By Prof Samitha Hettige The Communist Party approved the report presented by President Xi Jinping at the 20th National Congress last week. It indicates the willingness, vision and the path CPC is planning to raise China to the next level under his leadership. Rise of China in the 21st century is the challenge of the…
Sri Lanka’s Export Performance in September 2022 Earnings from the merchandise exports increased by 5.75 % y-o-y to US$ 1,093.98 Mn in September 2022 as per the data released by the Sri Lanka Customs. This was mainly due to the increase in export earnings from Apparel & Textiles, Tea, Gems & Jewellery, Electrical & Electronic…
By Prof. Samitha Hettige Diwali or the festival of light is seen as celebrating a bumper harvest following the arrival of the monsoon. It is celebrated for few days during the last weeks of October mainly by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs (by illuminating their places of association). Some sociologists interpret the celebrations as “victory of…
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI, 2013=100) increased to 73.7% in September 2022 from 70.2% in August 2022. This increase in Y-o-Y inflation was driven by the monthly increases of both Food and Non-Food categories. Accordingly, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 85.8% in September 2022…
By Faris Hadad-Zervos World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka was on its way to eliminating extreme poverty until the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent economic crisis threw the country into disarray. Between 2006 and 2016, extreme poverty—measured by the number of people living on less than $ 2.15 a…
The deepening economic crisis is forcing people to make heartbreaking choices between going hungry, buying life-saving medicine, or finding the money to send children to school. A needs assessment by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reports of more than 2,900 households in 11 of the country’s 25 districts has found that 96%…
By Prof. Samitha Hettige The Sri Lanka Army celebrated its 73rd anniversary on 10th October. Throughout the years the SLA as an organization has acted for the good of the country. Fidel Castro of Cuba blamed the one who fires the first shot for the destruction caused in a conflict. SL security analysts since 1948…
“JAAF fully supports mechanisms and processes to improve the tax administration and collection and broadening of the tax base.” Yohan Lawrence, Secretary General Rebuilding Sri Lanka is a national priority and the Government of Sri Lanka has aptly stated that the path to rebuilding the nation is in strengthening export-led growth. Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports…
Politicizing human rights (HR) and practicing double standards in reference is considered unpopular and unethical but practiced by many especially in the West. As always there were many discussions on the issue during the 51st session of the United Nations HR Council. Of them China’s Xinjiang topped the list as it has been one of…
Uber and Uber Eats produced LKR 52 billion in consumer surplus* Increased flexibility provided to driver- and delivery-partners worth an estimated LKR 1.2 billion 91% of the riders use Uber for convenience, and help save 3.7 million hours a year 96% of female riders say safety is an important factor in choosing to use Uber…
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