PRIVATE SECTOR AS A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
Targets intended to shape development in the years up to 2030 are attracting private sector interest in Sri Lanka. Businesses are counting on bottom-line impact of development goals
WHERE THE WIND BLOWS
When the country’s power generation sources drain out, investors look elsewhere
TWO UNPRICED STOCK OPPORTUNITIES: A SMALL BANK AND A GOOD GOVERNANCE PREMIUM
WE ASKED TWO STOCKBROKER CHIEF EXECUTIVES TO IDENTIFY A TREND THEY THINK IS NOT YET PRICED IN
Akram Cassim
The Chief Executive of Colombo Jewellery Stores may deal with precious stones all day, but his wife and daughter are the real jewels in his life
EN ROUTE TO GREECE?
The debt crisis in Greece was long known and predicted. But, it did happen. With elections ahead, is Sri Lanka heading the same way?
Soaring above
How one company’s journey changed a university’s thinking on startups
TWO MODEL STOCK PORTFOLIOS GAIN IN 2017
THREE MODEL PORTFOLIOS BUILT FOR ECHELON BY TOP FUND MANAGERS HAD TWO WINNERS OUTPERFORMING THE MARKET
The Hambantota port deal is disadvantageous for Sri Lanka. But, was a better one possible?
A poor choice to build an unequipped port has been compounded by ill-thought-out tax breaks and mysterious concessions. Can anything good possibly come out of the Hambantota port deal?
Landmark Revolutionizes Affordable Living in Sri Lanka
‘Comfort Dwellings’, a series of suburban housing projects by Landmark Developers, is establishing a benchmark about what it means to buy a contemporary, affordable home
CONSUMERS CUT DOWN ON DAILY ESSENTIALS
A sneak peek into consumers’ shopping carts reveals a lot about the direction of the economy