Opinion: Rite of passage, boom and bust cycle of the economy
By Ashini Samarasinghe Where economic performance is concerned, Sri Lanka tends to emphasize on the importance of economic growth or GDP growth over other …
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Opinion: Stiglitz could keep Economic Forum on point
Jan 06, 2016 (LBO) - The work of renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz, a guest speaker at the Sri Lanka Economic Forum this week, could help focus attention on …
Opinion: Sri Lanka opens the door to economic reform
By Dushni Weerakoon, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka The direction of Sri Lanka’s post-civil war socio-political and economic development took a …
Opinion: 2016 – adapt to a changing landscape
By Steve Brice, Chief Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered 2015 was an incredibly challenging year for investors with equities, bonds and commodities in …
Opinion: Keeping to agenda for change is key, says Jehan Perera
By Jehan Perera The role that civil society played in the change of government that occurred in January at the presidential elections, and which was reaffirmed …
Op-Ed on Sri Lanka Budget – Is Sri Lanka’s Fiscal House in Order?
(Todd Schneider is the head of IMF's staff missions to Sri Lanka) By Todd Schneider Constructing a good budget is like building a good house. The foundation …
Opinion: Consuming GMOs is least of our problems
Oct 04, 2015 (LBO) - For a sector so essential to Sri Lanka, it seems the public understanding of agriculture is rather poor. This may be why we have lagged …
Opinion: Unleashing the potential of the economy
Sept 10, 2015 (LBO) - With the installation of a new government comes hope of ways to unleash the creativity and potential of this beautiful island. With that …
National-list nominations as vote bait
July 20,2015 (LBO) - By far, the greatest number of professionals have been nominated as national-list MPs by the JVP. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best …
Nepal: What can be done? What lessons can be learned?
Many people I care for live in Nepal. Less than a month ago I was teaching in Nagarkot, in the hills about an hour out of Kathmandu. I recognize some of the …
Australia to transfer refugees from Nauru to Cambodia
Apr 17, 2015 (LBO) – A charter flight will carry the first group of asylum seekers from Nauru to Cambodia next Monday, under an agreement entered into …
Visa On Arrival? Not really
Apr 16, 2015 (LBO) - There is much enthusiasm about the "visa on arrival" facility India has offered to the Sri Lankan traveler. online pharmacy buy diflucan …
Public media or public media organizations in Sri Lanka?
In the aftermath of an election that saw the naked abuse of the government-owned media, the question of reform has risen in the agenda. But it is unfortunate …
What can be done about landslide disasters
We’ve had too many disasters in recent years. The tsunami, the LTTE, floods, Nandikadal, floods. And now Koslanda. After the tsunami we asked what could be …
The romance of manufacturing
Every few years, someone pens a lament about Sri Lanka’s lack of manufacturing. Economic growth through services is not real, they argue. In the most recent …
Should Sri Lanka’s Colombo be preserved as it is?
Oct 06, 2014 (LBO) - "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the …
Conspiracy theories over evidence: A review of Power and Power (2014)
Sept 01, 2014 (LBO) I was among the throngs at the launch of a book by Minister Patali Ranawaka few weeks back. The auditorium was packed. There were …
Astrology as technology thrust in Sri Lanka: What happens when politicians decide research priorities
Aug 04, 2014 (LBO) I agree with the Minister of Technology and Research that we need a lot more discussion about economic strategy. I’ve been pleading for …
What have we learned since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami?
June 16, 2014 (LBO) - It has been almost ten years since one in 600 Sri Lankans died, unwarned of a tsunami that took 90 minutes to get to our shores and even …
Prepaid for Sri Lanka electricity customers
June 9, 2014 (LBO) Government-owned monopoly telephone companies did not connect 100 percent of households anywhere in the world. But in Sri Lanka, the …