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COUNTRY FOCUS: SRI LANKA 

Forecasts

29^th July 2005 Economist.com Forecasts

http://www.economist.com/countries/SriLanka/profile.cfm?folder=Profile-Forecast

JVP withdrew its support from the UPFA. tsunami-related aid.parliamentary election likely in 2005. no single party expected to win a majority... Real GDP.5.4% in 2004 to 4.6% in 2005.

Facts and Figures

OPIC Investor's Information Gateway

Country Links Database Information for Sri Lanka

http://www.opic.gov/links/countryInfo.asp?country=Sri+Lanka&region=asia

Economist.com Country Briefings Sri Lanka

http://www.economist.com/countries/SriLanka/index.cfm

US Department of State: Background Note Sri Lanka

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5249.htm

CIA The World Factbook: Sri Lanka

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ce.html

BBC Country Profile: Sri Lanka

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1168427.stm

Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Sri Lanka Country Fact Sheet

http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/sri_lanka/

http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fs/sril.pdf

The Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka

http://www.priu.gov.lk/

The International Trade Centre - Intracen

http://www.intracen.org/menus/countries.htm

BBC Timeline Sri Lanka: Chronology of Key Events

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166237.stm

Nationmaster.com: Sri Lanka

http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ce

International Business Opportunities and Leads

Board of Investment Sri Lanka

http://www.boi.lk/SriLanka/index.aspx

Sri Lanka Exports Development Board

http://www.srilankabusiness.com/tradeguide/index.htm

Sri Lanka General Business / Travel Information Portal

http://www.srilanka.com/default.php\

Official Website of Sri Lankan Customs

http://www.customs.gov.lk

National Apparel Exporters Association

http://www.garments.lk/

Sri Lankan Tea Board

http://www.pureceylontea.com

Lanka Business Online

http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/index.php

IPAnet -- MIGA's Investment Promotion Network

http://www.ipanet.net/index.cfm?Home_DocCat_chosen=4

Major Press in Sri Lanka

Daily News - state-owned, English-language daily

The Island - private, English-language daily

Daily Mirror - private, English-language daily

Dinamina - state-owned, Sinhala daily

Lankadeepa - private, Sinhala daily

Lakbima - private, Sinhala daily

Uthayan - private, Tamil daily

Virakesari - private, Tamil daily

The Lanka Academic: Sri Lanka news updated 24 hours a day

http://www.theacademic.org/

Lanka Page: An effortless one-stop gateway to information on Sri Lanka

http://www.lankapage.com/

International Organizations

OECD Information on Country: Sri Lanka

http://www.oecd.org/infobycountry/0,2646,en_2649_201185_1_70579_1_1_1,00.html

Sri Lanka and the IMF

http://www.imf.org/external/country/LKA/

Asian Development Bank - Sri Lanka

http://www.adb.org/SriLanka/default.asp

World Bank - Sri Lanka

www.worldbank.org/srilanka

UNDH in Sri Lanka

http://www.undp.lk/

World Trade Organization : Country Information Sri Lanka

http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/sri_lanka_e.htm

UNCTAD FDI Database

http://stats.unctad.org/fdi/eng/TableViewer/wdsdim/dimensionp.asp

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