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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 end of the Multi-fiber Arrangement/Agreement on Textiles and Clothing in 2005 was a major policy change that affected the allocation of global apparel productions well as the lives of workers involved in this...
Executive Directors approved the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loan for the Metro Colombo Urban Development Project to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the amount...
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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 »
Sri Lanka has a youth generation wanting to be heard. Decades of violent unrest have been attributed to the lack of education and employment opportunities for their generation. Read More »