Echelon Magazine - December 2022

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Grand corruption, the theft of Sri Lanka’s national wealth by kleptocratic leaders and their cronies is again in the public eye following the elevated civic consciousness after the aragalaya that overthrew a government. The amounts pilfered by politicians and their cronies is anyone's guess given that most of this wealth is stashed away overseas.

However in the last decade or more attitudes have changed with the growing view of corruption as one of the main causes of poverty. Global institutions including NGOs that offer practical help to track down the loot have emerged. Most notable among them is the joint UN-World Bank project, the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative.

National legal regimes too are evolving. Even within a country a criminal prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt before action for asset recovery can commence. This is a difficult task. However several countries have introduced a system called non conviction based recovery where you go after the property, and not the perpetrator. Anyone unable to provide a plausible explanation risks having the assets confiscated for good after an investigation.
In our December issue a panel of experts discuss the future of corruption and how Sri Lanka should get about recovering stolen assets in the country and overseas.

Echelon Magazine Description:

Intelligent Storytelling

The one thing that will define the Echelon magazine will be the quality of the storytelling. Echelon,published monthly, will cover in depth Sri Lanka’s most successful businesses, examine their winning strategiesand profile their leaders in immersive stories. Great stories are also never limited to words, and our approach includes rich photography, bold graphics and leading edge design which together will make for a compelling read.

But business doesn’t start and end in a boardroom;it extends to the golf club greens, to international travel and to pursuits that blurthe lines between commercial venture and sheer passion. The Echelon team will present the best in business and lifestyle coverage that will appeal to an exclusive and affluent readership: an otherwise hard to reach demographic.

Content will be developed by one of the most experienced and proven teams of editors, financial journalists, photographers and designers in the country.This team has already raised the bar for powerful and expertly crafted business news. Shamindra Kulamannage, will lead the editorial team.

The reputation of Echelon is being built on the separation between editorial and advertising. However we are also looking for the most creative and impactful new formats that can be applied in our magazines, iPad app as well as website to help our clients reach our audience. We are flexible and creative and we will have a solution for every single advertiser who wants to reach our audience.

We are passionate about creative results and about working with our advertisers to help them create bespoke multi platform creative solutions with our in house creative team and of course our sales team.

Echelon will be a great place to show off the products and capabilities of our clients because they will be surrounded by an editorial product that is expertly crafted, full of integrity and intelligence.