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SME Operational Status (2018-2022)
Comparison of registered vs operational enterprises in Sri Lanka.
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SMEs in Sri Lanka: Dearth of entrepreneurial hue - TimesOnline
Opinion By Dr. Y Ratnayake, former Director of Planning, Industrial Development Board (IDB) The economic status of any country, developed, developing or underdeveloped, is determined by the contributions made to the country’s GDP by the different subsectors of the economy, among which the SMI (Small and Medium Enterprises) sector is recognised as a significant contributor due to its ability to create multidimensional advantages in contrast to the benefits generated by large industrial enterprises. Empirical data relating to the performance of the SMI sector in different countries as well as theoretical explanations on the same provide unequivocal evidence that SMEs are capable of creating employment at low capital costs, minimising the disparity in income distribution, alleviating the magnitude of poverty, and establishing a self-regulated economic mechanism that mitigates the government's responsibility in general in its role as the source of provider to society. Landscape of SMEs in Sri Lanka The genesis of SMEs in Sri Lanka may be traced back to long years of evolution, and the sector existed as an informal entity operated by interested individuals who were never brought into the limelight or promoted by the administrative regimes that governed the country from time to time. However, the significant role that the SMI could perform in the economy was increasingly recognised with the changes in the political landscape, particularly commencing from 1956 and further accelerating in 1977, which resulted in the establishment of administrative and policy structures under the aegis of the Ministry of Small Industries. A meta-analysis of time series data pertaining to SMI in Sri Lanka provides a picture of a skewed distribution of small enterprises with a heavy concentration of a large number of units in agriculture proper or further processing of agricultural products with geographical scattering in all administrative districts of the country. Apart from agriculture, the other dominant economic sub-sectors in which SMEs are actively engaged include light engineering, service sectors, fishing and animal rearing, restaurants, retailing, and groceries. According to the available data in the public domain, the enterprises falling into the pertinent sectors can again be subdivided on the basis of formal and informal enterprises based on the current status of whether they are registered with any of the government institutions coming under the three administrati...
Final Report of Sri Lanka's 2024 Population and Housing Census ...
The report provides detailed information on Sri Lanka's population, its growth rate, population distribution by district, and the number of dwelling units occupied by individuals. It serves as the basic national register, offering critical data on population structure, housing conditions, socio-economic characteristics, and regional disparities.
Sri Lanka struggles to avert economic collapse over Mideast war
Sri Lanka is struggling to prevent a repeat of its spectacular economic collapse four years ago, as the prolonged Middle East war compounds the fallout from a deadly cyclone in November.
Final Report of 2024 Census of Population and Housing Presented to ...
The final report of Sri Lanka's Census of Population and Housing 2024 was officially handed over to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (06) at the Presidential Secretariat by the Director General of the Department of Census and Statistics, Mrs K.M.D.S.D. Karunaratne. This census marks the 15th Census of Population and Housing conducted in Sri […]
