3AxisLabs another welcome entrant to Jaffna’s IT ecosystem
By Jekhan Aruliah The Yarl Geek Challenge (YGC), run by the Yarl IT Hub, has been a launch pad for hundreds of IT careers, and for a number of successful …
By Jekhan Aruliah The Yarl Geek Challenge (YGC), run by the Yarl IT Hub, has been a launch pad for hundreds of IT careers, and for a number of successful …
By M. Rizwan Muzzammil Why Economics? It is a reality of life that all resources, be it land, labour, or capital, are scarce. This is why economizing is …
By Thanzyl Thajudeen For long, marketing has been narrowly misunderstood with numerous other terms. And the sole responsibility for this lies in the hand of …
By Usha Perera Sri Lanka’s education sector, still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, now faces acute challenges due to the current political …
By Gayan Gunewardana Once a flourishing island, Sri Lanka now faces its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948. The article covers the …
By Jekhan Aruliah COVID-19 lockdowns and remote working The COVID-19 pandemic, which had a devastating impact on health and on economies, is having a …
By Dr Asanka Wijesinghe: On 08 March, Sri Lanka devalued the rupee against the US dollar, entering into a floating exchange rate regime. The Central Bank of …
By FARIS HADAD-ZERVOS, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka & HANS TIMMER , Chief Economist, South Asia, World Bank: Sri Lanka has …
By Asanka Wijesinghe: The Russian invasion of Ukraine deepens the existing global economic woes – persistent supply chain bottlenecks and associated …
By Jekhan Aruliah Mr S.Thavaseelan, known as Seelan, was born in Kayts a town at the Northern end of Jaffna’s Velanai Island. His father, who delivered …
By Kimuthu Kiringoda: “Tourism has been described as the world’s largest transfer of resources from rich to poor, dwarfing international aid.” – …
By Thisuri Ekanayake A great deal of discussion is underway on what appears to be the latest wave of migration from Sri Lanka. These conversations focus on the …
By Thanzyl Thajudeen As leading marketers, we have lately been focusing much of our efforts towards data, digital and the metaverse. We have more channels, …
By Bilesha Weeraratne: Written Ahead of International Migrants’ Day on December 18, 2021. Despite the pandemic and related difficulties in remitting, …
By Maya Majueran Industrial Zones Industrial Zones are geographically designated areas that are earmarked by the government for the production of industrial …
By Jekhan Aruliah There is recent precedent in Sri Lanka for suddenly “going organic”. The Sri Lankan Civil War saw years of economic blockades and …
By Hartwig Schafer , Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank “Sri Lankan children make a dangerous climb for online school,” read the headline of a …
Global economic developments have impacted Sri Lanka’s external sector performance, and the economy overall. While Sri Lanka managed the first wave of the …
By Suresh Ranasinghe The impact of COVID-19 on Sri Lanka’s labour market, education, migration, and health sectors were discussed at the second webinar panel …
By Chathurrdhika Yogarajah: Sri Lanka’s macro-economic outlook amidst the COVID-19 pandemic came under the spotlight at a webinar panel discussion held on …