BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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May- 2020 -4 May
COVID-19 IMPACT
We live in unprecedented times and continue to experience the impact of COVID-19 with lockdowns remaining in place. The coronavirus can be categorised as a ‘black swan,’ which refers to…
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4 May
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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4 May
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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4 May
SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM
Major technological advancements coupled with increasing interconnectivity of the digital economy have altered the societal landscape drastically
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4 May
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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Apr- 2020 -17 April
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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13 April
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Mar- 2020 -26 March
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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26 March
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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26 March
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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