RATING TRAJECTORY
On 18 December 2019, Fitch Ratings downgraded its outlook for Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘Negative’
COP25 FAILURE
Once again, the Conference of the Parties (COP25) at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid failed to 
COVER STORY
In today’s global parlance, financial centres or hubs refer to cities that boast strategic locations as well as high calibre financial institutions
RETAIL MARKETING
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) marketers spend large sums to influence consumers’ POS purchasing decisions at retail outlets and 
DIGITAL MONEY
Bitcoin may have a 10 year head start but Facebook promises mass adoption. We’re about to witness a clash between digital assets and
ANTICORRUPTION EDUCATION
Over the centuries, the value of education has been acclaimed by the wise. Aristotle once said:
THE LEARNING CURVE
The pros and cons of technology is a debate that has persisted for decades. As much as the debate has persisted across generations, the power of this
LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP
I can’t imagine better news in the morning. Every other result of business flows from having a workplace that is brimfull of people 
DIGITAL SECURITY
This is the month of Independence Day celebrations with patriotism running high across the island. We may even congratulate ourselves for living in an
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Work, like life, is a roller coaster. Over the course of your professional life, you’re likely to encounter thrilling peaks and
SERVICE STANDARDS
I love Sri Lanka, and have done so ever since becoming enamoured with its gifts and charms back in
COVER STORY
SRI LANKAN OF THE YEAR 
THE BIG PICTURE
Ared-letter day was 18 November – for business and investor sentiment. The stock market shored up to a highpoint
WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The drumbeats of a global economic recession are gradually becoming more insistent. Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist
EDUCATION SECTOR
Next year will mark the 75th anniversary of implementing Sri Lanka’s free education policy, which was approved
PARADISE ON EARTH
Are you proud to be Sri Lankan? Think about the immediate and almost impulsive thought that pops into your mind if someone
THE UK TODAY
What a year of political upheaval and instability it’s been for the UK so far. First, ex-PM Theresa May tried to no avail to deliver Brexit, lost her party’s majority in parliament
CREATIVE COLLABORATION
Computer animation studio Pixar has created 21 feature films to date and earned box office receipts totalling US$ 14 billion
WATER SECURITY
From the Murray-Darling basin in Australia, to Cape Town in South Africa and Chennai in India, there are reports of water scarcities around the world. Meanwhile,
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
