What are the most important issues for the private sector in Sri Lanka in 2016?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Call for coherence: OBG talks to Samantha Ranatunga, Chairman, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
Interviews & Viewpoints | Comparative advantage: Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade, on cementing Sri Lanka’s hub status from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
For investment, I believe there are developments in the overall landscape that make it timely for a big push on our part to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Firstly, our government has embarked upon a development strategy that places a high priority on the creation of a FDI-friendly business environment. Secondly, we are currently in the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | President Maithripala Sirisena: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
Following the 2015 elections, what do you view as the most pressing priorities for political reform?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary-General, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC): Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
What are the most cumbersome barriers in the way of increased intra-SAARC trade volumes?
Articles & Analysis | Major reforms pose a big challenge for new Sri Lankan government from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
Billed as a platform for ending corruption and nepotism at the highest levels of government, the presidential elections of January 2015 ended the controversial 10-year executive presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa. The former president enjoyed enormous popularity in the aftermath of the country’s civil war and during the economic revival that...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, on third-generation economic reform: Viewpoint from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
When we came to power, on the 8th of January 2015, Sri Lanka was caught in a tremendous and dangerous international quagmire. This was the result of a lack of foresight by the previous government. At Sri Lanka’s request, the recommendations made in the UN Human Rights Council had not been implemented and the danger of sanctions was looming...