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The demographic transition in Sri Lanka of an older and aging population is well underway as the country faces escalating health care costs. Read More »
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South Asia’s future economic growth, social development, and employment are tied to providing housing and nurturing real-estate growth. Read More »
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Economic progress is accompanied by a fundamental transformation of economic landscapes. Read More »
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The report starts with an overview and introduces the main findings. It addresses major constraints, instruments, and outcomes important to unleash the potential of infrastructure investments and policy ...
Most developing countries following independence opted for strong central control and direction of the education system, partly because of limited resources and the need to plan carefully and partly because of a...
To regain the strong growth it had before the global crisis, South Asia will have to manage a combination of persistent external economic headwinds and increasing regional macroeconomic and structural ...
The Colombo metropolitan area is Sri Lanka's commercial hub and accounts for almost 50 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). However, Colombo is highly vulnerable to flooding, and has experienced...
This study investigates the impact of key business environment indicators on productivity, innovation, and growth in Sri Lanka through a cluster-level productivity analysis, a firm-level total factor productivity...
In Sri Lanka, the vast disparity between the wealthier Western Province and the so-called “lagging regions” has long been cited as one of the country’s most severe obstacles to growth. Read More »
Jun 04, 2013
One million new jobs are needed each month to sustain growth and reduce poverty in South Asia. The region has seen a decrease in poverty and will be the largest contributor to the global workforce over the next two decades. More and better jobs are needed to sustain growth and reduce poverty. Read More »