Great work in getting us exposed to the thinking of these great experts who have a wealth of experience working with experts and environments around the world
While Dr Rajapathirana’s ‘anecdotal’ explanations are no doubt useful, what would be much more valuable is a data-driven and statistics-based technical discussion on how to create a high growth economic path forward for Sri Lanka. As a non-economist, I’m not satisfied this discussion has fully explored the lessons Sri Lanka needs to learn from its international peers on nation building.
The poor countries are like USA UK Canada etc but they control Sri Lanka,Ethiopia,Malaysia etc. A gold or emerald minor is poor,those who guard the mine are poor but those who control the guards or the miner are rich. Rajapathirana is making it very complicated so that the listener is bamboozled!!
Many important issues were discussed with the great minds at Advocata, and valuable ideas were shared. I hope Advocata takes steps to present these ideas to decision-makers responsible for economic policies. Government officials often lack opportunities to upskill and may struggle to think outside the box.
Notes - Poverty at poverty alleviation Poverty at growth Policies and policy directions eg investments, education and business skills Nations in the policy directions for consumer goods and trade in the markets in the locations at growth at a time Thank you Advocata Kalaranji Maheswaran
Thank you for the open discussion. About poverty in Lanka, needs to upgrade education system with more technical with other skills. SL universities producing useless degrees not compatible with business world. Lanka needs plumbers, construction workers, machinists, computer coders etc. SL needs to teach English from grade one. You can’t match wealth just looking at cars in the street. Lot of SL living above the means, like spending on credit. Lanka should take advantage on India, we are sitting next huge economic power, which will benefit SL growth. Government needs to have economic policies that benefit citizens of their own. Right here in U.S has opportunities for capital market, innovation and entrepreneurs. No one from SL come and address U.S Capital Market expect for RW or his last visit to India. I was Argentina, last month as seen economic progress with President Javier Millie. I pray for SL next generation has great economic opportunities.
There are rich and poor people in Sri Lanka . Who are the rich ? Peolpe Who serve interests of the state get rich through privileges . Like professors , politicians , executives etc . The state is exploiting poor people by imposing heavy taxes on basic foods , clothing , and material needed to build housing . The state borrow money from IMF , WB etc .and distribute it among the rich people and then state make poor people pay those borrowed money with interests . So poor people getting poorer and rich getting richer . Rich people like this profeser always try to maintain this system . Now poor people are struggling to servive without any hope of relief . This is basically a criminal system a very cruel one .
I think Advocata is becoming redundant, their need to push for free market, deregulated policies ignores the elephant in the room which is the oligarchy. When one says that the we have been plagued by bad policies, what we are actually saying is that policies benefit the oligarchy at the expense of the citizenry, That is why we are poor. And this can be seen in the wealth distribution of these countries. Take their own examples. Thailand's economic boom has resulted in their richest 1% in Thailand controls almost 67% of the country's wealth! In India the top 10% of the Indian population holds 77% of the total national wealth. And these are supposed to be examples of economic systems that we need to follow???
No Sinhala Racism No Economic Crisis in the islands. But the Sinhala racists( R BLINDED due to their racism against Tamils & Muslims)run Srilanka lost Sovereignty cos of their massive loans to carry out Genocide of Tamils and to occupy Tamil Eelam with 87% Military since 2009 till today.
Very important question. Sri Lanka is an extremely wealthy country. Similar rich countries are Democratic Republic of Congo,Haiti etc If i give an example of wealth. Gold miners or Emerald miners are poor. The guards that guard the gold miners orEmerald mines are poor but those that are wealthy are those that control the miners and the guards!! Elon musk is wealthy not the emerald mineral! Rajpathirana is making it much more complicated than what it is. Ethiopia is richer than UK USA etc!
YA,srilanka is the super power with lots Of resources, so you growing and getting power 🔋, talking nonsense, small country ,since 1500 What is happening, srimavo said in 1970 Export rice now you Import ing almost everything, you talking nonsense Rubbish
Great work in getting us exposed to the thinking of these great experts who have a wealth of experience working with experts and environments around the world
While Dr Rajapathirana’s ‘anecdotal’ explanations are no doubt useful, what would be much more valuable is a data-driven and statistics-based technical discussion on how to create a high growth economic path forward for Sri Lanka. As a non-economist, I’m not satisfied this discussion has fully explored the lessons Sri Lanka needs to learn from its international peers on nation building.
Corruption also a deterrent to growth
The poor countries are like USA UK Canada etc but they control Sri Lanka,Ethiopia,Malaysia etc. A gold or emerald minor is poor,those who guard the mine are poor but those who control the guards or the miner are rich. Rajapathirana is making it very complicated so that the listener is bamboozled!!
Discrimination policy against Tamil people only affects the growth
Many important issues were discussed with the great minds at Advocata, and valuable ideas were shared. I hope Advocata takes steps to present these ideas to decision-makers responsible for economic policies. Government officials often lack opportunities to upskill and may struggle to think outside the box.
Notes - Poverty at poverty alleviation
Poverty at growth
Policies and policy directions eg investments, education and business skills
Nations in the policy directions for consumer goods and trade in the markets in the locations at growth at a time
Thank you Advocata
Kalaranji Maheswaran
*_The severe economic effects of malinvestment and corruption from the previous regimes caused Lanka's bankruptcy._*
Great discussion and wealth of information.
Very timely discussion😊
On the point ❤
Thank you for the open discussion. About poverty in Lanka, needs to upgrade education system with more technical with other skills. SL universities producing useless degrees not compatible with business world. Lanka needs plumbers, construction workers, machinists, computer coders etc. SL needs to teach English from grade one.
You can’t match wealth just looking at cars in the street. Lot of SL living above the means, like spending on credit.
Lanka should take advantage on India, we are sitting next huge economic power, which will benefit SL growth.
Government needs to have economic policies that benefit citizens of their own. Right here in U.S has opportunities for capital market, innovation and entrepreneurs. No one from SL come and address U.S Capital Market expect for RW or his last visit to India.
I was Argentina, last month as seen economic progress with President Javier Millie. I pray for SL next generation has great economic opportunities.
1st of all SL must stop discriminating Tamil people, then only SL will improve
There are rich and poor people in Sri Lanka . Who are the rich ? Peolpe
Who serve interests of the state get rich through privileges . Like professors , politicians , executives etc . The state is exploiting poor people by imposing heavy taxes on basic foods , clothing , and material needed to build housing . The state borrow money from IMF , WB
etc .and distribute it among the rich people and then state make poor people pay those borrowed money with interests . So poor people getting poorer and rich getting richer . Rich people like this profeser always try to maintain this system . Now poor people are struggling to servive without any hope of relief . This is basically a criminal system a very cruel one .
1st of all, Sri lanka must stop discriminating Tamil people, then only it will improve economically. If not, SL will never ever improve
He is a son of V.Rajapathirana. He was a policy man.
I think Advocata is becoming redundant, their need to push for free market, deregulated policies ignores the elephant in the room which is the oligarchy.
When one says that the we have been plagued by bad policies, what we are actually saying is that policies benefit the oligarchy at the expense of the citizenry,
That is why we are poor.
And this can be seen in the wealth distribution of these countries.
Take their own examples.
Thailand's economic boom has resulted in their richest 1% in Thailand controls almost 67% of the country's wealth!
In India the top 10% of the Indian population holds 77% of the total national wealth.
And these are supposed to be examples of economic systems that we need to follow???
Yeah. Thats issue on GDP share. Which money flow issue.
we must have more time to develop the country fast, so please cut holydays we have.
What is the value povety line
Please explain this point.
No Sinhala Racism
No Economic Crisis in the islands.
But the Sinhala racists( R BLINDED due to their racism against Tamils & Muslims)run Srilanka lost Sovereignty cos of their massive loans to carry out Genocide of Tamils and to occupy Tamil Eelam with 87% Military since 2009 till today.
Who is funding or behind ADVOCATA ????????
Whose mouth piece is ADVOCATA ?
Very important question. Sri Lanka is an extremely wealthy country. Similar rich countries are Democratic Republic of Congo,Haiti etc
If i give an example of wealth. Gold miners or Emerald miners are poor. The guards that guard the gold miners orEmerald mines are poor but those that are wealthy are those that control the miners and the guards!! Elon musk is wealthy not the emerald mineral! Rajpathirana is making it much more complicated than what it is. Ethiopia is richer than UK USA etc!
YA,srilanka is the super power with lots
Of resources, so you growing and getting power 🔋, talking nonsense, small country ,since 1500
What is happening, srimavo said in 1970
Export rice now you
Import ing almost everything, you talking nonsense
Rubbish
Having children can lead to more poverty. Especially in countries like srilanka population must be controlled like the one child policy.