Sri Lanka’s Runaway Inflation and the Limits of Monetary Policy
By Dr Dushni Weerakoon: The bad news on inflation keeps coming. As of June 2022, year-on-year (YOY) inflation nationally is estimated …
By Dr Dushni Weerakoon: The bad news on inflation keeps coming. As of June 2022, year-on-year (YOY) inflation nationally is estimated …
By Lakshila Wanigasinghe: Empty supermarket shelves, endless queues to buy essentials and overnight camping around fuel stations are now regular sights in Sri …
A serene mist envelope an ocean of luscious greenery and hills, deep in the depths of a stillness that is synonymous with the Sri Lanka’s highlands. About …
By Dr. Asanka Wijesinghe and Chathurrdhika Yogarajah: Food security has become a pressing concern for many Sri Lankans amidst a deepening domestic economic …
June 13, 2022 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is in the eye of its worst ever economic storm. It appears that with regard to every aspect of the economy, things are coming …
By Jekhan Aruliah The Yarl Geek Challenge (YGC), run by the Yarl IT Hub, has been a launch pad for hundreds of IT careers, and for a number of successful …
By M. Rizwan Muzzammil Why Economics? It is a reality of life that all resources, be it land, labour, or capital, are scarce. This is why economizing is …
By Thanzyl Thajudeen For long, marketing has been narrowly misunderstood with numerous other terms. And the sole responsibility for this lies in the hand of …
By Usha Perera Sri Lanka’s education sector, still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, now faces acute challenges due to the current political …
By Gayan Gunewardana Once a flourishing island, Sri Lanka now faces its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948. The article covers the …
By Jekhan Aruliah COVID-19 lockdowns and remote working The COVID-19 pandemic, which had a devastating impact on health and on economies, is having a …
By Dr Asanka Wijesinghe: On 08 March, Sri Lanka devalued the rupee against the US dollar, entering into a floating exchange rate regime. The Central Bank of …
By FARIS HADAD-ZERVOS, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka & HANS TIMMER , Chief Economist, South Asia, World Bank: Sri Lanka has …
By Asanka Wijesinghe: The Russian invasion of Ukraine deepens the existing global economic woes - persistent supply chain bottlenecks and associated rising …
By Jekhan Aruliah Mr S.Thavaseelan, known as Seelan, was born in Kayts a town at the Northern end of Jaffna’s Velanai Island. His father, who delivered …
By Kimuthu Kiringoda: “Tourism has been described as the world’s largest transfer of resources from rich to poor, dwarfing international aid.” - …
By Thisuri Ekanayake A great deal of discussion is underway on what appears to be the latest wave of migration from Sri Lanka. These conversations focus on the …
By Thanzyl Thajudeen As leading marketers, we have lately been focusing much of our efforts towards data, digital and the metaverse. We have more channels, …
By Bilesha Weeraratne: Written Ahead of International Migrants’ Day on December 18, 2021. Despite the pandemic and related difficulties in remitting, …
By Maya Majueran Industrial Zones Industrial Zones are geographically designated areas that are earmarked by the government for the production of industrial …