Before the COVID-19 crisis, Sri Lanka was already in a weak fiscal position, with low government tax revenue generation at 11.6% of GDP, a high public debt burden of 86.8…
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Asia and the Pacific
01 Oct 2021
This month’s issue features articles on environment, labour, governance, macroeconomics and health.
In the sphere of macroeconomics, IPS Executive Director, Dr…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Sep 2021
As Sri Lanka steps into a phase of development where digitalisation of services is being prioritised (government services, doing business procedures, etc) the role that…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Sep 2021
On 23 June 2021, we mark the fourth death anniversary of our former Executive Director, Dr Saman Kelegama, who helped propel the IPS to become the front runner of economic…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Jun 2021