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A number of articles which appeared in print media in the recent past signify the volatility in the economy. High volatility leads to vulnerability. Volatility and vulnerability are reflections of the haphazard nature of the economic policies and poor economic governance in a country. What is volatility? Volatility is the severity and the frequency with ...
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
Commendable achievements Over the years Sri Lanka has gained a considerable reputation for its achievements in social development. It punches above its weight on the UNDP’s Human Development Index. It has also performed very well in meeting the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which focus on indicators related to poverty, health, education and gender ...
- From poverty to sustainability in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Equity and well-being in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- “Connecting People to Prosperity” in Sri Lanka. A reality check with “Mahinda Chinthanaya” (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Divi Neguma’ Dept: Development catalyst, dependency creator or a white elephant? (Category: Business)
Non-Americans generally have a patronising, derisive view of American politics. That also applies to this presidential election campaign. Trivia, mud-slinging, bitter partisanship, extremism (particularly among Republicans) and Washington gridlock crowd out sensible debate, reasonable compromise and hard policy choices. That, at least, is the conventional wisdom. But it is wrong in one major respe...
- Romney vs Obama: Leadership and the enemies list (Category: Business)
- Losing ground in Ohio, Romney says his ‘heart aches’ for jobless (Category: Business)
- Obama takes campaign to Latin America, slams Romney (Category: Business)
- Romney, Ryan hit the road in an energised Republican campaign (Category: Business)
The Government has gazetted a Bill, on 27 July 2012, to set up a Divi Neguma Department, which will take over the existing Samurdhi Authority, the Southern Development Authority and the Udarata Development Authority (successor to the Kandyan Peasantry Commission). The Bill will also set up a Divi Neguma Community Based Organisation, Divi Neguma Community ...
- Regulation of microfinance institutions (Category: Business)
- Unregulated microfinance - A high-risk strategy (Category: Business)
- New department to drive ‘Divi Neguma’ (Category: Business)
- Finance: Restrictions on use of the word (Category: Business)
MP Mangala Samaraweera yesterday in a statement has jeered the recent rebound in the Colombo stock market as well as the appointment of the new Chairman at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in addition to being highly critical of the so-called mafia of investors. Following is the full text of Samaraweera’s statement: In an ...
- TISL wants Govt. to strengthen resolve against “stock market mafia” (Category: Business)
- SEC to improve CSE structure (Category: Breaking News)
- Former SEC Chief Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
The place isn’t a paradise for minorities but the economy is recovering By Sam Baker Asuasentinel.com: The Government of Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka has probably botched its dealings with the United States, the European Union and the United Nations. Still, the disenchantment with Colombo may be overblown three years after the end of the ...
- Army inquiry a delaying tactic: Human Rights Watch (Category: Business)
- President calls on diplomats to counter threats from pro-LTTE Diaspora (Category: Business)
- NGOs Call on U.S. to Establish International Accountability Mechanism on Sri Lanka at UN Human R... (Category: Breaking News)
- Rejected asylum seekers abused in Sri Lanka, says rights group (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman Gunadasa World Socialist Web Site: A scandal over the manipulation of shares on the Colombo Stock Exchange has erupted in recent weeks, after former Sri Lankan Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Thilak Karunaratne accused Government ministers of acting in league with speculators. Karunaratne was pressured by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to quit his position, ...
- Former SEC Chief Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Bourse boom awaits boosted brokers after Presidential forum (Category: Business)
- Tilak talks his way out of SEC (Category: Business)
It is unfortunate that today many impressions of Sri Lanka in foreign countries are based on unverified facts, and wrong or deliberately manipulated disinformation, carried out by those who once supported the forces of terror. These same elements continue to sow the seeds of division and separatism through various media, and also influence politicians in ...
- Commonwealth is here! (Category: Business)
- President tells Commonwealth delegates that Sri Lanka is steering on the democratic path after e... (Category: Breaking News)
- President tells CPA – “See the truth about Sri Lanka: against barrage of lies by agents of terror” (Category: Breaking News)
By Shanuka Tissera Amendments to the Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Act have been finalised and approved by the Attorney General. It is expected that both bills will be presented to Parliament shortly for enactment. Pending the enactment of new legislations, the Cabinet of Ministers has appointed the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) as ...
- Lanka Lubricants losing market share at a slower pace: Arrenga Capital (Category: Business)
- In-depth workshop on lubricant industry today (Category: Business)
- The Petroleum Bill – its quiet passage and disquieting politics (Category: Breaking News)
- Caltex unveils ‘Delo Sports Synthetic Blend SAE 10W-30’ (Category: Business)
The first Prime Minister of independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, wrote 75 years ago: “It would be absurd to say that the profit motive does not appeal to the average Indian, but it is nevertheless true that there is no such admiration for it in India as there is in the west. The possessor of ...
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
- The rise of State capitalism: new masters of the universe or an ominous portent? (Category: Business)
- Impunity: Unequal before the law (Category: Business)
2012 unlikely to match up to 2011 tea revenue; stakeholders’ voice uncertaintya By Cheranka Mendis The tea industry which brought in revenue of approximately US$ 675 million within the first six months of this year – US$ 50 million below the revenue collected in the same period in 2011 – is likely to fall short ...
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Tackling tea travails (Category: Business)
- Tea exporters want Gota to defeat mafia (Category: Business)
- Industry discusses Ceylon Tea’s ‘ExclusiviTea’ (Category: Business)
The Lanka Micro Finance Practitioners Association (LMFPA), as the apex body of MFIs, in its bid to address and create awareness about development and current status of the industry including best practices commenced a series of Enabling Dialogues, where CEOs, general managers, directors of companies engaged in micro-financing (including licensed commercial banks and non-ban...
- Micro finance: As India moves forward, Sri Lanka stagnates (Category: Business)
- Rs. 120 m Trade Finance and Investment IPO oversubscribed (Category: Business)
- Veteran banker P.V. Pathirana joins CIFL (Category: Business)
According to figures collected by PATA, international visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific destinations during May 2012 show a collective gain of 3% year-on-year. This is the second consecutive month with a declining growth rate. For the first five months of 2012, the average growth in international visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific destinations was 6% up ...
- Asia Pacific enjoys impressive tourist arrivals growth (Category: Business)
- Asia Pacific tourism records 6% growth in 2011 – PATA (Category: Business)
- PATA says international arrivals up in April but growth rate slows (Category: Business)
- Asia dominates in Asia Pacific tourism boom – PATA (Category: Business)
The much-longed-for monsoon rains are lashing at the capital Colombo and other parts of the south west as Sri Lanka gears up for yet another provincial election and international challenges pertaining to its post-war accountability and reconciliation plans in the days and weeks ahead. The much-longed-for monsoon rains are lashing at the capital Colombo and ...
- Sri Lanka's main opposition accuses government of using sacred relics for election propaganda (Category: Breaking News)
- Kapilavastu Relics exposition in SL after 33 years (Category: Breaking News)
- India rejects request for Kapilavastu exposition at Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
- Towards impunity and democratic erosion (Category: Business)
All Sri Lankan universities except for the medical faculties have been closed down, but for most citizens, who have observed crisis after crisis in the education sector, this latest development is nothing new. The big difference is currently it is the university teachers who are on strike
- Chaos in universities: A solution? (Category: Business)
- Cleaning university mess: Role of the academics and the State (Category: Business)
- Reform of university education (Category: Business)
- English as medium of instruction at Law College (Category: Breaking News)
SRI LANKA’S rubber industry is wary over the possibility of increased prices as the world’s top producers gather to stabilise global prices this week, raising age old questions over productivity, replanting, value addition, technology infusion and a host of other issues. The Three-Nation Rubber Products International Conference in Bandung, Indonesia, this week will see ...
- Global rubber output seen up 2.6% in 2012: ANRPC (Category: Business)
- 2012 global rubber output forecast cut after Q1 fall (Category: Business)
- Ministry takes steps to increase production of rubber (Category: Business)
- CRTA wary on prices as major rubber producers curb exports (Category: Business)
In an exclusive interaction with the Gamechanger Team on the sidelines of the SLPL match between Basnahira Cricket Dundee and Uva Next, the Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket Nishantha Ranatunga opened up with his thoughts on the Mahindra Sri Lanka Premier League, its future in the Sri Lankan cricket system and what it would do ...
- SLPL boost for tourism next month (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- Brian Lara, MCC Chief lift SLPL to the world (Category: Business)
- $3 m floor price set for T20 league franchises (Category: Business)
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) yesterday called upon the government to take necessary actions to resolve the present situation at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a manner that will not negatively impact on market confidence.
By Cheranka Mendis Attempts by the three major rubber producing countries – Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia – to stabilise the market price of rubber by restricting exports and raising prices will propel local the rubber industry to follow suit with similar rises. Colombo Rubber Traders Association Chairman M.S. Rahim told the Daily FT that if ...
- No bounce at 2012’s first Colombo rubber auction (Category: Business)
- No takers for rubber! (Category: Business)
- FACTBOX:How Asia’s rubber producers intervene on prices (Category: Business)
- Global 2012 rubber output forecast revised up: ANRPC (Category: Business)
Placed amidst of wave of opportunity, today Sri Lanka is poised for exponential growth and sustainable economic development. In this context of emerging national prosperity, exports irrefutably play a pivotal role in driving the much anticipated economic progress. Exports are the main foreign exchange earners for the country and present many prospects for growth and ...
- Union Bank principal sponsor for 20th Annual NCE Awards (Category: Business)
- Mobitel sponsors Annual NCE Export Awards for 7th consecutive year (Category: Business)
- Union Bank Principal Sponsor for 19th Annual NCE Awards (Category: Business)
We are seeing action taken by trade union university academics and staff. All students, parents, teachers and public, have united to deal with the progressive decline in decades of mismanagement and politicised decision making in what is the countries most important sector. Providing a strong basic easily available education is one of the important pillars ...
- Friday Forum on crisis in the education sector (Category: Business)
- The Long March To Nowhere (Category: Breaking News)
- Treatment of Academia: This govt is the worst in post - colonial Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Universities in crisis: Key learnings (Category: Business)
24th August 2012 Dr. P. B. Jayasundera, Secretary to the Treasury, Ministry of Finance & Planning The Secretariat, Colombo 1. Dear Dr. Jayasundera, Establishment of a Financial Services Authority and a Banking and Finance Commission I suggest for your consideration that you duly evaluate the long-term national economic benefits of enhancing effective fiscal management capability ...
- Promoting productive social protection (Category: Business)
- MBSL seminar on ‘Implications of the new Finance Business Act’ on 19 September (Category: Business)
- The loud voice of economists: Reform or perish (Category: Business)
- Taming the ‘monsters’ (Category: Business)
Given first half performance, believes several 2012 Roadmap targets will be missed UNP MP and its chief spokesman on the economy Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday claimed that most of the Central Bank’s 2012 Roadmap targets were likely to be missed, based on below par performance on the external trade front during the first half. ...
- Harsha renews call for swift action against NSB-TFC deal makers (Category: Business)
- Readying for a fight? (Category: Business)
- Central Bank emphatic dollars are coming (Category: Business)
- Imports swell, exports lose steam (Category: Business)
With apologies to Francis Bacon whose quote is misquoted but not in essence of what he meant. Bacon’s comment that “reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man” is to be seriously looked at today in education and in practice where we appear to falter at every step of ...
- First nanotechnology conference kicks off on Friday (Category: Business)
- From science to commercialisation (Category: Business)
- Our own special science park: Going beyond Jurassic Park! (Category: Business)
- First-ever nanotechnology conference kicks off today (Category: Business)
What is sales management? Sales management is a business discipline which is focused on the practical application of sales techniques and the management of a firm’s sales operations. It is an important business function as net sales through the sale of products and services and resulting profit drive most commercial business. These are also typically ...
- Get your Key Account Management right (Category: Business)
- Measuring the impact of HR (Category: Business)
- Why unqualified managers are harmful to employees: Part I (Category: Business)
- Challenges of a CEO (Category: Business)
Reuters: The Central Bank believes the rupee can strengthen to around 125 per US Dollar due to high foreign inflows into the economy, the Head of the country’s monetary authority said of Monday. Since April, the Central Bank and Finance Ministry have repeatedly said the rupee should stabilise at around 125 per dollar, given the ...
- CB says no need for FX intervention (Category: Business)
- CB says rupee outlook unchanged from 125 (Category: Business)
- Pressure on rupee to ease on inflows: CB (Category: Business)
- Rupee’s value: Out goes 125; welcome 132 (Category: Business)
The 12th Annual Conference of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Sri Lanka Region ended in grand success, helping Sri Lankan marketers to prepare their best defence to face challenging times. The conference was inaugurated by Attorney General Palitha Fernando on Monday 13 August while the technical sessions were held on Tuesday 14 August 2012 ...
- SLIM delegates shine at Philippines National Marketing Conference (Category: Breaking News)
- Honoured for driving marketing in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- CIM Future Marketers Conference 2012 on Saturday (Category: Business)
- mPowered Brand Pavilion at CIM Annual Conference 2012 (Category: Business)
Inflation, hyper inflation and chronic inflation Inflation, as understood by the unsuspecting citizen, is the rising cost of prices over a period of time. This interpretation is far from satisfactory. It is high time people were educated as to the real causes of inflation. Dissecting the inflationary causes would be a difficult task for an ...
- ‘Divi Neguma’ Dept: Development catalyst, dependency creator or a white elephant? (Category: Business)
- Taming the ‘monsters’ (Category: Business)
- From poverty to sustainability in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Misplaced Aspirations, The Elite And The Poor (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka and Swaziland Tuesday signed an agreement on Economic, Commercial and Technical Cooperation between the two countries following bilateral discussions held between Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the visiting King Mswati III of Swaziland. King Mswati III accompanied by Queen Inkhosikati LaMahlangu and his delegation arrived in the island yesterday for a three-day ...
- Sri Lanka, Swaziland leaders hold bilateral discussions, sign agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Swaziland leaders hold bilateral talks, sign agreements (Category: Business)
- King of Swaziland in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Banquet hosted in honour of King of Swaziland (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka and Swaziland Tuesday signed an agreement on Economic, Commercial and Technical Cooperation between the two countries following bilateral discussions held between Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the visiting King Mswati III of Swaziland. King Mswati III accompanied by Queen Inkhosikati LaMahlangu and his delegation arrived in the island yesterday for a three-day ...
- Sri Lanka, Swaziland leaders hold bilateral discussions, sign agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri lanka, Swaziland sign bilateral agreements (Category: Business)
- King of Swaziland in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Banquet hosted in honour of King of Swaziland (Category: Breaking News)
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