The Sri Lankan Export Development Board’s country-of-origin certification mark for the spices sector supports growers, processors and manufacturers by helping them to identify their products as Sri Lankan Born and informs customers and consumers th

Management By Walking Around (MBWA) has received prominence due to the leadership of the country President Gotabaya Rajapaksa making surprise visits to some of the important government departments to observe the workings and efficiency of the public

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (born June 15, 1950) is an Indian-born steel magnate, based in the United Kingdom. He is Chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company. Mittal owns 38 percent of ArcelorMittal and holds an 11 percen

Following is the full text of ‘Road Map: Monetary and Financial Sector Policies for 2020 and Beyond’ delivered by Prof. W.D. Lakshman Governor Central Bank of Sri Lanka 06 January 2020.

Despite multiple measures by successive governments to bring down tobacco prevalence in Sri Lanka, still more than one in four males use tobacco.

After a disappointing 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, there is a need to restore confidence that the intergovernmental process can deliver on mitigation, adaptation, and finance.

Carl Douglas McMillon was born on October 17, 1966, in Tennessee, USA and grew up as the eldest of three children. His parents moved the family to Bentonville, Arkansas, the home of Walmart headquarters, when McMillon was 16. McMillon began working

Sri Lanka is well known for its tea, gems and spices and over the years, the island nation has undergone a shift, making it popular for its services, where the local expertise in the IT space is much sought after.

Following is an open letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by minority shareholder activist K.C. Vignarajah.

Sri Lanka’s much anticipated presidential election in November 2019 was won convincingly by Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

A few years ago, Binita Biswokarma’s life took a sharp turn for the worse.

For long, our nation’s tourism authorities have considered figuring out a way to justify the return on investment to politicians and policymakers as key to serving the interests of the industry.

The practitioners in the wellness tourism industry endorsed the formation of the Sri Lanka Wellness Tourism Association (SLWTA), seen as a long-felt need by those actively involved in the industry.

According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, our industry does not respect tradition - it only respects innovation.

The Fortune Business Insight estimated that the global blockchain technology market size is expected to reach US$ 21,070 million by the end of 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 38.4 percent, showing a promising start for the upcoming techno

From ancient times, humans have used the force of water flowing in streams and rivers to produce motivepower. However, such use is not very evident in the history of Sri Lanka.

Following is the full text of the speech made by new Central Bank Governor Deshamanya Prof. W.D. Lakshman at the Monetary Policy Review press conference held last Friday. He is the 15th Governor of the Central Bank.

Louis Vincent Gerstner Jr., (born March 1, 1942) is an American businessman, best known for his tenure as Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IBM, from April 1993 until 2002. He is largely credited with turning IBM’s fortunes

We are quite happy that the new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his election manifesto has given an undertaking that an additional 100,000 university places will be found for students qualifying at the GCE A/L exams.

The new President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa pledged during his campaign that he would create a well-disciplined, efficient, and productive public sector. He said without an efficient and productive Government we cannot take the country forward. He pointed

Our hearts sank as we looked at the Hurricane Katrina-affected house, now the Flooded House Museum in the City of New Orleans, United States. Our team from the World Bank was accompanying Sri Lankan officers visiting New Orleans in October 2019, to l

Remittances are often considered a stable and reliable source of development financing. In 2018, remittances to Sri Lanka totalled to US $ 7.015 billion. At macro level, the contribution of remittances to the Sri Lankan economy is immense.

The whole issue of Uber and the recent reports on mainstream and social media on assaults by Uber drivers on unsuspecting passengers has spread across the world – from the USA, India and now to Sri Lanka. The recent assault of a passenger by an Ube

Tea is one of Sri Lanka’s major export commodities; it sustains the livelihoods of the majority of the estate population in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, it contributes 10 percent to the agricultural gross domestic product and 12 percent to the value of

China is focusing on its commitment to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at the expense of long-term sustainability. In the early stages of BRI, an overriding concern with commitment set off what Yuen Yuen Ang calls a Maoist mass campaign to promote

It is very unfortunate that the government has decided to stop the expansion of cultivation of oil palm without considering in depth, the merits and demerits. Totally banning the globally most widely used weed killer, glyphosate in 2015, was a simila

Azim Hashim Premji (born July 24, 1945) is an Indian business tycoon, investor, engineer and philanthropist. He is popularly known as the Czar of the Indian IT industry.

In 2012, the Harvard Business Review named being a ‘data scientist’ the “The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century”. If that is not appealing enough, it is estimated that by 2020, there will be 40 trillion gigabytes (40 zettabytes) of data created.

The multilateral trading system and the liberal order on which it is founded are under immense strain. A toxic mix of populist appeals to protectionism and the invocation of national security concerns is disrupting and weakening the global value chai

The return of the Rajapaksa family to the leadership of Sri Lanka raises questions about how the country’s foreign policy approaches to India, China and the United States may change. Media reporting immediately after the November 16 election expre