CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Many articles have been written about corporate purpose and its role in strengthening organisations, in terms of governance, sustainability
FISCAL REVIEW
State revenue improved this year based on data reported by the Ministry of Finance
ECONOMIC SENSITIVITIES
The effects of the climate crisis are being felt everywhere. Extreme temperatures
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Since sustainability is hard to gauge and harder to compare across organisations, an attempt is being
HEALTHCARE SECTOR
Sri Lanka’s healthcare sector is facing serious challenges including shortages of medicinal drugs in state hospitals, substandard and outdated medicines
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Climate change presents significant obstacles to global food security. The agriculture sector is already
ECONOMIC TRAJECTORY
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka cut policy rates in early June and again in July to signal the beginning of a monetary easing
WORLD ECONOMY
One of the chief macro challenges facing the world economy is inflation. Central banks are entering a new phase in the battle
STATE SECTOR
Decades of inefficiency, bureaucratic lethargy, malpractices and rampant corruption have plagued Sri Lanka’s public service. So much so that it’s
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Social enterprises (SEs) focus on improving society and the environment, and reinvest most of their profits back into the business. These enterprises put
STATE OF BALANCE
Terminology in economics can be confusing to many and varying interpretations could lead to different outcomes. A case
G7 SUMMIT
Expectations were high at this year’s G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. In addition to the Group of Seven leaders, representatives
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Promoting inventors and their inventions is essential for a country’s progress, and it’s for this purpose that the Sri Lanka Inventors
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Smallholder farmers play an important role in ensuring global food security as they produce around a third of the world’s food supply. They face many challenges
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
After peaking at 69.8 percent year on year in September 2022, the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) fell to 35.3 percent in April
WORLD ECONOMY
As far as the world economy is concerned, there are reasons to be both fearful and cheerful. With the recent release of the IMF’s
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Climate change impacts agriculture significantly. As temperatures rise and weather patterns become more unpredictable, farmers face numerous challenges
SUSTAINABILITY DRIVE
There is a scientific consensus that the world urgently needs to transition towards a radically different growth path that’s sustainable and low carbon
ECONOMIC REFORM
Sri Lanka received approval from the IMF for an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) on 20 March. This marked around a year since
FED POLICY
It’s an interesting time to revisit US Federal Reserve policy given the recent turmoil in the banking sector. The failure of two
