FOOD SECURITY
The COVID-19 outbreak has revealed contradictions in the modern food system – and presented an opportunity
INNOVATION QUOTIENT
A silver lining seems to be appearing through the dark clouds hanging over local businesses as they settle
HEALTHCARE REVOLUTION
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented disruption in the global healthcare and development sphere. Organisations have had to change
HEALTHCARE SECTOR
Ayurveda is a common term for indigenous medical systems that originated in South Asian countries including Sri Lanka; it is a Sanskrit term that means
WATER MANAGEMENT
The novel coronavirus has brought with it a string of changes to every aspect of our lives. The economic impact of the pandemic has hurt
ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS
Technology isn’t neutral. It is developed, used and managed for specific purposes, although misuse and reuse between what
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The impact of COVID-19 is becoming somewhat clearer than it was a few months back. As economies reopen and return to a sense of normalcy
CONSUMER TRENDS
If you were wondering why Airbnb, Uber and Alibaba are so successful, the secret lies in a powerful demographic. What are millennials buying
INCLUSIVE SUSTAINABILITY
A gender lens offers the benefits of diversity and inclusivity in sustainability initiatives, along with increased
ENERGY OUTLOOK
The world is learning to live with less oil; and it may never look back. COVID-19 has added a massive layer
INNOVATION HUBS
From small startups to massive conglomerates, no one has been spared the wrath of the COVID-19 pandemic
FARMING SECTOR
Despite food being a basic necessity, hunger is among the world’s main problems. This is an era where we have conquered
POST-COVID ECONOMY
At the time of releasing the July digital edition of LMD, Sri Lanka has steadily eased curfew restrictions to enable a gradual reopening of the economy
COVID-19 IMPACT
In its release of the World Economic Outlook for April 2020, the IMF coined the current period the world is facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the ‘Great
ECONOMIC CONTAGION
These are extraordinary times. At the beginning of this year, there were many reasons to be optimistic
BANKING SECTOR
The timing cannot be better as we experience the crushing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has
FOOD SECURITY
It is probably a smattering too harsh to refer to food of the future as ‘fake.’ A more polite term could be
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 an event that has a low probability but
TRADE DECOUPLING
The coronavirus pandemic poses the largest threat to global growth since the 2007/08 financial crisis. Suspended production activities
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
