Category: Special Reports

Millennium IT (MIT) that established a niche for it self in the area of capital market enabling software says they will offer a new product soon that will link revenues to transactions of their clients.Millennium IT (MIT) that established a niche for it self in the area of capital market enabling software says they will […]

Information technology penetration is rather low in Sri Lanka despite most of the population being able to read and write. Information technology penetration is rather low in Sri Lanka despite most of the population being able to read and write. The Information Communications Technology Agency or ICTA is trying to change this by helping rural […]

Presidential race is now in full swing with both candidates releasing their manifestoes. Presidential race is now in full swing with both candidates releasing their manifestoes. Both leading candidates have pledged to achieve economic growth over seven percent but their populist policies may become a barrier in achieving that growth. Economic growth of 8 percent […]

KURUNEGALA – Failed asylum seekers living on in the United Kingdom and Europe are flocking back home to Sri Lanka, as London gets tough on illegal immigrants. KURUNEGALA – Failed asylum seekers living on in the United Kingdom and Europe are flocking back home to Sri Lanka, as London gets tough on illegal immigrants. Asylum […]

Sri Lanka has already achieved some of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) that seeks to halve poverty in ten years.Sri Lanka has already achieved some of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) that seeks to halve poverty in ten years. But experts say the north east conflict has created new challenges by creating a huge pocket […]

Getting to know the movements of television viewers is becoming crucial for advertisers to find the best breaks to slot their commercials. Getting to know the movements of television viewers is becoming crucial for advertisers to find the best breaks to slot their commercials. Increased ownership of color TVs with remote controls has helped viewers […]

Now that elections are around the corner businesses usually take a back seat as politicians take over. Now that elections are around the corner businesses usually take a back seat as politicians take over. However, tired by the cyclical pork barrel politics in Sri Lanka a local brewery has decided to spend its own money […]

Sri Lanka’s securities regulator is in the spotlight for excessively compounding too many cases without allowing the judicial system to voice its opinion. Sri Lanka’s securities regulator is in the spotlight for excessively compounding too many cases without allowing the judicial system to voice its opinion. Compounding, is something like seeking a plea bargain, where […]

Governments loosen the fiscal purse strings when elections are around the corner. Higher spending to create more jobs and raise salaries is common in the run up to elections. Governments loosen the fiscal purse strings when elections are around the corner. Higher spending to create more jobs and raise salaries is common in the run […]

It was only last week that I wrote in these columns that we will soon be entertained by election time economic theories of the soon to be formed alliance between the JVP and the Honorable Prime Minister (Mahinda).It was only last week that I wrote in these columns that we will soon be entertained by […]

Increasing land prices and demand for houses are pushing developers to launch taller building projects and even larger suburban housing projects. Increasing land prices and demand for houses are pushing developers to launch taller building projects and even larger suburban housing projects. Sri Lankans living abroad and falling interest rates have helped drive property prices […]

George Bush is at fault I guarantee that the Mahinda Rajapakse (and perhaps Wimal Weerawansa) campaign will come up with some colourful economics arguments blaming everyone but themselves for the economic mess we are in today with inflation running almost at 15% as opposed to 1% in March 2004. George Bush is at fault I […]