Emerging Technologies and Trade: Can Sri Lanka Stay Ahead of the Game?
[ By Janaka Wijayasiri PhD ]We live in an era marked by unprecedented technological change and innovations, which are transforming economic activities, including trade. While developments such as advanced robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and three-dimensional (3D) printing could open up many opportunities for…
Tourism vs. Remittances: Impact of Easter Attacks on Sri Lanka’s Foreign Exchange Earnings
(By Bilesha Weeraratne PhD) Sri Lanka was a few days short of celebrating a decade of peace since the end of the 30-year old separatist conflict, when a series of horrific attacks in three churches and three tourist hotels claimed more than 250 lives and injured another 500 or…
Counting the Cost: Terrorism and its Impact on the Sri Lankan Economy
(By Dr. Dushni Weerakoon )Terrorism is not an obvious subject for economic analysis. The greatest cost comes in the form of lives lost and injured. However, terror attacks also aim to disrupt economic life, and how far they succeed needs to be assessed and evaluated. The immediate economic…
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