US MONETARY POLICY
With inflation hotter than it’s been over the past four decades, this year’s Jackson Hole Economic Symposium speech on
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger requires an increase in the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers.
SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT
Achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is important for a better future for all on this planet. Unfortunately,
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
BIODIESEL USE IN SRI LANKA Sashan Rodrigo makes a case for using biodiesel to reduce…
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
In June, Sri Lanka recorded its first trade surplus since August 2002. While this seems to be a positive development given the island’s economic woes
CHINESE ECONOMY
China’s economy is clearly contracting sharply under the weight of its ‘zero COVID’ policy and generating a new wave of concerns about its economic future
AGRICULTURAL TRENDS
Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) is an emerging future crop system that enables cultivating high value crops on a much smaller stretch of land
SUSTAINABILITY SHIFT
It’s hard to believe that corporate sustainability has been around for about 20 years – and yet, what do we have to show for it? What achievements in terms
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Concerns about a global recession are high with many forecasters now predicting that the world economy may slow down from its post-pandemic recovery
ECONOMIC MELTDOWN
The spectre of recession is once again rearing its ugly head… and Google searches for ‘recession’ are soaring. It seems that almost no one
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
We have experienced multiple socioeconomic transformations beginning with the First Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. And now, we’re in
HEALTHCARE SECTOR
It’s been a while since the WHO recognised the importance of indigenous medicine – generally known in the West as ‘alternative treatment.’ Sri Lanka’s current
FLORICULTURE SECTOR
Floriculture, which is a branch of horticulture, offers entrepreneurial opportunities for small and marginal farmers to earn additional income
ECONOMIC REFORMS
Several economic reforms and key corrective measures are underway against a backdrop of the skyrocketing cost of living
FOOD SECURITY
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a ripple effect across the world, stoking fears of a looming global food crisis. The war
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
The global agro-food industry relies on smallholder farms, which constitute the dominant agricultural system in developing regions. These farms are typically
SHIPPING INDUSTRY
Shipping disasters go back to ancient times to the start of the era of sailing vessels. Off Sri Lanka’s coast are scores of ill-fated ships that have come to grief over
ENERGY SECTOR
Sri Lanka is experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis and enduring power cuts, fuel rationing and dire shortages of everyday items.
TECH INDUSTRY
All of us – the world over – are feeling our entry into the ‘exponential decade’ but more so in Sri Lanka with a decade of multiple crises, uncertainties and changes… and few constants.
THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has released its annual report for 2021, highlighting some of the developments that occurred
