Opinion: Hardly any women on the National List, who is to blame?
October 9, 2018 (LBO) - After hearing about a women's business forum, and reading a joke on twitter about how the panel addressing the crowd was all men, …
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Opinion: Sri Lankan rupee under pressure – How not to crack
By Economic Intelligence Unit of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce The Sri Lankan currency (LKR) has weakened against the US dollar in 2018 (9.4% as at 26 …
Opinion: Central Bank intervention likely to exacerbate foreign selling of Sri Lanka bonds
September 29, 2018 (LBO) - The main subject of discussion on the Colombo cocktail circuit has been the Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR) and its significant recent …
OPINION: 90,000 Northern families in shanties or homeless. What happened to Govt. promised housing?
By Jekhan Aruliah In October last year I had the privilege of participating in the blessing of a new water well in the Killinochchi District of the Northern …
Opinion: A response to article “Pulling back the curtain on privatization of plantation sector”
By Devaka Wickramasuriya I have read with much interest the recent article where Dr. Romesh Bandaranaike has shared his “unique perspective” of Sri …
Opinion: Understanding the Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA
By: Ganeshan Wignaraja and Amitendu Palit July 28, 2018 (LBO) - While the global trade war threatens to disrupt the momentum of global trade and the prospects …
Opinion : Financial reporting and the impact on capital market development
By Nandika Buddhipala Introduction The origination of financial reporting can be closely connected to the requirement to collect and record data which evolved …
Opinion: Suren Ratwatte was underpaid as CEO of Sri Lankan Airlines
July 23, 2018 (LBO) - A recent uproar has been created by the Right to Information Commission's disclosure of the executive compensation package of former Sri …
OPINION: The Sri Lankan tourist industry’s ignorance of the North starts at the top
By Jekhan Aruliah I must first congratulate the Sri Lanka Tourist Development Authority (SLTDA) before I criticise it. Just a few days after the publication of …
Opinion: Labour scarcity shackling Sri Lanka’s growth
By Dr. Ganeshan Wignarajah Fixing Sri Lanka’s Labour Market: Comparative Lessons July 17, 2018 (LBO) - The recently published ‘Sri Lanka Development …
Opinion: SOAR’ing through the Cloud in Sri Lanka
By Chandita Samaranayake, Head of Application at Oracle – Sri Lanka, Indochina, and the Maldives The cloud, since its inception, has expanded and evolved …
Opinion: Northern Province Tourism? Is there more in the North than just Jaffna’s airport?
By Jekhan Aruliah According to the Sri Lanka Tourist Development Authority’s (SLTDA) map of “Tourist Attractions” at the time of writing this post, the …
Opinion: Importance of Financial Reporting for Transparency
By Nishan Fernando Corporate Reporting Bushman, Piotroski and Smith (2003) identified that the availability of information was considered to be a key …
Opinion: Stock Brokerages in Sri Lanka should publish audited accounts on the CSE website
June 21, 2018 (LBO) - Choosing a stock broker in Sri Lanka can be a confusing process. buy nolvadex online …
Sixways Sri Lanka can attract more foreign investment
A Blog by Tatiana Nenova To facilitate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Sri Lanka launched last week an innovative online one-stop shop to help investors …
Opinion: How China is turning bad loans into strategic investments
China’s Debtbook Diplomacy: How China is Turning Bad Loans into Strategic Investments Belt and Road is not the Marshall Plan: it’s comprised of loans, not …
Opinion : Sub agents and migrants; dissecting their relationship to guide regulation
Bilesha Weeraratne Geetha is an unskilled and uneducated female from rural Sri Lanka. As she was saddled with financial issues and could not find a suitable …
Opinion: Mitigating the impact of busy lifestyle on your nutritional health
Interview on Food Safetyand Nutrition with Dr. Krishanthi Premarathne. The great majority of people will experience a food borne disease at some point in their …
Opinion: Towards a Common Future: a revitalised & relevant Commonwealth
By James Dauris - British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka The recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London brought together leaders representing …
Opinion: The Glyphosate Story, CKDu, food security and national economy
Time-tested weed control techniques/tools such as glyphosate,have been removed without scientific proof, affecting our food security and national …