Spiking interest rates or hurting the Rupee
The profligate ways of Sri Lanka’s budget has landed the country in balance-of-payments trouble, again. This is the major challenge in allocating a long-term portfolio
Sanga’s place in the pantheon
Statistical modeling illustrates that Kumar Sangakkara – who will be playing his last international game for Sri Lanka in August 2015 - belongs nowhere other than at the very top of the contemporary batting pantheon
For audiophiles in Sri Lanka, Apple breaks new ground
Millions of people are being won over by music streaming, which offers huge catalogs of recorded material on demand on multiple de vices though one online subscription. In Sri Lanka, somehow, no major streaming service was available until Apple Music’s global launch this year.
No magic wand: Tittawella’s painful medicine for ailing EAP group
Mano Tittawella brought back government-run People’s Bank from a deep hole. Fifteen years later, he is trying to do the same for a family-run business, the EAP Group, and hopes to go further, but only because they are willing to take the pain
A Second Coming
An opportunity for a new career and a different way of living are encouraging European citizens, particularly Brits, to migrate to Sri Lanka.
Collectibles As Investment Assets
Owning unconventional collectible assets can be a delightful experience. Besides the joys of ownership, their returns are reasonably good, but risks including liquidity are also elevated
The CSE at 30: Where to now?
The stock exchange is celebrating a milestone in 2015. Its short-term aim is to modernize and update its trading infrastructure
Big Fish In a Small Pond
Homeware store Abdul Rahims has benefited from being a big fish in a small pond. In the last decade they also deepened the pond by growing as a wholesaler. In its fifth generation of family leadership, the firm now needs to make another leap
Family Matters In The Sea Street Gold Trade
Some Sea Street gold jewelers are fading because their children don’t want to join the business. Ravi Jewellers is an exception
Rainco’s Sunny Transition
Careful succession planning and awareness of consumer trends have transformed umbrella manufacturer Rainco into a provider of merchandise that not only protects from the weather, but also helps consumers enjoy it.
Sri Lanka’s economic transformation and real estate
Real estate returns have generally exceeded those of fixed income in the past two decades. How will real estate returns now respond to Sri Lanka’s accelerating urbanisation and tourism boom? Will returns soar?