In what ways can policymakers promote regional economic integration?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Samantha Ranatunga, Chairman, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lanka looks to strengthen trade and international relations from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
After centuries of foreign rule and years of internal conflict, Sri Lanka is now changing its focus to reforming the nation’s political and economic spheres to exert its renewed influence in the region and become an independent, global player. Now is the time to see if Sri Lanka has the will to implement challenging reforms and take its place...
While reduced oil prices are undoubtedly a concern for the emirate’s authorities, economic diversification efforts of recent years mean Abu Dhabi is well placed to weather a prolonged period of subdued prices. Vision 2030 meanwhile contains a raft of goals that will further reduce the emirate’s reliance on hydrocarbons, and continue to foster the emergence of a more sustainable and knowledge-based economy in the years ahead.
This chapter contains details on leading hotels in Sri Lanka, information for business or leisure visitors, phone numbers for government offices and embassies, and helpful tips for new arrivals to the island.
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...
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...