December 1997

Romesh de Silva THE IRONY OF LEADERSHIP IS THAT YOU NEVER BElong. A leader is always something of an...

A teenager in USA has 140 sports shoes, but what is surprising is that they all carry Nike branding....

Sam Swaminathan In a complex business environment no organization is independent. Everyone is either dependent or interdependent. ANY BUSINESS,...

Rienzie T. Wijetilleke, Managing Director, Hatton National Bank I wish to join my friends in congratulating Business To day'...

After a year of discussions, Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa announced the formation of a strategic alliance that will provide...

Eagle NDB, the result of a partnership between CTC Eagle Insurance Company and National Development Bank (NDB) launched their...

Dialog GSM wish to carry out the following correction with regard to the article 'Prioritizing Customer Service- an interview...

Ceylon Tobacco Company is proud to announce the appointment of Lt. Gen. J E D Perera, VSV, as non-executive...

Chanuka Wattegama Are 56 kbps modems going to offer a faster internet? A BUSINESS MAGAZINE IS HARDLY the place...

Asiff Hussein takes a look at current ideas and trends in transport infrastructure development EVER SINCE THE DAWN OF...

Classic Timepieces Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Piaget. The names are as familiar to Asian consumers these days as Japan's...

Priyantha Gamege Europe unites under a single currency WHILST THE WORLD AWAITS ON TIP-TOE FOR the dawn of the...

Rohan Gunasekera SOME OF THE NEW PRIVATE SECTOR OWNERS OF Sri Lanka's regional plantations companies are stripping away inefficient,...

Dinesh Weerakkody In a corporate world obsessed with maximizing returns the question of private sector taking a lead role...

Farah Mihilar THE PEOPLES ALLIANCE GOVERNMENT'S FOURTH budget was passed in Parliament on the 19th of November. After two...

Currency jitters drag the market down. The All Share Index fell 7.8% during the month despite some very impressive...

Sarath Rajapakse Market Blues Financial market turbulence triggered off by the floating and the subsequent collapse of the Thai...

President Chandrika Kumaratunga talks about the social, economic and political aspects of the country Lucien Rajakarunanayake BT: Thank you...

Stanley Fernando Did you know that even Santa Claus has problems with the Revenue? Santa has made available copies...