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Commentary · Economy & development

Africa is growing. Can Sri Lanka rediscover its ambition?

Across the Indian Ocean, growth, technical education and industrial investment are changing the economic landscape. Sri Lanka needs a development strategy that connects its maritime position with the capacity to produce knowledge, technology and skilled services.

9 September 20269 min read18 references

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Statue of D. S. Senanayake holding a pipe in Kandy — Photograph: Cherubino / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Kandy, 7 May 2013. Image unchanged.

New feature · History & agriculture

D. S. Senanayake and Sri Lanka’s unfinished agricultural ambition

As his 142nd birth anniversary approaches, Senanayake’s most useful agricultural legacy is a method: connect water, land, farmers and public investment. A modern version must add stronger markets, better technology and a fair return to rural work.

9 September 20267 min read

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