Following is the speech delivered by Standard Chartered Global Head of Sustainability Mark Devadason at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Corporate Citizen Awards Annual Dinner in Colombo recently. 

The recent political events have left a large proportion of the population confused as to where Sri Lanka is heading. But if the situation is observed more closely, one can construe that with smart thinking, the people can indeed use the scenario to

In the wake of general elections earlier this year, Sri Lanka has emerged with a renewed emphasis on economic reforms and fiscal consolidation, which has allayed concerns for many local and foreign investors.

The recently released Supplementary Environmental Impact Report (SEIA) for the Colombo Port City (CPC) project says the main objective of the CPC is to create a regional business hub - a distinctly branded city,...

Realities, concerns and misconstrues on matters related to performance and wage was the discourse at the recently concluded Employers’ Symposium 2015. 

The cat is finally out of the bag. The IMF has confirmed that the Chinese yuan will be included in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket of reserve currencies. 

?With universal healthcare and a robust public health network across the country, Sri Lanka has made noteworthy achievements in health outcomes compared to other developing countries. 

In presenting the Budget proposals of 2016, the Finance Minister announced that Sri Lanka has the monopoly for the supply of “True Cinnamon” with over 85 percent supply share in the world market. 

The landslide victory by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party in November 8, 2015 Myanmar election, after decades of Suu Kyi being held under house arrest, marks one of the world’s most extraordinary political turn

?Sri Lanka was amongst the early movers in trade and economic liberalization in South Asia.

?Following is the keynote address by Srilal Miththapala, delivered at the Institute of Hospitality Sri Lanka Chapter’s 17th Annual Chairman’s Black Tie Dinner.

The Maritime Silk Road (MSR) and Economic Belt policy initiatives unveiled by President Xi Jinping in 2013 were identified as significant elements of an overall Chinese attempt to leverage China’s growing economic power and influence along its

The apex tea industry body, Tea Exporters’ Association (TEA) lobbied for and received the approval for the much-discussed tea hub in Sri Lanka in the 2016 Budget. Liberalizing the industry would allow tea exporters to import and blend foreign t

The recently announced proposal to amalgamate the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF) has stirred a hornet’s nest. It is a popular topic of discussion too, particularly among beneficiaries

This December’s climate change summit in Paris could at last see an ambitious, legally-binding deal. For the first time, this would encompass the bulk of global greenhouse gas emissions, since the biggest emitters

The issue of the sustainability of econmic growth is a hot issue in the debate about economic policy. 

 “Our civilization is fuelled 85% by fossil fuels, releasing 110 million tons of pollution into the thin atmospheric layer every 24 hours. As carbon dioxide levels increase temperatures, ...

With an eye on the target of reaching US$8.5 billion worth of clothing exports per annum by 2020, Sri Lanka’s apparel manufacturers are backing a national bid to regain preferential trade concessions from the EU.

?Whenever there is a death penalty (the barbaric nature of which is outright condemned) for a Sri Lankan worker, there are calls to ban Sri Lankan maids from going abroad. Emotionally and ethically this is understandable but logically and realistical

Sri Lanka was once proud of its high-performing tea, rubber and coconut sectors, but lack of emphasis and proper direction over the years have resulted in these areas to witness dampened progress.

India and Sri Lanka are strategically located at a crossroads within the Indian Ocean; a body of water 68.5 million sq. km in extent and the third largest of the world’s oceans, after the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. 

Governments make attractive promises when presenting the Budget. However, successive Budgets have shown that making promises is easier than keeping them. 

Sri Lanka renewed its commitment last week in working towards the well-being of all migrant workers in Asia by leveraging the support of other Regional Migration Processes along with groups of nations and civil societies.

This year is the hottest for 4,000 years, scientists tell us. But what’s more important is what this says about the urgent need for a global climate deal in around one month’s time. 

The Ceylon Planters’ Society wishes to address this communiqué to the Labour Minister questioning the retirement age of planters.

The new normal of a global economy seems to be that happiness is harder to grasp for ordinary people. There are two major reasons for this.

Since the change of government early this year, the country’s new leadership has announced a few mega development projects, which when implemented, can catalyse economic   transformation.

For the last few years Sri Lanka has achieved a remarkable tourist influx mainly due  to the prevailing peaceful situation of the country, policy decisions of tourism authorities and aggressive promotion. 

Following the global financial crisis that depressed growth, the call for reforms to create more and better jobs resonated across the world. Better jobs can improve economic growth, reduce poverty and aid social harmony. 

The G20 summit at Antalya in Turkey next weekend takes place at a time of continuing risk in the global economy. Although the United States seems on a path to steady recovery,,,,