FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
Compiled by Savithri Rodrigo AGENTS OF TRANSFORMATION Shirani Jayasekara urges financial services providers to embrace…
BANKING SECTOR
The profitability of the local banking sector declined in financial year 2018/19 mainly due to a deterioration in asset quality, an increase in operating costs
PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR
Multiple changes including price controls on essential drugs have made quality medicines more affordable. However, the lack of a mechanism
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
It has been quite volatile. The boom experienced following the end of the war has tapered off. Furthermore, the inflow of foreign
HUMAN RESOURCES
A lack of adequate human resources in planning and forecasting as a country, brain drain and an inability to offer a competitive quality
SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS
A majority of Sri Lankans have risen to the challenge in the wake of 4/21. They’ve displayed a resilience and unity born of years past
TEA INDUSTRY
The weather is external and uncontrollable. We witnessed twice as much rain as what is normal in the first six months of 2018 but half as much in the second
MARKETING PROFESSION
I believe that they have; and the profession is growing with many opportunities for marketers in Sri Lanka. Local marketers have also taken on more prominent
DIVERSIFIED SECTOR
A salient advantage of a diversified entity with an export business portfolio is that domestic economic conditions would have a lesser impact
MOTOR INDUSTRY
Over 99 percent of commercial vehicles and more than 90 percent of passenger vehicles are leased. When credit is tightened, it has a major impact
FMCG SECTOR
The changes in the sector are polarised and influenced by macroeconomic factors. Those who invested or innovated have
CORPORATE BANKING SECTOR
State banks have a critical role to play in the national development agenda with clients comprising
SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS
It’s a very different answer to the one I would have given a few months ago. After the Easter Sunday attacks, Sri Lanka seems vulnerable and the
MARKETING PROFESSION
Over the next three to five years, the financial services industry and its systems will likely be subject to major structural and operational transformations
EDUCATION SECTOR
While education must be mapped in line with needs, whether they’ve been properly identified is in question
LOGISTICS SECTOR
Commenting on the latest trends in the diversified sector, Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake says that “it’s important to get a sense of how the innovation
CAPITAL MARKETS
The market capitalisation to GDP ratio of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is much lower than that of its peers; yet, it plays a critical role
GEM AND JEWELLERY SECTOR
Historical records indicate that the gem and jewellery sector existed here in Sri Lanka as far back as in
AD INDUSTRY
It’s greatly challenged to reinvent itself to achieve growth, become more relevant to evolving client needs
SRI LANKANS OVERSEAS
We were shocked by news of the deadly attacks. It was the type of event that citizens had hoped was consigned to the past. Ten years ago
