal’ that everyone…
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TRANSPORT SECTOR
THE PASSENGER ECONOMY Taamara de Silva weighs the potential pros and cons of autonomous vehicle As the pandemic continues to spread across the globe, the transportation sector must brace itself…
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ECONOMIC PREVIEW
While the COVID-19 pandemic rattled the global economy in 2020, the success of vaccine trials offers hope that they could be rolled out in the first half of the
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BUSINESS OUTLOOK
While ‘Auld Lang Syne’ ushered in a brand-new year, the pandemic continues to batter the global economy. The end of 2020
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AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Agriculture value chains in most nations have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis and the resultant lockdowns. The sector
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FOOD SECURITY
The disruption of global food supply chains due to COVID-19 has raised concerns about how the country’s food security would be affected. In addition to existing natural
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US-CHINA RELATIONS
AVOIDING A ‘COLD WAR TRAP’ Samantha Amerasinghe reviews China’s Fifth Plenum and Biden’s China policy The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) released its proposals for formulating the 14th Five Year Plan…
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