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The Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama told Lanka Business Report (LBR) that he is counting on the rural sector to contribute to productivity improvement and …
Special Reports
Pomp & Budget
Making a budget for a poor country with a mountain of debt, low investment, a large public service and high defense expenditure is no easy task. Making a …
Little Secrets
Manoj Susantha holds up sachets of hair gel Small is big, with sachets of just about all consumer care goods, from shampoos and creams to schoolboy grease, …
The Next War
Water is abundant…or is it? Water is abundant…or is it? More than 1.2 billion people in poor countries don’t have access to safe drinking water according …
Policy Defence
Sri Lanka’s top donors are waiting for the government to come up with a credible budget in November before talking about an economic programme to resume …
Who Cares?
Private sector doesn’t pay enough attention to their customers according to findings of a study by two local NGO’s. The study says private sector …
Clothing Colony
The Board of Investment (BOI) will tap European Funding agencies to finance an apparel backward integration zone, with the sector expected to be a key …
Between Lines
Companies operating in controversial industries like tobacco and alcohol give a better return to shareholders than traditional banking and finance stocks, a …
The Bridge
A major cause for poverty in Sri Lanka is the lack of infrastructure. The cost of short term relief, offered by politicians here, has been a long term vision …
Labour Love Lost
Globalization has many critics especially in poor countries. Globalization has many critics especially in poor countries. The dismal working conditions for …
Natural Money
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Retarded by Red Tape
South Asian countries had made little progress last year to improve their investment climate there by missing out on growth opportunities, according to a …
Making A Difference
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LakeView Economics
The JVP has been accused of blundering in the dark when dictating macro-economic policies to the government. The JVP has been accused of blundering in the dark …
Looking Below
Increasing competition in goods and services is requiring advertising campaigns to create bigger impacts on consumer choices. Increasing competition in goods …
Oven Fresh
Ceylon Biscuits will expand into a bakery line in a month, even as it makes inroads with Munchee into India, dusts off old plans to go public and seriously …
Oiling The Palm
Government has subsidized fuel by almost Rs. 6 billion in the first 7 months of this year with the highest subsidy coming in July of Rs. 1.2 billion. …
Copper Fields
Processing copper scrap for export to India is big business here in Sri Lanka. Processing copper scrap for export to India is big business here in Sri Lanka. …
Gold Mine
The Land & Property sectors has been a top favourite of local punters, but stockbrokers LOLC Securities says investors should take a closer look at the …
Faith Healing
The role faith plays in generating pro poor growth is difficult to measure but most agree such a connection exists as religions promote the highest of human …