How will the Inland Revenue Act affect the tax structure and foreign direct investment (FDI)?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
Articles & Analysis | Regulation reforms, credit growth and strong macroeconomic indicators bode well for Sri Lankan banking sector from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
Improving economic growth, an increasingly sophisticated domestic market and regulatory reform are the main factors shaping the Sri Lankan banking sector. Stability has become a watchword following a period of rapid credit growth, as a flourishing private sector boosted the development of a previously underbanked market. Although the sector...
Articles & Analysis | EU reinstates trade preferences for Sri Lanka from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
The government’s push to increase export receipts will benefit from the restoration of its Generalised System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) trade concessions status with the EU, which had been suspended for nearly seven years prior to mid-2017. Although data shows that EU imports from Sri Lanka did not significantly decline in the years following...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Dumindra Ratnayaka: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
What steps are being taken in 2018 to further develop Sri Lanka as an attractive destination for FDI?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Malik Samarawickrama: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
Which sectors offer the most promising opportunities for foreign direct investment (FDI)?
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lanka lowers tariffs to increase trade volumes and investment from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
Flat export growth and a widening trade deficit have prompted Sri Lanka to launch a series of trade policy reforms aimed at boosting domestic competitiveness and export-oriented investment. A new trade strategy, announced in early 2017, is expected to shift the focus towards value-added manufacturing offerings and support programmes for...