An open letter to the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank; to be duly noted by the President, the Prime Minister, the government, commercial & financial services sectors and professional practitioners.  

Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector employs and sustains a majority of the population, and impinges on critical areas of poverty, food security and related social issues.   

Recently there were newspaper reports about the Wildlife Conservation Department publicizing seven iconic wild animals found in Sri Lanka as a way of promoting tourism. According to this idea, the top seven wild animal species in the list were:  

Just over a year after a new leader was elected and Sri Lanka’s business ties with China came under close scrutiny, Colombo is reversing course by resuming a stalled port project and naming Beijing as the front-runner for a new special economic

The factors driving migration are many; some migrate in search of better economic opportunities, whilst others are forced to migrate owing to conflicts, natural disasters, etc. In the case of Sri Lanka, temporary labour migration of workers in search

Taxes are the key source of government revenue. Normally, the tax share as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to increase as the per capita GDP rises. This Insight shows that in Sri Lanka, this is not the case; the country&rsquo

Many retail investors believe that market performance is shaped by the actions/omission of the stock exchange, regulator, investors and listed companies.

Asia’s food systems are under an unprecedented confluence of pressures. Balancing future food demand and supply in ways that protect the most vulnerable, while also being sustainable, must be a first order policy priority.

Sri Lanka’s attempts to deepen ties with other nations have often, if not always, created uproar across diverse groups of society. The latest example is the hue and cry made against the Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) that i

Delivering the keynote at the 30th anniversary celebrations of the National Chamber of Exporters, MTI CEO Hilmy Cader assessed the contemporary issues related to exports in the international market place, ...

Equity is an ideal financial instrument for a portfolio that is geared at long-term returns. It is undoubted that the rate of return on equity has been impressive when compared to other instruments. 

Even the plainest thinking took his return to the high post as a way to avenge those who schemed and succeeded in kicking him out. But upon his return, he said he had no axe to grind. 

Maintaining a balanced and healthy life-style based on physical and mental fitness as well as spiritual well-being is one of the most important challenges of modern human life. 

The sudden, sharp fall of Chinese stock prices twice in 2015 and again this month does not necessarily herald a further slowdown of gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

?Following is the speech made by the UK Foreign Office Minister for Asia Hugo Swire at the event organised by the Council of British Businesses in Colombo  last week. 

Companies in many industries have long charged different customers different prices. For example, metro transit operators offer lower off-peak fares to balance loads across the day; cinemas charge more for 3-D movies; airports let you pay for a fast

?Wherever a company or an individual wants to work in an international trading environment, HS knowledge is a key tool for operating efficiently and identify products and duty structures.

Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll, a Climate Scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, in his report published in the ‘Geophysical Review Letters’ website on December 15th 2015

?With the newly-elected committee assuming duties at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and given the challenges the game has encountered in recent years (both on and off the field), the time is now to revisit and restructure the entire ecosystem of the game.

In debates about whether growth is a percentage point up or down, we too often lose sight of the absolute scale of China’s economy.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided on November 30, 2015 to include China’s currency, the renminbi (RMB), in the elite basket of reserve currencies that determine the unit value of Special Drawing Rights (SDR). The SDR are used by the

?Gross domestic product (GDP) is the most common measure of a country’s prosperity; it is an imperfect means of assessing the wellbeing in an absolute sense, but the changes to GDP is a valuable indicator that the economy is progressing and of

?The practice of sending Sri Lankan women to work as domestic hands in foreign countries began three decades back mainly as a temporary solution to the rising unemployment issue in the country.

Hoping for better times, greater prosperity, and further developments, Sri Lanka enters the New Year with a lot of plans.

AFP: Global New Year’s Eve festivities are set to begin under tightened security, with Brussels scrapping celebrations as fears of jihadist threats cast a pall, just weeks after brutal attacks in Paris.

An annual review of the political conjuncture of Sri Lanka must deal with six matters: (a) the still fluid situation in governmental and state power, (b) the deal with the UN Human Rights Commission on investigation of war crimes,...

Sri Lankan businesses are likely to face enormous challenges in the coming year both in the local and export markets due to political and macroeconomic issues, leading economists in the country pointed out in conversation with Mirror Business.

A ceremony was held to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations between Spain and Sri Lanka at the Grand Ballroom, Galle Face Hotel, recently.

It is no exaggeration to say that 2015 will be remembered as a major turning point for Sri Lanka as a nation. 

My team and I recently travelled to Sri Lanka and saw firsthand its great appeal as a tourist draw. We crisscrossed the country by air and by automobile, visiting a few of its cultural attractions and speaking with officials there.