Sri Lanka has recorded a very high economic growth rates compared to other countries in South Asia, yet the country’s per capita income is relatively low. Sri Lanka needs to now focus on being an e?ciency-driven economy. The country’s hig

Goodbye “high-pressure” economy; an interesting idea but one Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will probably never get to try in the Donald Trump era.

In 2010, then US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wrote a letter to G20 finance ministers. He recommended that each country pledge to keep the current account surpluses and deficits within 4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

Like millions of Indians fed up with corruption and counterfeiting, Vimal Somani cheered Prime 

Health is a crucial input into economic development and poverty reduction. The levels and distribution 

Local textile manufactures appreciate the government’s proposal to set-up textiles clusters, set out in the budget speech 2017, which is a positive approach towards developing the industry. 

There are many things that endure in international relations because of the permanent and entrenched 

In Sri Lanka’s history, successful public-private partnerships (PPPs) are few and far apart. However, 

The successful delivery of basic infrastructure through private-public partnerships (PPPs) has helped 

The Madrid Protocol is a global mechanism for registering trademarks outside one’s home country. It reduces the time, inconvenience and cost incurred by companies that try to ensure international recognition and protection of 

The Board of Investment (BOI) was the one institution that has successfully facilitated PPPs in the past, and Thilan Wijesinghe has been the youngest ever and longest serving Chairman of the BOI. In the following interview, he speaks of the key enabl

Flag-waving Cuban students broke into a mass chant of “I am Fidel” to salute Fidel Castro as nine 

Sri Lanka’s infrastructure needs continue to grow amidst insufficient tax revenue and a growing debt 

The Sri Lankan exporters have long highlighted the importance of Sri Lanka acceding to the Madrid 

As the dust settles on Donald Trump’s far-reaching campaign promises, one thing is clear: the Trans-

Many years ago, as primary students, we were taught that geography matters more than politics. Later, they argued the political system is the key component. Some countries at that time demonstrated that good geography could trump bad politics and the

The government has allocated Rs.10 billion to set up an EXIM bank for Sri Lanka. This has raised discussions and debate on whether Sri Lanka needs an EXIM bank or not. It is important that this dialogue considers the core reasons exporters (the most

India and Sri Lanka are two neighbouring Indian Ocean states. A shallow and narrow strip of sea 

The National Chamber of Commerce (NCC) with broad representation of local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of the country, we welcome the allocation of seed capital for SME credit guarantee scheme, allocation of funds for interest subsidy for spec

Budget 2017 has signalled continuity in the economic policy priorities of the government, following from budget 2016 and the prime minister’s economic policy statements of November 2015 and October 2016. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) obs

A week has passed since Donald Trump’s unexpected victory as President-Elect of the United States, which caught everyone by surprise. Somehow, in that entitled manner of the politically correct elite, it was supposed to be Hillary Clinton. Alth

State-owned enterprise (SOE) reform must be institutionalized to be sustainable. To this end, while restructuring is taking place, a strong corporate foundation is essential to the long-term success of 

Donald Trump’s emergence as an electable candidate for the US presidency marks the definitive end 

The aim of the new edition of Intex South Asia, which will take place from November 16 to 18, 2016, at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, Colombo, is to present and showcase the entire value chain by bringing together the best manufactur

While formal trade between India and Pakistan is abysmally low, informal trade between the two countries has continued to thrive. 

Trade openness has been declining steadily in Sri Lanka at a time when the rest of the world was integrating more strongly and global trade was accelerating to reach 36 percent of GDP in 2015, while FDI remains below 2 percent of GDP, over five years

Many countries in Asia and the Pacific need to expand their social protection programmes to ensure adequate coverage for most of their populations, according to recent Asian Development Bank (ADB) reports. 

The CIMA Mastercourse on ‘Customs Laws and Regulations - Informed Compliance and Shared 

Sri Lanka’s public finances are at a perilous state. Already weakened by years of low revenue growth and high external debt to fund a public investment-led growth process, systemic weaknesses coalesced in 2015 to put the country on the cusp of

The global e-commerce market has grown exponentially over the past decade, rising from a US $ 300 billion in the 2000s to US $ 22,000 billion in 2015. E-commerce has now become a new driver of international trade; as it helps more firms participate i