AFTER 12 YEARS AS THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DUSHNI WEERAKOON WAS HERALDED IN TO LEAD THE INSTITUTE OF POLICY STUDIES IN A TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCE. BUILDING ON THE LEGACY OF HER PREDECESSOR, SHE’S ON COURSE TO BUILD A VOICE THAT COULD SHAPE SRI LANKA’S ECONOMY

ON THE MAGICAL LURE OF THE TURFS, horses and races of India’s ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB, KOLKATA

HATTON NATIONAL BANK IS ON A MISSION TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE, HAPPY AND BRIGHT WORKFORCE

From apprentice sailor to coffee extraordinaire and a jack of many trades, Cargill & Co has withstood the sands of time due to the relentless efforts of its founding father

AS CHINA AND INDIA VIE FOR STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, A FOREIGN POLICY THINK TANK LED BY DINUSHA PANDITARATNE GUIDES SRI LANKA ALONG THE NARROW PATH BETWEEN A DRAGON AND A TIGER

THE FAMED GLOBAL TRIATHLON SERIES DEBUTS IN SRI LANKA AS PART OF ITS EXPANSION STRATEGY, BRINGING TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF HIGHLY MOTIVATED PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING TOP CORPORATE EXECS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO ALSO HAPPEN TO BE ENDURANCE JUNKIES

Getting fit is a top priority for the Chief Executive of SAGT, who gets his inspiration from his family

THE CREATOR OF AN AWARD-WINNING EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME EXPLAINS THE BUSINESS VALUE OF GENDER DIVERSITY

A topic we have been discussing for ages. So why are we still nowhere near a solution?

Female participation in the labour market has grown four percent in twenty years. What’s really holding women back?

By Veronika Halamkova & Shamindra Kulamannage

The global economy has been through some tough times. Recovery from the great global financial crisis has been slow, as growing issues continue to challenge an economic rebound. The ripples of a financial crisis, however small, may have been reflected in our own economic performance over the last few years. However, a positive outlook seems to be the driving force as Sri Lanka gears up as a nation to leverage the opportunities ahead

Sri Lanka’s largest dam collects water from both the Mahaweli and Kaluganga rivers to irrigate parched lands in the North and the East

A layer of technocrats working with ministers can improve policy

Overexposure to gold-backed lending made matters worse for the subprime lender struggling with the complexities of being family controlled

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HELANI GALPAYA, A DIRECTOR AT LIRNEASIA, WANTS YOU TO TREAT THE INTERNET AS A FRIEND AND A FOE AT THE SAME TIME

Ramesh Shanmuganathan, Executive Vice President cum Chief Information Officer of John Keells Group and Chief Executive Officer of John Keells IT, spoke to Echelon about the digital transformation about to take the country by storm