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Friday November 13th, 2026
Op-ed/Special Reports

Sri Lanka's lost decade: A decade of diverging household incomes

The typical household is worse off despite nominal gains, the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) says

November 10, 2026 4 min read

Beyond AI adoption: The shift towards measurable business value

This shift was explored at the National AI Expo, featuring Varun Rastogi, Partner, AI & Data, Deloitte India.

October 31, 2026 3 min read

Advancing human capital for durable growth: Policy priorities for Sri Lanka

Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) outlines policy choices the country must make to sustain long-term growth

October 29, 2026 5 min read

Strong local core foundation for retail export: Deloitte Sri Lanka

From domestic strength to regional growth: Rethinking the retail consumer opportunity

October 26, 2026 6 min read
Sri Lanka urged to exclude traders from VAT and abolish double taxation

For too long, our tax system has been weighed down by duplication, inconsistency, and policy drift.

Beyond recovery: Policy priorities to achieve durable growth in Sri Lanka

IPS's Sri Lanka State of the Economy 2026, discusses policy priorities

Cyber resilience starts at the top: Deloitte Sri Lanka

A discussion on how boards can better prepare organisations for complex cyber disruption.

October 3, 2026 4 min read

Beyond the crisis: Sectoral paths to Sri Lanka's durable growth

Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) recommendations for the upcoming national budget

September 23, 2026 9 min read

Building Sri Lanka's contemporary creative economy

Sri Lanka doesn't need another craft revival. It needs a creative economy.

September 12, 2026 5 min read

Rethinking free trade

The world is now reevaluating the role of economic interconnectedness in global affairs, according to this IMF article

Kim Ruhl, IMF
June 30, 2026 6 min read

Unit trusts offer Sri Lanka investors a 'financial smoothie': JB Financial

How to protect your wealth from rising inflation with unit trusts and diversification

June 30, 2026 3 min read

How Vietnam turned FTAs into apparel growth, and what Sri Lanka can learn: JAAF

Vietnam’s FTA network give it access to key markets including the EU, UK, Japan, Canada, Australia, China, South Korea

May 10, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka’s GI and IP advantage

Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) explores potential of IP Rights and Geographical Indications in strengthening exports

Dilani Hirimuthugodage
April 30, 2026 5 min read

Powering through droughts and crises: Redesigning Sri Lanka's energy resilience

The next drought, El Niño, and oil shock are certainties, IPS warns,

Erandathie Pathiraja
April 28, 2026 6 min read

How the US-Israel confrontation with Iran is shattering the Westphalian system

"When the most powerful states no longer agree on how the system should function, international rules become symbolic"

April 7, 2026 19 min read

The unlocked potential of ageing and silver economy in Sri Lanka

An Institute of Policy Studies blog analyses challenges and possibilities for Sri Lanka to reap demographic dividends

Bilesha Weeraratne
March 5, 2026 5 min read
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Sri Lanka after IEEPA: Navigating tariffs in a volatile US trade environment

IPS analyses the status of US tariffs on Sri Lankan exports, especially following the recent US Supreme Court judgement

Asanka Wijesinghe
February 27, 2026 6 min read

Sri Lanka's choices in unsound money and inflation in historical context with Lawrence White

How did money become so bad and so unstable in this century

February 12, 2026 34 min read

Rebuilding housing post-Ditwah: Lessons from Sri Lanka’s tsunami experience

An Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) article draws from lessons of the post-tsunami housing programme

Nisha Arunatilake
December 11, 2025 6 min read

Sri Lanka’s food security after Cyclone Ditwah: Risk, recovery, and resilience

An Institute of Policy Studies article looks at urgency of restoring transport links, supporting farmers

Manoj Thibbotuwawa and Chandula Idirisinghe
December 9, 2025 7 min read

Double down to tackle Sri Lanka’s freshwater tsunami

This time it is a freshwater tsunami engulfing the entire country

Krishantha Prasad Cooray
December 1, 2025 3 min read

How price controls backfire on Sri Lanka's rice sector : Advocata

Advocata Institute article examines recurring instability in rice market

November 22, 2025 5 min read

US policies driving India-China closer, creates new avenues for developing nations

Regional Centre for Strategic Studies discusses research priorities for Global South

November 13, 2025 4 min read

The urgent need to reform Sri Lanka's Colombo port operations to end congestion

Reports of ships failing to call at Colombo because of potential delays in the Port of Colombo, are a major concern

Yohan Lawrence, the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF)
November 6, 2025 3 min read

Electoral system, social dynamics prevent Sri Lankan women from politics: IPS

Women leaders who hold political positions need proper training and recognition to maintain leadership positions

October 31, 2025 6 min read

Sri Lanka should convert recovery to structurally led growth: IPS

Reforms to tackle rigidities in land, labour markets or opening up to trade, investment help improve resource allocation

October 15, 2025 2 min read
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