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As Sri Lanka continues to brace for El Nino’s impacts in the coming months, and also plan for broader climate adaptation, are we adequately preparing for increasingly varying climate impacts? Our latest blog by Medhini Igoor explores more csf-asia.org/el-nino-sri-lan… (1/3)
Medhini argues that interventions so far are more focussed on vulnerable economic sectors and less on vulnerable people across the country, and points to 6 areas that needs closer consideration, better understanding, and strategies for coping... (2/3)
In particular, she notes that climate variability, food access, and nutrition, as well as climate shocks and social protection, need greater attention. The article draws from CSF and @colombourbanlab research over the years. (3/3)
In a new opinion piece for @orfonline, CSF Director and Co-founder Anushka Wijesinha, he argues that as ETCA (and its predecessor CEPA) has failed to materialize after so many years of trying, it’s time to take a different approach to spur Indo-Lanka integration
#India-#SriLanka economic integration could get a fresh start through a standalone #DigitalEconomy Agreement. Building on #UPI-led payments, digital ID, INR-LKR settlement and other emerging areas, such an agreement could turn ad hoc cooperation into institutionalised commitments: Anushka Wijesinha or-f.org/40338
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In a new op-ed in @FT_SriLanka today, CSF Director argues that #SriLanka must push back on the mischaracterisations contained in the 'Great Transhipment Scam' report, and shape a stronger narrative around the country’s trade and logistics sector ft.lk/opinion/Sri-Lanka-must…
Women's participation in platform-mediated gig work is a relatively under-explored topic in #SriLanka, despite the growing presence of this type of work in the city. Read our Analytical Note from a recent stakeholder roundtable with @Asia_Foundation csf-asia.org/women-in-sri-la…
An important take by a veteran wildlife tourism expert, ahead of World Leopard Day ft.lk/opinion/Managing-Yala-… Our work unpacking the complexities of the problem with Yala NP, and our suggestions for ways to tackle the issue, was published in this report csf-asia.org/spotting-the-pr…
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Better regulation is not about having more rules - it's about creating smarter, more predictable frameworks that build trust, encourage investment, and enable economic growth.
Together with the Centre for a Smart Future (CSF), we hosted a closed-door roundtable with Akshay Jaitly to explore regulatory reform, public-private partnerships, and lessons from India's experience that can help shape Sri Lanka's investment climate.
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🗣️ What did speakers from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, and the UK say at our recent webinar on platform-mediated gig work in Asia?
Here's a recap! ▶️ csf-asia.org/webinar-recap-f…
Govt of #SriLanka is doubling down on AI data centre plans w/ officials touting "favourable climate and renewable energy potential" for "sustainable AI infrastructure" newswire.lk/2026/06/10/sri-l… But as our Jan '26 Policy Note argued, there are resource risks csf-asia.org/resource-realit…
As the 114th @ilo ILC begins, here’s our op-ed in #SriLanka’s leading daily business paper ft.lk/opinion/Realities-of-g… with some important messages for platform companies too
What do we owe the workers who deliver our food, drive us home, and keep informal logistics running, yet exist largely outside the protections we afford everyone else? | Our @TimesOnlineLK op-ed ahead of this week’s @ilo 114th Int’l Labour Conference
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We are excited to celebrate 5 years of advancing research and advocacy that shapes a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future for Sri Lanka! We are committed to influencing public policies that are more people-centric and nature-centric. csf-asia.org/csf-at-5/
An unforgiving global economy calls for a more ambitious agenda for #SriLanka to build trade resilience and competitiveness. Our media statement this week urged public and private sectors to work closer together to chart a stronger path forward ft.lk/top-story/Sri-Lanka-s-…
#SriLanka cannot afford slow progress on trade, exports, and FDI, as the economy faces an unforgiving global economic environment. Our media statement yesterday called for greater ambition, better strategic coordination, and accelerating implementation csf-asia.org/media-release-s…
In a Policy Note last year we outlined EIGHT priority areas around trade, exports, and FDI. Little progress has been made on most of them. Meanwhile, Asian peers have been proactive, strategic, and ambitious with their trade policies and export strategies csf-asia.org/wp-content/uplo…
In our media statement this week, we called on the government to:
🌟Appoint a national champion on trade
🌟Be more ambitious on export strategy implementation
🌟Take a more coherent approach to FDI promotion
ft.lk/top-story/Sri-Lanka-s-…
The price of slow progress is rising. Sri Lanka’s trade, exports, and FDI agenda needs an urgent refresh and acceleration. Read our sharp Media Release published in today’s @FTSriLanka. Private and public sector stakeholders must work together proactively ft.lk/top-story/Sri-Lanka-s-…
Global economic uncertainty is putting new pressures on the Sri Lankan economy, on top of existing weaknesses - undiversified exports, limited FDI, poor border efficiency, low firm-level competitiveness. Our Policy Note highlighted 8 priorities for action csf-asia.org/responding-to-g…
