Shamindra Kulamannage

Around 70% of Sri Lankan workers hold informal jobs. Why is informality so stubbornly high, and does it matter in the first place

Economic policy has been transformed in 2020. Now there is a sleeping giant everyone is afraid will awaken. It's called inflation

Crippling economic conditions, contracting credit and a looming deadline to increase core capital will leave most small finance companies in a mire unlike any they have known

A cancellation of a loan to build a light rail raises questions about how, and from whom, Sri Lanka should borrow

What citizens expect of democracies is growing. These days they expect to have access to government data

Covid has exposed the problems and inequities in Sri Lanka’s employment. It also offers an opportunity for a reset, unless of course it leads to another WTF missed opportunity

Farming is under pressure to produce more but doesn’t have the freedom to do so

HOW CAN SRI LANKA, WITH FEW GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT RESOURCES, CREATE FAST AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH? HERE ARE OUR IDEAS

Worries about the rise of the gig economy are mostly overblown, but its tax and technology policy ramifications require attention

WITHOUT BIG REFORMS, SRI LANKA RISKS BEING TRAPPED. HOWEVER, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BIG REFORMS IS CLOSING FAST

Will equity outperform other asset classes in the next couple of years?

Technology giants like apple have a market grip so tight that requires companies not just to build viral-worthy products to succeed but also understand how to navigate their ecosystem

EQUITY HAS BEEN A POOR INVESTMENT FOR THE LONG TERM. BUT HAS THE CURRENT LOW VALUATIONS CHANGED THE EQUATION?

FOR RECONCILIATION, POST-WAR SOCIETIES COMMEMORATE VICTIMS, SEEK LASTING POLITICAL SOLUTIONS AND FOCUS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH. HOW HAS SRI LANKA DONE?

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Hatch, an accelerator that launched recently, aims to play the crucial role in the startup ecosystem of connecting investors with the teams and ideas that are most likely to succeed

Indiegogo.Com was a crowdfunding platform before the world understood what that meant

Three capital market analysts addressed the challenge of rebalancing a portfolio for 2019

LTL - a subsidiary of the CEB - retains rewards while passing the risk

Four top equity analysts gazed at the crystal ball and some spreadsheets to forecast how Sri Lanka’s economy and equity market will do over the next couple of years