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Nanosoft Is Transforming Cooperative Banks for the Digital Age

What began with a rejected loan has grown into a platform reshaping access to finance in rural Sri Lanka

Finance Companies Know Their Customers Because Dossiers Reads The Obituaries

It started with a phone call from a banker who wanted a spreadsheet. Now Dossiers is selling KYC infrastructure to a sector that largely went without it.

With One Foot in Colombo, Uber Eats Sprints Towards Untapped Markets

The delivery platform has expanded to several new cities in 18 months and is only getting started

How To Reverse The Decline of Colombo Port

Despite a slew of expansion projects, Colombo’s hub port’s competitiveness has eroded. Reversing the decline is rather complex.

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The Rise Of Pokémon Cards As An Alternative Asset

An investor liquidated his stocks to buy Rs10 million of trading cards. It's a market that has delivered outsized returns.

Grace Soh on Cinnamon Life, Designing for Experience, and Inspiring Guest Loyalty

A conversation with the interior designer who helped define a major Sri Lankan hospitality project

The Great Manager Awards Challenge How Sri Lankan Companies Identify Future Leaders

The Colombo Leadership Academy's Great Manager Awards turns management into a metric that can be measured, benchmarked, and won

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Colombo's Working Mothers Want to Stay Employed. Nobody Is Helping Them

A study of low-income mothers in the capital finds that informal care networks are the only thing keeping women in the workforce. Those networks are breaking down.

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What?! A Croc?!

The Largest Living Reptile Is Your Neighbour

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Building Hotels at Maldivian Prices & Selling at Phuket Rates

8% returns and 15 years to break even. Developers demand double in half the time.

What Comes Next for Sri Lanka’s Economy? Views from the Boardroom

From consumer behaviour to infrastructure, this discussion maps Sri Lanka’s path to resilient growth

After a Run of Exits, BOV Capital Pauses Its Third Fund

The firm’s exit record underscores both momentum and the constraints shaping the venture ecosystem.

Iran’s Currency Collapse Hits Sri Lanka’s Tea Exports

Middle Eastern buyers pull back as currency depreciation pressures tea prices

EPF Pension Plan Option Raises the Same Governance Concerns

A pension-style payout is possible, but the harder task is fixing mismanagement, low returns, and weak oversight

Can a Newcomer Disrupt the Ride-Hailing Giants? Enter Helago

With $1 million in funding and a different approach to pricing, HelaGo takes on a market shaped by scale.

From Revenue to Repression: Tax Administration and Justice

Improper tax enforcement harms society, distorts business activity, and undermines economic justice

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Beyond the Cash Transfer: Aswesuma’s Nutrition Blind Spot

The new social assistance programme fails to create lasting solutions

The $4.3 Billion Plan to Rebuild After Cyclone Ditwah

$4.1 billion in damage, with infrastructure hit hardest, followed by homes, farms, and businesses.

Agricultural Sector Faces Steep Recovery After Cyclone Ditwah

A sharp drop in domestic food output must be swiftly remedied to avoid another food crisis in 2026

1.2 Million Women Affected, Zero Representation In Recovery

International commitments mandate inclusive disaster governance, but Ditwah’s response tells a different story

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