With robust growth figures, improving infrastructure, an increasingly service-dominated economy and a new reform-minded government, Sri Lanka is an economic champion that has too often been overlooked. The island nation has seen continuous growth since a recession in 2001, even during the last years of the civil war, which ended in 2008. The rising tide has lifted all boats, and pockets of...
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Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Sri Lanka has emerged from its long internal conflict, but with the post-war euphoria behind it, a number of structural challenges remain that will determine the country’s trajectory as it pushes forward. The state’s involvement in large parts of the economy could present stumbling blocks to a number of liberalising economic reforms that Sri Lanka is likely to need if it is to increase its...
Articles & Analysis | Philippines decentralisation policy makes Central Luzon a major hub from The Report: The Philippines 2017
In many ways Central Luzon, or Region III, shares many characteristics with Calabarzon, the country’s industrial core. As well as being an affluent region, Central Luzon is the third-highest contributor to GDP, with Bulacan and Nueva Ecija ranking among the top-10 earning provinces according to the Commission on Audit’s 2015 “Annual Financial...
Articles & Analysis | Philippines' Cebu in Central Visayas is attracting new investments from The Report: The Philippines 2017
Over the years Central Visayas’ key city, Cebu, has grown into one of the country’s most significant provincial economies and an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). Formerly the country’s colonial capital, and currently known as the Queen City of the South, Cebu’s central location has positioned the island as a natural...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Alfredo Marañon Jr, Governor, Province of Negros Occidental: Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2017
What potential does the formation of the Negros Island Region (NIR) unlock for the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Hermilando Mandanas, Governor, Province of Batangas: Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2017
What investment priorities do you believe will be the greatest drivers of growth for the province?