THE ECONOMY
The encouraging reliefs after several months of intense hardship seem to have a positive bearing on both the Business Confidence Index (BCI) and Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
Our lament about “when will we see an uptick in the NielsenIQ’s threemonth rolling Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)?” has been heard! It’s with a sense
THE COST OF LIVING
Much as we could do with even a modicum of good news, it is regrettable that the PepperCube Cost of Living Index (CLI) has barely dropped from 93.9 in June
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
Time to dig deep for that island sense of joie de vivre and look for those silver linings… And despite the pessimistic economic forecast for the next 12 months
BURNING ISSUES
These days, the quality of life of Sri Lankans from every walk of life is measured by the anxious hours spent not only in interminable queues
THE ECONOMY
At the end of June, inflation was 54.6 percent with food inflation as high as 80.1 percent. The untold suffering of middle and lower income households
THE COST OF LIVING
INFLATION EMPTIES BELLIES The unique cost of living index reflects the benighted times we live…
OPINION PAGE
THE LAST HURRAH “People are not expecting the old politics from us. They expect us to work together. Now that the election is over, we have to end this division.”
THE COST OF LIVING
How grateful are we for small mercies! The PepperCube Cost of Living Index (CLI) has reverted to its second all-time high of 93.2 – as in March and now in May
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
When 99 percent of business leaders fear for the investment climate and the national coffers are as empty as a starving person’s belly
OPINION PAGE
It is plainly obvious that Sri Lanka is in the throes of an unprecedented crisis, an end to which is as distant as any happy memory one can think
EXECUTIVE HEALTH
THE ‘DIABETES TEAM’ BY Dr. Sanjiva Wijesinha Managing diabetes is relatively easy, provided that such…
BUSINESS SENTIMENT
To say that what the people are enduring is akin to ‘adding insult to injury’ would be the mildest description possible in our gloomy
BURNING ISSUES
The Sri Lankan New Year (Avurudu) and Vesak came and went almost furtively as the economic crisis plumbed
THE ECONOMY
“The newly appointed prime minister brought in mixed feelings along with mistrust and speculation. The worsening
THE COST OF LIVING
Is the sky the limit? The PepperCube Cost of Living Index (CLI) has surpassed last month’s all-time high of 93.2 and climbed to 95.3
