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Kasturi Chellaraja, Managing Director for Pharmaceuticals, Logistics and Maritime, Hemas Holdings: Interview
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Interview: Kasturi Chellaraja What role can strategic foreign partners play in fulfilling Sri Lanka’s maritime aspirations? KASTURI CHELLARAJA: Sri Lanka’s vision is to become a global logistics and maritime hub, and we’ve been on the journey to become one since the olden days. Having an advantageous location is essential, but not enough – the country needs to add infrastructure developments…
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John Amaratunga, Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs: Interview
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Interview: John Amaratunga In what ways is the emergence of online agencies disrupting tour operations? JOHN AMARATUNGA: The ministry works very closely with tour operators, and the established operators are both cautious and optimistic about the emerging online agencies. At the end of the day, the online agencies are eating into operators’ share of the market and obviously they are not too pleased…
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Hemaka Amarasuriya, Chairman, Sri Lanka Insurance: Interview
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Interview: Hemaka Amarasuriya How has the sector demonstrated its commitment to increase insurance penetration levels? HEMAKA AMARASURIYA: In comparison to GDP, premiums are at a low 0.5%. In emerging markets such as ours, there will be a time lag between increasing GDP and its trickle-down effect on peripheral markets. Insurance penetration for households is at 13% and for the working population…
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Ananda Jayawardane, Vice-Chancellor, University of Moratuwa: Interview
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Interview: Ananda Jayawardane What can the government do to address the issue of “brain drain” in the higher education sector? ANANDA JAYAWARDANE: The main reasons for brain drain are better opportunities for those scholars who go abroad for various academic purposes, and the frustrations and challenges they face when working in Sri Lanka. Opportunities abroad include an academically rewarding…
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Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Megapolis and Western Development: Interview
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Interview: Patali Champika Ranawaka Which Megapolis project initiatives does the ministry regard as high priority? PATALI CHAMPIKA RANAWAKA: The Western Region Megapolis project, as you know, is Sri Lanka’s grand strategy for growing into a high-income country – an economic development goal that we want to achieve while ensuring environmental sustainability, social equity in the distribution…
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Wong Heang Fine, Group CEO, Surbana Jurong: Interview
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Interview: Wong Heang Fine How can policymakers work to ensure the population base is spread across the city and not just the central business district? WONG HEANG FINE: Cities cannot be cost competitive if there is no balance. In other words, first there needs to be jobs, and then you have to build the housing to support these jobs. You don’t build them 20 km down the road and expect people to…
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Susantha Ratnayake, Chairman, John Keells: Interview
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Interview: Susantha Ratnayake What is the pace of development in the middle and upper segments of the residential property market, and does this need to be adjusted? SUSANTHA RATNAYAKE: The residential development market has seen tremendous growth over the last few years. The demand for housing is approximately 100,000 units per year, while the demand for condominium developments in the upper and…
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe: Viewpoint
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Viewpoint: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Sri Lanka has developed a variety of distinct economic sectors, which are capable of further integrating the country’s economy into the global value chain. The digital economy, tourism and commercial agriculture are coming of age in terms of their potential to offer high-value skills and remuneration to young jobseekers in the country. The new economic…
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Peter Wong, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, HSBC: Viewpoint
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Viewpoint: Peter Wong To really understand what China’s Belt and Road initiative is all about, it’s best to stop thinking of it as being purely about “roads” and infrastructure “belts.” True, “Belt and Road” will involve building a lot of highways, railways, bridges and other infrastructure, which will act as the physical building blocks that will facilitate greater trade flows…
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Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General, UN: Viewpoint
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Viewpoint: Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General, UN The entire 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is centred on respect for human rights. It aims to ensure that no one is left behind by reaching out to the most vulnerable and marginalised first. Sustainable Development Goal 16, on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies, provides the clearest example of this approach. Goal 10 on reducing…