Sri Lanka’s inflation debate: should the CB continue with ‘no policy action’?
Mar 19, 2010 (LBO) – Sources from the Central Bank indicate that the Monetary Board, in its deliberation for the monetary policy action in the month …
Mar 19, 2010 (LBO) – Sources from the Central Bank indicate that the Monetary Board, in its deliberation for the monetary policy action in the month …
Mar 16, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to become a “Naval, Aviation, Commercial, Energy and Knowledge hub.” We are already an incipient aviation …
Mar 01, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to become a “Naval, Aviation, Commercial, Energy and Knowledge hub.” According to Basil Rajapaksa, the …
Feb 08, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to become a “Naval, Aviation, Commercial, Energy and Knowledge hub.” What can telecom contribute to the …
Jan 28, 2010 (LBO) – The first Choices column (link) was published on the 11th of February 2005. The decision to take time from an already overloaded …
Jan 06, 2010 (LBO) – Rice, the staple food of Sri Lankans, is in short supply and its price is on the increase. At retail shops, many popular varieties …
Jan 04, 2010 (LBO) – Welcomed the New Year in Dhaka. In Bangladesh, one cannot not think about population. Outside the city states, Bangladesh has …
Dec 03, 2009 (LBO) – In a bid to relieve the public of rising cost of living, the Government has reduced the import duties of ten leading food items and …
Dec 02, 2009 (LBO) – 2009 has been year of celebration for the ICT Agency, the entity created to implement the e Sri Lanka program. The capping event is …
Nov 19, 2009 (LBO) – Inflation is considered public enemy number one when a country is not at war. Since Sri Lanka’s 30 year old war is now over, …
Nov 10, 2009 (LBO) – In the bad old days, when Sri Lanka Telecom/Department of Telecommunications was the sole supplier/regulator/policy maker, one had …
Nov 02, 2009 (LBO) – One of the grave dangers of the Great Recession and the Jobless Recoveries in various countries is the resurgence of protectionism …
Oct 19, 2009 (LBO) – A great deal of fear has been expressed by many that on one fine day in the future the Maldives will be submerged by rising sea …
Oct 12, 2009 (LBO) – It is worth discussing the assessment of a Nobel Laureate of the Great Recession and its implications for Sri Lanka. Michael …
Oct 05, 2009 (LBO) – Both Law and Economics are two brothers born to the same mother: morality of the society. They both use the same working tool for …
Sept 22, 2009 (LBO) – Rent-seeking, the use of one’s time, knowledge and efforts to earn an income which is not directly contributory to the …
Sept 18, 2009 (LBO) – “Fraud unravels all”. This was a central claim made by Mr K. Kanag-Isvaran, P.C., at the LBO/LBR CEO Forum’s panel …
Aug 24, 2009 (LBO) – The past few weeks have been bad for mobiles and modernity. In Sri Lanka, a girl commits suicide using a school tie. In response, …
Aug 07, 2009 (LBO) – At this social function in Male, capital of Maldives, everyone was sipping soft drinks, coke, fanta, soda and what not. In this …
Aug 06, 2009 (LBO) – So after much effort we decided to get rid of the inane “Land Like No Other” tagline and launch the new brand “Small …