August 2018
Reading Time: 6 min read LKI spoke with Alexander Benard of SGI Frontier Capital, to discuss the potential of Sri Lanka as an investment destination, the impact of Sino-Indian competition on foreign investment in Sri Lanka, and the effects of US protectionism on frontier markets.
April 2018
Reading Time: 12 min read LKI’s Anishka De Zylva and Divya Hundlani explore the key aspects of BIMSTEC, and consider how Sri Lanka can advance economic growth and security cooperation through regional integration.
March 2018
Reading Time: 7 min read LKI spoke with Caren Grown, Senior Director, Gender, at the World Bank Group, to discuss the global gender gap, how it might be closed, and what developmental benefits that would bring.
Reading Time: 8 min read LKI spoke with Simon Bell on country branding and its role in promoting the country’s identity and foreign policy.
Reading Time: 10 min read LKI’s Pabasara Kannangara and Daniella Kern examine the significance of the World Trade Organization from a Sri Lankan perspective, analyse the system’s current challenges, and explore possible reforms to the system.
December 2017
Reading Time: 10 min read State Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka, delivered an address on “BIMSTEC at 20 – Priorities for the Future” at LKI.
September 2017
Reading Time: 17 min read LKI’s latest Explainer by Dinuka Malith and Anishka De Zylva, highlight the key aspects of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement and the implications for Sri Lanka.
December 2016
Reading Time: < 1 min read LKI Research Director, Ravindra Deyshappriya, examines Sri Lanka – China economic relations and explores the room to grow in trade, investment and tourism between the two countries.
November 2016
Reading Time: 10 min read Ravindra Deyshappriya and Anishka De Zylva provide an explanatory analysis of the future of Sri Lanka’s apparel export industry, in light of Brexit, the U.S. presidential election and other key developments.