Category: Opinion
Opinion: Could debt forgiveness be interim solution for economic malaise?
By Steve Brice There is a growing perception that monetary policy is losing its power to solve the world’s economic problems. This may be misleading. What is probably true is that incremental policy easing is experiencing diminishing – and, possibly, negative – returns. Therefore, central banks – and governments – may need to get even […]
Blog: Integrating social media into marketing strategy
By Dinesh Jebamani Evolution of Social media and growth in mobile internet has resulted in the need for marketing strategies to change. The images below shows the growth of social media channels and messaging apps, and the huge potential to reach your target audience, create brand awareness, engage and generate leads for conversion. If you […]
Opinion: Blockchain, Cryptoeconomics, and the Disintermediation of Trust
By Chami Akmeemana and Evan Stubbs As the technology that creates a distributed ledger, blockchain is creating significant waves of disruption in industries, processes and business models revolving around the centralization of trust. This is far broader than just crypto currencies; this technology offers the potential to create autonomous corporations, change the nature of […]
Opinion: Sri Lankan Airlines, to sour or to soar?
By J. Lorenz May 16, 2016 (LBO)- During the 2005 -2015 period Sri Lanka’s privatisation programme came to a halt, and there was a wave of expansion in state businesses. State owned enterprises grew from 107 SOEs in 2009 to 245 SOEs in 2014. At the same time the number employed grew from 140,500 to […]
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By Arosha Jayasundera According to the Hakett Group, USA, there is a strong correlation between consistent use of business best practices and the ability to operate at lower cost and deliver greater value. In fact, World Class Organizations are notable by their high level of “Efficiency” and “Effectiveness.” These are not measures that can be […]
Opinion: Sri Lankan IT industry leverages niche appeal
By Oxford Business Group Consistently ranked as a top global destination for business process outsourcing (BPO) and IT, Sri Lanka’s tech services industry has grown substantially in recent years, with high expectations and ambitious targets going forward. Challenges remain, notably in supplying the advanced IT graduates necessary to spur future growth; however, with fundamental infrastructure […]
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By Arosha Jayasundera To be in a state of bliss is great, when you happily chug along at your own pace. But how long can it last? In the absence of benchmarks, we can imagine that we are doing just fine. Perhaps this is an affliction which affects many of the South Asian countries. Certainly […]
‘s ageing population poses socio-economic challenges
By Zahran Sikkanther Lebbe Sri Lanka’s rapidly ageing population poses serious challenges on several fronts. Selected socio-economic challenges of this demographic transition are highlighted here calling attention of policy makers to implement fruitful interventions to preserve the rights of the elderly and to ensure their financial stability, social security and easy access to healthcare. Statistics […]
Internet of Things: Insurance companies could unlock powerful growth
By Mithula Guganeshan The new tech buzz word, Internet of Things, is all about connecting data, people, machines and processes using sensors attached to devices. Despite IoT being in its early stages, it has been predicted that IoT would become universal in a decade or so. Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 5.5 million new things will […]
Opinion: Can waste power the nation? Exploring a sustainable green solution
By J. Lorenz March 24, 2016 (LBO) – Two common developing country problems are pollution and lack of power and power resources. As Sri Lankans we have learned to turn a blind eye to garbage dump sites. Although there has been a definite improvement from twenty years back, we still do come across a lot […]
Opinion: Sri Lankan apparel, seeking market access through trade deals
By Subhashini Abeysinghe Apparel is the single most important export of Sri Lanka. With export earnings of US$ 4.7 billion, apparel accounted for 42% of total exports of the country in 2014. The sector faces several challenges in the international market. Erosion of cost competitiveness due to higher costs and a shortage of labour at […]
Blog: Social media marketing, the basic mistakes
By Dinesh Jebamani Today we need to innovate in the way we want to communicate and interact with our community who we consider as customers, prospects or target groups. The ever evolving communication landscape and continuous new mediums emerging in Digital media which are adopted fast by the public leaves us with no choice but […]