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Doing business in…Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
Chandrakumara Anil,
Budhwar Pawan S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.20042
Subject(s) - sri lanka , business , investment (military) , foreign direct investment , resource (disambiguation) , sociocultural evolution , politics , business environment , economic growth , finance , economics , political science , business administration , socioeconomics , computer network , macroeconomics , computer science , law , tanzania
Having a well‐developed human resource base and a relatively well‐developed capital market infrastructure, Sri Lanka offers a liberal and dynamic investment environment. Over the years, macrostability has been achieved and considerable reforms have been implemented, contributing to a healthy economic growth. This article provides useful information on the business environment and is intended to help foreign businessmen and investors to develop a good grasp of essential background knowledge for being successful in Sri Lanka. It reviews the Sri Lankan political structure, climate, and economy. Sri Lanka's infrastructure, legal framework, and sociocultural set‐up, as well as market structure and potential, are also analyzed. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.