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Dushni Weerakoon made a presentation on
“Outlook and Prospects for the Sri Lankan Economy” at the
“CFA Day” organized by the Chartered Financial Analysts, Colombo,
Sri Lanka, 11 June, 2007
  
Dushni Weerakoon made a presentation on “Outlook and Prospects for the Sri Lankan Economy” at the “CFA Day” organized by the Chartered Financial Analysts, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 11 June, 2007
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Post Tsunami Recovery: Issues and Challenges in
Sri Lanka
  
Post Tsunami Recovery: Issues and Challenges in Sri Lanka

The IPS has been engaged in a continuous assessment of the macroeconomic challenges and constraints of the post-tsunami economic recovery process in Sri Lanka. Details >>

 
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The Macroeconomic Policy Unit of IPS is a key component of the overall medium term research strategy of the Institute. The primary focus of the Unit’s research programme is a continuing review of Sri Lanka’s efforts to accelerate growth in line with prudent fiscal and monetary policy management. In addition, the unit’s medium term research agenda is centred around studying the policy implications arising from broader issues related to the effectiveness and utilization of donor assistance, the implication of pension reform on fiscal management, and issues and constraints involved in the development of Sri Lanka’s financial sector.

Sri Lanka, after more than two decades of policy reform, is one of the most open and market oriented economies in the developing world. Its experience in implementing market reforms, however, has not been without controversy. Issues relating to inequities in the distribution of benefits of market reforms have seen the country grappling with continuing problems of poverty and unemployment. IPS places particular emphasis on providing rigorous macroeconomic policy analysis as the impact of macroeconomic policy—on economic growth, inflation, fiscal and monetary policy—permeates all sectors of the economy, and forms the foundation on which a coherent and consistent development strategy for a country can be implemented.