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Sri Lanka needs to create an environment that rewards investment: Harvard economist
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka needs to create an environment that rewards investment: Harvard economist

Sri Lanka should move towards a simpler tariff structure, and implement direct taxes on things like income and property to…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/02/2018
Sri Lanka’s reforms need to be targeted to support the poor, World Bank says
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s reforms need to be targeted to support the poor, World Bank says

While Sri Lanka can claim a low poverty rate compared to other countries in in South Asia, significant poverty still…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/01/2018
Sri Lanka’s trade deficit with India no big deal, says economist
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit with India no big deal, says economist

Despite the hue and cry made by the public and a certain section of the business community on Sri Lanka’s…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/11/2017

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