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“Sri Lanka recorded $ 815 million in remittance inflows in March, among the highest monthly totals on record” says IPS Research Fellow, Dr @bilesha_w speaking to @TheMorningLK. 🔗 Read more: themorning.lk/articles/m19D5… . #LabourMarket #ForeignEmployment #TalkingEconomics #lka

📢Come join our team! We're looking for a Finance & Administrative Assistant to join our dynamic team. 🗓️ Apply by 26 April 2026 📧 careers@ips.lk 🔗 ips.lk/about-us/caree… #IPSResearch #Careers #Hiring #Finance #Administration #TalkingEconomics #lka

Sri Lanka's apparel exports to the US faced tariffs as high as 37% in 2025 📈. IPS Research Fellow Dr @asanka_lka discusses what this means for #lka in his latest interview with @RodrigoSavithri . #SriLanka #USTariffs #USTrade #TradePolicy #TalkingEconomics

Why GI protection matters? IPS Research Economist @Dilani_2014 co‑authored a new study showing how #GeographicalIndicators can safeguard the #CeylonTea brand, support premium pricing, and expand into high‑value #markets 📈🍃 . 🔗ips.lk/ips-researcher… . #TalkingEconomics #lka

Traffic Light Labelling helps #lka consumers choose lower‑sugar drinks, even across price and product types. This #WorldHealthDay, let’s stand with science and leave no one behind. @SCOPE_SA2025 @WHOSriLanka @MoH_SriLanka . #NutritionPolicy #HealthEquity #TalkingEconomics

⚠️Tobacco isn’t just a health issue. It kills over 12,300 Sri Lankans every year ⚠️ Higher #TobaccoTaxes cut smoking and save lives. STRONG TOBACCO TAXES = HEALTHIER FUTURES . @CRUK_Policy @CR_UK @ADICsrilanka @MoH_SriLanka @WHOSriLanka . #WorldHealthDay #TobaccoControl #lka

340 million children and adolescents aged 5–19 are overweight or obese (WHO). Food marketing influences their diets. Sri Lanka takes a first step. . 🔗who.int/publications/i… . @WHOSriLanka @IDRC_CRDI @MoH_SriLanka . #SHAPEasia #WorldHealthDay #ChildHealth #TalkingEconomics #lka

IPS hosted an event and workshop to mark the successful conclusion of 3 years’ #ACIAR research on food loss in mango & tomato value chains in #lka and Pakistan. . 🔗ips.lk/ips-hosts-fina… . @aciaraustralia @aushcsrilanka @manojin911 #FoodSecurity #TalkingEconomics

‼️ Final call for applications The Saman Kelegama Memorial Research Grant 2026 closes today. 🗓 Deadline: 31 March 2026 🔗 More info: ips.lk/saman-kelegama… . . #IPSResearch #ResearchGrant #PolicyResearch #SriLanka #TalkingEconomics #lka

@ACIARAustralia Food Loss Mitigation Project event was held marking 3 years of work on #FoodLoss reduction in mango & tomato value chains in #lka & #Pakistan. Graced by His Excellency Matthew Duckworth, @AusHCSriLanka. . @manojin911 @erandathiep @Chandula_Id . #TalkingEconomics

📢Now featured in The Morning Money IPS Research Fellow Dr @PulasthiAmaras2 examines how rising global #OilPrices are transmitted through #lka's #Economy under the post-2022 market-linked #FuelPricing system. 🔗themorningmoney.com/articles/cmn4u… #MiddleEastCrisis #TalkingEconomics

@groundviews features insights from Dr @bilesha_w’s latest blog.

Global crude oil prices have risen 59% since the start of the #MiddleEastConflict. With #lka's market-linked #FuelPricing system, these shocks now pass through more directly to #Inflation. New IPS blog by Dr @PulasthiAmaras2: 🔗ips.lk/talkingeconomi… #Economy #TalkingEconomics

Featured on @adaderana_biz: Dr @bilesha_w’s latest IPS blog.

📢 Now featured in @TheMorningLK IPS’ Dr @bilesha_w examines how the #MiddleEast conflict is impacting #Migration and #Remittances, highlighting risks to #lka’s economic stability. 🔗 themorning.lk/articles/LBrz1… #TalkingEconomics #SriLanka

The ongoing #MiddleEastConflict could have significant implications for #lka's economy. With 660,000 #MigrantWorkers and 50% of #Remittances originating from the region, the risks are considerable. Read our new blog by Dr @bilesha_w: 🔗ips.lk/talkingeconomi… #TalkingEconomics

📢 Now featured in @Dailymirror_SL IPS Research Fellow Dr @asanka_lka highlights #lka's exposure to global #CommodityPrice shocks and the implications for #Imports and domestic prices. 🔗dailymirror.lk/business-news/… #FoodSecurity #TradePolicy #EconomicPolicy #TalkingEconomics

📢Now featured in @TheMorningLK IPS Research Fellow and Head of Poverty and Social Welfare Policy Research Dr @gangatil highlights how consecutive crises are deepening #Poverty and increasing reliance on #Microfinance in #lka. 🔗themorning.lk/articles/iMIy8… #TalkingEconomics

📊Rising global #CommodityPrices are sending shocks across #lka’s imports from fuel to food and fertiliser. Read the full analysis by IPS Research Fellow Dr @asanka_lka: 🔗ips.lk/talkingeconomi… #TradePolicy #FoodSecurity #EconomicPolicy #IPSResearch #TalkingEconomics

IPS Research Officer Chandula Idirisinghe discusses on @adaderana Nightly Business Report, the need for proactive measures in #lka's #Agriculture and #TeaSectors amid fuel supply challenges and the Middle East crisis. . @Chandula_Id . #Trade #SriLankaEconomy #TalkingEconomics