STORY HIGHLIGHTS Floating solar could bring multiple benefits such as better land utilisation, improved efficiency and it gives potential to help Sri Lanka meet its renewable energy goals Globally over 30 countries have implemented 500 projects including Maldives and India Comprehensive policy adaptation can help attract long term investors and tap climate finance options as…
By Chatura de Silva Crises can often lead to significant changes in almost every operational aspect of life. The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic is a fitting example of how profound disruption can be. Many industries and markets had to radically shift to accommodate new norms or had to work around new constraints to continue their…
Sri Lanka’s exports have surpassed the $ 1 billion mark in July after four months’ time period where the similar achievement was only recorded in March during this year. As per the figures released by the Sri Lanka Customs, Sri Lanka recorded exports worth of US$ 1,099.41 million in July 2021, the highest ever monthly…
By The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of any economy, and that is certainly true for Sri Lanka. MSMEs make up more than 90% of all non-agricultural business establishments in the country and generate 52% of GDP. They also account for 47% of all employment in…
The Silk Road Journal by Mahika Ming The Global Young Leaders Dialogue (GYLD) is an initiative of the Chinese NGO think tank Center for China & Globalization (CCG) in association with the Academy of Contemporary China & World Studies. The main objective of this initiative is to develop a global community engaged in positive trans-cultural…
Fitch Ratings: The National Ratings on Sri Lankan banks remain constrained by the sovereign credit profile (CCC), Fitch Ratings says. The highest National Rating for domestic banks with ratings driven by their intrinsic credit profiles is ‘AA-(lka)’. This is the highest point on the national scale that corresponds to an international scale rating of ‘CCC’…
By Dr. Roshan Rajadurai The recent move by the government to ensure the availability of fertiliser critical for the country’s agriculture sector is welcomed by all industry stakeholders – including the Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs), which cultivate tea, rubber and other plantation crops. This is a crucial source of support at a time the tea…
By Sudath Perera, Managing Partner, Sudath Perera Associates Pursuant to the World Anti-Counterfeiting Day, which fell on 8th June 2021, we are reminded of the severe impact and threat of counterfeit and pirated products on our lives and the economy. The World Anti-Counterfeiting Day was established by the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG) to address the…
Perceived Economic Opportunity Index 2021 [PEOI] Q2: March to June, 2021 This month we mark ten years of tracking the perception of economic opportunities among the people of Sri Lanka via the Perceived Economic Opportunity Index (PEOI). Having begun in July 2011 this measurement continued every month except for a short break in 2015 and…
Reuters – Sri Lanka paid a $1 billion bond last week, but the alarming state of its finances suggests it may have been just another step towards its first sovereign default. All the tell-tale crisis signs are there: bonds at nearly half their face value, debt-to-GDP levels above 100%, over 80% of government revenues being…
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