Video: Enabling Public-Private Partnerships in Sri Lanka: Highlights of the PPP Monitor Read more about Video: Enabling Public-Private Partnerships in Sri Lanka: Highlights of the PPP Monitor Recognizing the vital role of public-private partnerships (PPP) for Sri Lanka in the current phase of development, ADB facilitated this knowledge event to introduce emerging highlights from ADB’s Sri Lanka PPP Monitor and initiate a discussion among stakeholders on improving the enabling environment for PPPs in the country.
Serendipity Knowledge Program for Sri Lanka Read more about Serendipity Knowledge Program for Sri Lanka Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout the history of product invention and scientific discovery. ADB established this new knowledge program in 2021 in line with its vision as a knowledge solutions bank.
J P R Karunaratne Keywords finance economy sri lanka bank SME financial institution financial stability Read more about J P R Karunaratne J P R Karunaratne is the Secretary to the Monetary Board and possess over 30 years (1991) experience in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and at present Assistant Governor in charge of Department of Supervision of Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Regional Development Department, Macroprudential Surveillance Department and Risk Management Department.
Hasitha Wickremasinghe Keywords economics sri lanka knowledge management macroeconomics Read more about Hasitha Wickremasinghe Hasitha holds a Master’s degree in Economics and works on macroeconomic analysis, knowledge management, and Technical Assistance implementation.
Opening Remarks: ADB Strategy 2030 2030―A Full Spectrum of Finance + Knowledge Read more about Opening Remarks: ADB Strategy 2030 2030―A Full Spectrum of Finance + Knowledge This presentation gives an overview of ADB's Support on Knowledge Exchange and Learning― Global, Regional, Subregional, National.
Trade STR Data Points and Feedback Loop Read more about Trade STR Data Points and Feedback Loop The 2012 Asia/Pacific Group Report on Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) recommended policies to combat TBML. This presentation gives a status of the proposals, identifies the TBML data points that need to be added when reporting suspicious transactions, and outlines next steps, including testing of a pilot program.
Strengthening the Environment Dimensions of the SDGs - Country Perspectives from Planning and Finance Ministries Read more about Strengthening the Environment Dimensions of the SDGs - Country Perspectives from Planning and Finance Ministries This presentation discussed Sri Lanka's national development strategy and the country's commitment to the 2030 agenda. It also shared Sri Lanka's approach to mapping the SDGs with their national development plan, and the challenges that they encountered.
Ahamadh Mubarak Keywords Ahamadh Mubarak water supply Housing and Urban Development and Environment Clusters of Department of National Planning Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs sri lanka International Cooperation Policy Read more about Ahamadh Mubarak Ahamadh Mubarak is the Director in charge of Water Supply, Housing and Urban Development and Environment Clusters, of Department of National Planning, Ministry of National Policies, and Economic Affairs in Sri Lanka. Mr. Mubarak obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Colombo in 1998 and completed his MSc at Ritsuimeken Asia Pacific University in Japan in the field of International Cooperation Policy 2010. He joined the Department of National Planning in 2002 as an assistant director to the poverty and regional development cluster.
Implementation of Waste to Energy as a Sustainable Urban Energy Solution in Sri Lanka Read more about Implementation of Waste to Energy as a Sustainable Urban Energy Solution in Sri Lanka The national perspective of waste to energy (WtE) option as a sustainable urban energy solution in Sri Lanka is explored. Recently, the government has given emphasis for WtE, not only to manage municipal solid waste (MSW) but also to achieve targets in renewable energy and nationally determined contributions. Yet, no significant progress is seen, indicating a variety of challenges related to waste collection, composition, heating value, quantity, transport distance, expertise, finance, land, etc.
Potential role of Electric Utilities in Supporting Transport Electrification in Sri Lanka Read more about Potential role of Electric Utilities in Supporting Transport Electrification in Sri Lanka This presentation analyzes the potential role of electric utilities in supporting Transport Electrification (TE) in Sri Lanka. It outlines the barriers to the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) as well as regulatory and pricing issues in Sri Lanka. It also compares and contrasts the outcomes, learning, and arguments from the U.S. State Public Utilities Commission Proceedings to Sri Lanka from a qualitative perspective, looking into degrees of utility ownership, equity, market competition, innovation, managed charging and social inclusion to inform TE policy in Sri Lanka.