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| Launch of the “Handbook on the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement,” Upper Crystal Ballroom, Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, 15th May 2013 | |||||
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In an event jointly organized by the Indian High Commission and the IPS on the 15th of May, the ‘Handbook on the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement’, was launched in an effort to increase awareness of, and reduce misconceptions regarding the Free Trade Agreement signed between the two countries in 1998 (and came in to force in 2000). |
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| Anushka Wijesinha, Research Economist, IPS, Highlighted in ’40 Under 40’, in the Echelon Magazine, 13th May 2013 | |||||
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Echelon – A monthly magazine which covers in depth, Sri Lanka’s most successful businesses examines their winning strategies and profiles their leaders in immersive stories. In its ‘40 UNDER 40’ Feature, Echelon highlights young innovators, disruptors, thought leaders and builders of businesses who touched the lives of people all over the world by creating jobs, influencing actions and developing new ways of doing things. IPS staff member, Research Economist, Anushka Wijesinha has been selected as one among the forty. |
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| Intersectoral Action for the Health in Addressing Social Determinants of Health through Public Policies in Sri Lanka: Health in All Policies | |||||
Authors: Samanthi Bandara, Naomi Jayaratne, Sunimalee Madurawala Health permeates all aspects of social life. This factor is now being recognized in public policies, with health being included as a policy concern in every governance sector. Health in All Policies (HiAP) is well recognized as a Policy Practice, which emphasizes the need of including and integrating the health component in other policies during the policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Consequently, this policy practice requires a mechanism with the joint leadership within governments, across all sectors, and between levels of government. Therefore, many countries within the region and out have made concerted efforts to integrate health considerations into other public policies which have an impact on health. Sri Lanka currently does not have an integrated governance tool which deals with health in other public policies through policy formulation, implementation and evaluation at a national level. However, it is observed that there are fragmented committees and task forces which address various health issues at different levels. |
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| Impacts of 2011 Tax Reforms on Tax Revenues and Redistribution in Sri Lanka | |||||
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Authors: Nisha Arunatilake, Priyanka Jayawardena and Anushka Wijesinha The need to reduce budget deficits by increasing government revenues has been a challenge faced by the Sri Lankan government for some time. The 2011 tax reforms basically aimed to increase tax revenues by expanding the tax base - particularly by removing tax exemptions for public sector employees - while keeping the tax rates “competitive”. At the same time, tax rates have been reduced with the aim of improving tax compliance of PAYE (new reformed tax scheme) tax payers.
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| Eradicating Child Malnutrition in Sri Lanka: Looking Beyond Health | |||||
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Author: Priyanka Jayawardena Despite countless initiatives to alleviate malnutrition over the years, it affects hundreds of thousands of children in Sri Lanka. Understanding the determinants of malnutrition, as well as causes of higher childhood malnutrition amongst lower socio-economic groups is important for improving the effectiveness of policies aimed at reducing childhood malnutrition, especially in severely affected populations. |
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