Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen (third from left) addresses the closure of pioneering UNESCO-APEID meeting in South Asia on 12 October at JAIC Hilton Colombo, joined by MIT Club Germany VP Prof Dr Richard C Geibel (far left), NEDA Chairman-Director General Dakshitha Bogollagama (second from left), UNESCO Bangkok Office Educational Innovation and Skills … [Read more...] about First global entrepreneur education meet elevates Sri Lanka to prestigious UNESCO-APEID Chair
Budget promises lagging; state of ‘Implementation Unit’ unknown – Daily Mirror
National Budget Department says no such unit exists Progress reports of individual ministries lacking consistency Status of 26 percent of promises remains undisclosed By Shabiya Ali AhlamThe government has yet again failed to implement the vast majority of the budget promises, even with an ‘Implementation Unit’ which was supposed to have been established under the … [Read more...] about Budget promises lagging; state of ‘Implementation Unit’ unknown – Daily Mirror
Coalition politics hurt Sri Lanka liberalization drive: Harsha
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's liberalization drive has been hit by policy conflicts due to clashing ideologies of the two main coalition partners, a minister representing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party said. "Coalition politics is not easy. It’s difficult," National Policies and Economic Affairs State Minister Harsha de Silva told forum at … [Read more...] about Coalition politics hurt Sri Lanka liberalization drive: Harsha
Budget 2018 mired on implementation
From left: Verite Research’s Research Director Subhashini Abeysinghe, Analyst Hasna Munas and Economic Research Team Leader Vidya Nathaniel - Pic by Ruwan Walpola Verité’s latest Budget tracker for 1H shows only 8% of 38 major proposals worth Rs. 149 b on track 33% of proposals tagged as broken, neglected or stalled Transparency declines, progress on 74% of promises … [Read more...] about Budget 2018 mired on implementation
U.S. Is World’s Most Competitive Economy for First Time in a Decade
The U.S. is back on top as the most competitive country in the world, regaining the No. 1 spot for the first time since 2008 in an index produced by the World Economic Forum, which said the country could still do better on social issues.America climbed one place in the rankings of 140 countries, with the top five rounded out by Singapore, Germany, Switzerland and … [Read more...] about U.S. Is World’s Most Competitive Economy for First Time in a Decade