Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - February 2022

In this issue

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Inaugural Meeting of the Ninth Parliament emphasized the initiatives undertaken by the Government towards the development of the nation. He also underlined that while successfully encountering short-term problems, the primary responsibility is to continue implementing the long-term development program to the country’s people and endorsed by a majority.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended all startups and the innovative youth who are raising the flag of India in the world of startups. He also believes that the golden age of India’s startups is starting now, and that role in building a grand India on completing 100 years of its independence is immense.

A testament to Sri Lanka’s centuries-old tryst with Tea is Basilur – a finely infused addition to the tea literature of brews that define the quintessentially world-renowned Ceylon Tea brand.

Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, addressing the Davos Agenda discussed China’s initiatives to boost its economic, social recovery, and development plans.

At World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the multi- lingual and multi-cultural environment Indians live
in is an excellent power of India and the whole world.

From the impact of a new COVID variant to continued inflation, governments will continue to face economic challenges in 2022. Speakers at the Davos Global Economic Forum: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank; Kuroda Haruhiko, Governor, Bank of Japan; Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance of Indonesia; and Paulo Guedes, Minister of Economy, Ministry of Economy of Brazil.