Sri Lanka, being a poor country does not, as yet, experiment in extravagant lifestyles on a significant scale. However, with expanding trade and globalization and growth of communication, patterns
In contrast, Sri Lanka where only 4.0% of population are multidimensionally poor, has the lowest incidence of multidimensional poverty in the South Asian region. Furthermore, Sri Lanka’s headcount index is considerably lower than all the regional averages and global average as well.
Like the Rajapaksa family, the Sri Lankan political dynasty that steered the country into its recent wilderness of despair, Bangladesh has been ruled for the past 14 years by the Awami League
A: The poverty maps of Sri Lanka have had a wide impact. Perhaps one of the most important impacts was the use of the maps by the Ministry of Samurdhi to select 113 of the poorest Divisional Secretariats (DSs) when the ministry initiated the reform of the Samurdhi transfer program for the poor. This did not happen in isolation; it was an
The IDA is an arm of the World Bank that grants low-interest loans to the poorest countries around the world to help reduce poverty. "Sri Lanka was a middle-income country as per the global
Compared with countries like the US, UK and most of Western Europe Sri Lanka is relatively poor coming in a disappointing 74th in the world in Gross Domestid Product. However it also boasts some
Meeting Sri Lanka’s rapidly increasing water and sanitation needs will require a comprehensive national policy capable of managing institutional coordination, improve planning, and attract investment to benefit millions of people. Sri Lanka is on track to meet its Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of providing basic access to clean drinking water and sanitation but Sri Lanka will have to
Sri Lanka: Devastating crisis for children, a ‘cautionary tale’ for South Asia. The economic crisis in Sri Lanka is making it increasingly difficult for families to make ends meet. Staple foods have become unaffordable, warned UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei on Friday, who pointed out that severe malnutrition in
The IMF will initiate discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on a possible loan program in “coming days”, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday. Before heading to the IMF, Sri Lanka steeply devalued its currency, further stoking inflation and adding to the pain of the public, many of whom are enduring hardship and long queues.
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