Beyond Recovery: Policy Priorities to Achieve Durable Growth in Sri Lanka

Economy

By Rashmi Anupama and Kalani Kiriveldeniya, Research Assistants, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) Sustaining Sri Lanka’s post-crisis macroeconomic stability requires productivity-enhancing reforms to achieve durable and inclusive growth. Against this backdrop, the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) hosted a roundtable discussion on 14 October 2026 on its flagship publication, […]

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