BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Sri Lanka has reached a stage where the expansion and streamlining of its railways can no longer be delayed given the increasing vehicular traffic
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MICROFINANCE SECTOR
Concerns have been raised about the plethora of microfinance institutions and their practices, especially in relation to rising
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EU-UK TRADE
Brexit has been in the background in recent times but is back in the headlines following the House of Lords vote against the government and in favour of a customs…
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ECONOMIC INDICATORS
The 2017 annual economic growth indicator released in the second half of March revealed a sharp slowdown in GDP growth, easing to 3.1 percent from 4.5 percent
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Public transport appears to be a perennial issue in Sri Lanka. This is clearly the case with the bus service, the predominant form
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MOTOR INDUSTRY
“Over the years, our vehicle policy has been neither clean nor green. We propose all vehicles in the country to be powered by non-fossil fuel sources by 2040
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GLOBAL TRADE
Markets are worried about the prospect of another global trade war. A full-blown trade waris unlikely but increased US
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ENERGY RESOURCES
At the turn of the 20th century, coal and wood were the dominant sources of energy; together, they accounted for over 90 percent of global energy consumption
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MONETARY POLICY
The turbulent period witnessed in the financial markets in February was driven in part by speculation that higher inflation would prompt the US Federal Reserve to
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THE GREEN ECONOMY
The world is simply not changing fast enough. We are living beyond our planet’s resources so transitioning to a new green
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