As per the International Labor Organization (ILO) study on employment trends of the globe, the world economy is estimated have grown by 3.1 percent in 2015 showing a weaker outlook than projectedyear before. The growth projections made for the next t

Sri Lanka is well known for prolonged and unproductive opening ceremonies. We desperately need a new culture where opening ceremonies are short, precise, productive and focused to achieve the desired objective. Opening ceremonies are of varied types

Among the commonly accepted business precepts is the fact that retaining the existing customers is 

It may not be fashionable to say so, but cloud computing has in many cases simply compounded 

Most (women and men) believe that given the right kind of funding, there are great ideas and great opportunities that can create great businesses. Innovation can and does drive economic growth in 

Today more people live in cities than in the countryside worldwide. We look to our cities for economic opportunities and for all things bigger, better and newer. To quote United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon, “Urbanisation is a driving

A study of the history reveals that the implementation of tax changes pursuant to the publication of 

The need for greater penetration of life and health insurance in Sri Lanka is a subject which has come under much discussion over the years. According to the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka’s (IBSL) 

United States (US) Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal currently on her sixth visit in 20 months to Sri Lanka in her current capacity as US Assistant Secretary of State responsible for South 

What can a customer do when he or she is dissatisfied with a product or a service’s performance? 

She has always cultivated a careful image as the dependable woman in a room full of men and in the end, it all paid off. Theresa May could crack the whip elegantly and stylishly – strong leadership skills 

Today we all live in a highly sophisticated world where most of us tend to believe that we could not survive without technology and electronic devices any longer. Consequently, the new generation tends 

Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) issues are a major consideration for companies engaged in international trade of agricultural produce. 

The struggle between the capital (employer) and labour (employee) existed since the industrial 

The Award on Jurisdiction recently issued by the Tribunal in the claim brought by the Philippines 

The Indian subcontinent is surrounded from the North by the central Asian steppe and the Persian Afghan plateau is a challenging landscape from the ancient history. 

Any day now the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague will hand down its judgment in the case brought by the Philippines about the validity of some of China’s claims in the South China Sea. Attention is focused mostly on the tribunal&rsqu

To provide a customer relationship management (CRM) system that generates emotional commitment, companies may benefit from understanding the bases of customer loyalty toward 

The often repeated pun on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) acronym satirically suggests that it prescribes a tighter fiscal policy, whatever an economy’s problem might be. Indeed, lower budget 

They say that entrepreneurship is born often in response to a felt need. Some of the world’s biggest 

There were a lot of dramatic headlines recently suggesting that Brexit signals the beginning of the end of globalization.

Given the governance issues in the NBFIs the regulator’s initiative to assist Commercial Banks and NBFIs to achieve the highest standards of personal and organizational performance by conducting regular Bank Directors symposiums to educate bank

Asia has aged dramatically over the last few decades, and the changes in the age structure of the population are already having a strong effect on government expenditure, revenues and fiscal balances. If not managed carefully, the fiscal impacts of a

Latest Board of Investment (BOI) data confirm an emerging unhealthy trend in the Sri Lankan economy.  Although there is an increase in new project/venture activities as indicated by increase in BOI project agreement signings, majority of new pro

You may have picked up this series of articles, having heard that focusing on customer relationships is becoming increasingly critical to business success. You may have read newspaper or other accounts of how some 

As Japan enters an era of falling birth rates, an aging society and a shrinking population, there has been a rapid decrease

In my role, I meet many chief information security officers (CISOs) from around the world. You would think that, hailing from such diverse environments, their concerns would be very different. In reality, 

As the veritable ‘pearl of the Indian ocean’, Sri Lanka’s biodiversity, cuisine and hospitality have long been its claim to fame. Moving forward though, a burgeoning reputation for medical tourism may also serve to whet the appetite

A singular significant achievement of the Sirisena-Wickramasinghe administration was the passing of the Right to Information Bill few days ago, a decade overdue. 

Many business leaders are getting less interested in ‘post knowledge’ when adapting strategies whether they are presented in a work environment or academically. Post knowledge is a mix of conditioned thoughts and beliefs emerging from the