Market Competitiveness of the Tea Industry of Sri Lanka

Advocata Institute launches its latest report titled “Market Competitiveness of the Tea Industry of Sri Lanka” The report is written by Sudaraka Ariyaratne, Research Consultant at Advocata Institute.

The report begins with an introductory chapter that details the historical evolution of the island’s tea industry. The report finds that the present standing of the industry in the context of the international market is not too grim, but argues that issues related to the labour market, capital investment, value addition, and quality control limit the industry’s competitiveness in the global stage. The rest of the report takes the form of four discussion papers, each on the four areas of concern listed above, that present an economic theory-based lens to approach these issues, and discuss potential solutions.

You can access the report on ‘Market Competitiveness of the Tea Industry of Sri Lanka’ here

Housing For All: The Role of Competition Policy In Construction

The Advocata Institute hosted a conference on December 13th at the Lavender Hall, BMICH on the topic Housing For All: The Role of Competition Policy In Construction. The conference facilitated two separate discussion sessions on Trade and Competition Policy: Impact on Affordable Housing in Sri Lanka and Regional Housing Crisis: The Role of Competition in Construction Markets, with panelists who are experts in the relative conversations. This event was in partnership with the Templeton World Charity Foundation.

The agenda for the sessions can be found here

Access the presentation by Dr Roshan Perera here

Policy Briefs:

Access the policy brief on Unshackling Markets: The Case Against Import Controls and Price Controls in Sri Lanka by Advocata Institute

Access the policy brief on Impact of Anti- Competitive Practices in the Construction Industry on Housing for the Urban Poor in India

Access the policy brief on Impact of Anti-competitive Practices in the Construction Industry on Housing for the Urban Poor in Pakistan

Access the policy brief Impact of Anti-competitive Practices in the Construction Industry on Housing for the Urban Poor in Bangladesh

Women's Policy Action Network : Gender Discriminatory Land Inheritance Policy Brief

The Womens Policy Action Network launched their policy brief on 'Gender Discriminatory Land Inheritance' at a roundtable discussion. The discussions resulted in the identification of laws that are discriminatory directly and in its applications. Further laws that had the potential to be discriminatory were also identified.

You can access the policy brief on Gender Discriminatory Land Inheritance here

Women's Policy Action Network: Empowering Women :A Future-Ready Workforce

The Women's Policy Action Network hosted a conference on August 29th at the Lavender Hall, BMICH on the topic Empowering Women : A Future-Ready Workforce. The conference facilitated two separate discussion sessions on improving Social infrastructure and digital infrastructure, with panelists who are experts in the relative conversations. This discussion was supported by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and facilitated by the Advocata Institute.

You can access the presentation to the sessions on:

Social Infrastructure for Gender Equality & Empowerment

Unlocking women’s potential in the digital economy

The full video of the Women’s Policy Action Network conference can be found here.

The ‘Social Infrastrastructure for Gender Equality & Empowerment' policy brief can be accessed here

The ‘Unlocking Women’s potential in the Digital Economy’ policy brief can be accessed here

Launch of Women's Policy Action Network 'Reforms to Empower Women During an Economic Crisis'

The Advocata Institute launched the Women's Policy Action Network on Thursday, the 30th of March, 2023 at the Lavender Hall in BMICH at 6.30PM. The Women's Policy Action Network aims to bring about policy reform through advocacy for the economic empowerment of women. It will be a network run by individuals who are committed to women's empowerment. Harnessing advocacy, collating research, and identifying key problem areas that will impact the lives of women are a few of the targets to be achieved. The group will comprise representatives from Civil Society Organizations, policymakers, and women leaders to generate strong conversations advocating for women.

In light of the disproportionate impact of both the pandemic and the economic crisis on women , enhancing women’s participation in the workforce is even more critical. Therefore, the launch of WPAN was followed with a panel discussion on the thematic area of “Reforms to Empower Women During an Economic Crisis”. 

The keynote speaker was Ms.Shiromal Cooray, the Chairman and Managing Director of Jetwing Travels. Remarks were given by the Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Anouk Baron. The panel discussion was moderated by Dr. Roshan Perera, Senior Research Fellow, Advocata Institute.

The panel included, Shan Yahampath (Advisor to the Labour Ministry and the Foreign Employment), Sampath Thrimawithana (Director at Virtusa), Anarkali Moonesinghe (Former CEO, CIMB Investment Bank Sri Lanka) and Sumini Siyambalapitiya (Senior Research Analyst, Verite Research)

This WPAN launch was supported by the Kingdom of Netherlands and facilitated by the Advocata Institute

You can access the policy brief here

The full video of the launch of the Women’s Policy Action Network can be found here.

Diagnosis of Sri Lanka's Current Economic Crises and Potential Solutions

Advocata Institute Chair Murtaza Jafferjee on the “Diagnosis of Sri Lanka's Current Economic Crisis and Potential Solutions” organized by CFA Society Sri Lanka on September 10th 2021.

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Diagnosis of Sri Lanka’s Current Economic Crisis