by: Rohantha N A Athulorale
Director - Economic Affairs
Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process

With the recent cost increase of 43% in electricity and inflation recording a high of 28.2% in June, organizations must be lean in today’s business world. When an organization is lean, it can drive productivity and make quicker changes in a volatile market place that will result in a stronger contribution to the bottom line. This strong bottom line can lead to investments in emerging areas like the Eastern province of the country, that can lead to Peace due to livelihood development.

by: Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona

Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

As we advance into the 21st century, in an intensely complex international and domestic environment, the challenges confronting the Foreign Service today are complex and daunting. The country will quite rightly demand more of our foreign service. We are being required to produce results and to generate returns for the investment that the country makes on us, especially in the key policy areas. The Foreign Service must, in today's circumstances, be in forefront of those whose task it is to counter the consequences of perceptions generated internationally.