THE ECONOMY
NielsenIQ’s Director – Consumer Insights Therica Miyanadeniya says that “as the country is beginning to stabilise, and with fuel and gas prices coming down
THE COST OF LIVING
INFLATION CRAWLS DOWN The cost of living index and year on year inflation continue to…
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
CONFIDENCE BAROMETER NUDGES UP The business confidence gauge gains some ground following last month’s free…
BURNING ISSUES
While inflation is back on the business radar – as it was for five consecutive months until January – high taxes (which was cited as the most pressing issue
THE ECONOMY
As NielsenIQ’s Director – Consumer Insights Therica Miyanadeniya notes, “expectations for the future have begun to pick up slowly” with 17 percent
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
As soon as adequate assurances are obtained and the remaining requirements are met – including by the Sri Lankan authorities – the Extended Fund Facility
THE COST OF LIVING
As it has been since March last year, the PepperCube Cost of Living Index (CLI) continues to remain in the ninth percentile – in January 2023
BURNING ISSUES
For five consecutive months until January, the most concerning issue for business was the unprecedented inflation spiral. But according to the outcome of the exclusive LMD-NielsenIQ
THE ECONOMY
The optimism that was evident towards the end of last year seems to be waning. Once again, riding high as the most pressing national issue is the economy
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
NielsenIQ’s three-month rolling Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in February paints a dull picture with the count dropping by seven points
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
In its mid-January Global Economic Prospects publication, the World Bank revised its forecast for Sri Lanka’s economic contraction in 2022 to 9.2 percent and projected
BURNING ISSUES
For the fifth month in succession, the most concerning issue for business remains the seemingly never-ending inflation spiral, according to the findings from the exclusive LMD-NielsenIQ
THE COST OF LIVING
The PepperCube Cost of Living Index (CLI) has sat firmly in the ninth percentile since March last year; in December, it registered 95.8, which represents a marginal increase from 93.5 in November
THE ECONOMY
NielsenIQ’s Director – Consumer Insights Therica Miyanadeniya notes that we are upon “a new year with new hopes, new expectations, new challenges
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
As nitty-gritties with regard to the IMF bailout are still to be resolved – especially with regard to debt restructuring with Sri Lanka’s creditors and the implications of Budget 2023
BURNING ISSUES
The IMF loan has been delayed as Sri Lanka has yet to reach a consensus with its creditors on debt restructuring. Meanwhile, the state statistics office says the country’s
THE ECONOMY
NielsenIQ’s Director – Consumer Insights Therica Miyanadeniya says: “Year 2022, one of the most controversial and difficult in the history of Sri Lanka, is coming to an end
