BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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TRADE DECOUPLING
The coronavirus pandemic poses the largest threat to global growth since the 2007/08 financial crisis. Suspended production activities
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CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Hard times necessitate hard discussions. The business case for sustainability has never been so strong – i.e. for the survival of businesses and lives
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SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM
Major technological advancements coupled with increasing interconnectivity of the digital economy have altered the societal landscape drastically
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
For some, almost any waste is big money. Which is why it’s been transformed into a global trade, encouraging developed nations to export their waste to developing and poor countries…
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BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
Fanfare surrounding blockchain technology stems from its perceived unalterable methodology for record keeping, thereby ensuring the security of uncensored data and increased transparency because
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INFLATION OUTLOOK
Headline inflation – as measured by changes in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) – grew to 7.6 percent in January, its highest level since December 2017. Meanwhile
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ENERGY SECTOR
Hydropower engineer D. J. Wimalasurendra’s ‘miracle’ of converting water into electricity in the 20th century was considered a unique achievement for Sri Lanka since its industries
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WEALTH MANAGEMENT
The global population is ageing at a rapid rate with statistics indicating that one in six (16%) people will be over the age of 65 by 2050, owing to increased…
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SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Previously, corporates were largely focussed on either people or the planet in their sustainability game plans. One was often heavily weighed in favour of the other in strategies
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