MSME Recovery in Post-Ditwah Sri Lanka: Turning Geographic Data into Action
The recent cyclonic storm Ditwah disrupted micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) islandwide, caused by production disruptions, infrastructure damage (including roads and mobile networks), supply-chain interruptions, and reduced access to markets. Rapid responses were necessary for the MSME sector to restart business operations and reconnect to markets. In fact, the effects of Cyclone Ditwah might amplify preexisting vulnerabilities in the MSME sector, including a heavy debt burden, informality, susceptibility to domestic demand shocks, and limited technical capacity to build climate resilience.
Trade is Not Just for Big Businesses: Role of Sri Lankan SMEs in Trade
This article explores trade barriers SMEs face and how trade policy can be used as an important tool to ensure greater participation of SMEs in international trade.
Networking and Information: Crucial Ingredients in Empowering Women Owned and Led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Sri Lanka
In this special article to mark the Intentional Women’s Day Sunimalee Madurawala points out the importance of enhancing access to ‘information’ and ‘networking’ in order to empower women entrepreneurs.
‘Standards’ Can Help Sri Lankan SMEs Access New Markets
Government institutions and regional chambers must take lead role in creating more awareness on standards among SMEs and help them in implementation.
Better Business Development Services Can Help Sri Lanka’s Women Entrepreneurs Prosper
A new study by IPS and Oxfam focuses on the need to unleash potential of female entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka, and reveals that better business development services can go a long way in helping women-operated businesses.
Demystifying Hawala/Undiyal – The Not So Dismal Science:[…] believed that informal fund transfer operations in Sri Lanka have expanded considerably due to the wide gap between the…