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Op-ed/Special Reports

Rethinking free trade

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

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

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,

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"

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

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
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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

Sri Lanka Companies Act amendment marks a cultural shift: Panel

Deloitte webinar unpacks the Companies (Amendment) Act No. 12 of 2025

October 11, 2025 3 min read

Green cars, red light for Sri Lanka

EV users contribute less to state coffers

Amal Jayasinghe
October 11, 2025 4 min read

Sri Lanka should mandate 2-pct inflation ceiling to avert next economic crisis

Under a five percent inflation target, Sri Lanka has suffered a series of currency crises and eventual default

Ravi Ratnasabapathy
October 2, 2025 14 min read

Cultivating circular futures: Youth as agents of change

An article by the FAO Representative for Sri Lanka and the Maldives

Vimlendra Sharan
September 27, 2025 4 min read

EUDR in 2025: Is Sri Lanka ready for the EU’s new deforestation rules?

Institute of Policy Studies - Sri Lanka article

Asanka Wijesinghe, Rashmi Anupama, and Chaya Dissanayake
September 11, 2025 5 min read

Sri Lanka's Companies Act amendment aligns it with global standards: Deloitte

International standards such as those set by Financial Action Task Force, Asia-Pacific Group on AML

August 28, 2025 6 min read

Indian democracy and economic growth plays a pivotal role in world order

Panelists of webinar on ‘India: A Stable Democracy Leading the Global South’ say India in ideal position

Kshama Ranawana
August 28, 2025 5 min read

Making public policy work for women: Lessons from Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 response

An Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka article discusses gender-responsive policymaking that work for everyone

Sunimalee Madurawala
August 26, 2025 6 min read

Occupational exposure to GenAI in Sri Lanka

Benefits from GenAI are hindered by low digital literacy and utilisation by businesses, says Institute of Policy Studies

Nisha Arunatilake and Himani Vithanage
August 19, 2025 5 min read
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