What is the vision of Sri Lanka?

Vision 2025 is to make Sri Lanka a rich country by transforming Sri Lanka into the hub of the Indian Ocean, with a knowledge-based, highly competitive, social-market economy. We will create an environment where all citizens have the opportunity to achieve higher incomes and better standards of living.

What will happen to Sri Lanka in 2030?

By 2030 Sri Lanka hopes to become a sustainable, upper middle income, Indian Ocean hub with an economy that is prosperous, competitive and advanced; an environment that is green and flourishing; and a society that is inclusive, harmonious, peaceful and just.

Does youth have future in Sri Lanka?

“Children and youth deserve a better future in their own country, not necessarily somewhere else. Youth make up almost a quarter of Sri Lanka’s population: 4.64 million or 23.2 percent. Like youth globally, Sri Lankan youth have often been the focus of public attention for the ‘wrong’ reasons.

What are the current issues in Sri Lanka?

Air pollution and water pollution are challenges for Sri Lanka since both cause negative health impacts. Overfishing and insufficient waste management, especially in rural areas, leads to environmental pollution. Sri Lanka is also vulnerable to climate change impacts such as extreme weather events and sea level rise.

What is mission and vision?

A Mission Statement defines the company’s business, its objectives and its approach to reach those objectives. A Vision Statement describes the desired future position of the company. Elements of Mission and Vision Statements are often combined to provide a statement of the company’s purposes, goals and values.

What is the vision of Central Bank of Sri Lanka?

“Maintaining economic and price stability and financial system stability to support sustainable growth through policy stimulus, advice, commitment and excellence.”

Is Sri Lanka poor?

In terms of World Bank estimates of per capita GDP Sri Lanka is a poor country indeed: twenty-fifth from the bottom of their list of 125 countries. Income distribution is considerably less unequal than in most developing countries.

Will future construction make Sri Lanka?

It is needless to say that we can be certain that there will be a massive increase in construction activities in Sri Lanka in the next few years. In Sri Lanka, the construction industry contributes 7.1\% to the GDP of the country and is considered to be one of the major drivers of economic development in Sri Lanka.

What is the age of youth in Sri Lanka?

between 15-29 years
Definition of Youth The national youth policy (2014) of Sri Lanka defines youth as between 15-29 years.

Do the youth of Sri Lanka face the problem of unemployment?

In 2018, according to the Department of Census and Statistics (2018), 372,593 persons were unemployed in Sri Lanka, and 197,448 of them were youth (15-24). The youth contributes the highest proportion of overall unemployment in Sri Lanka, representing the youth unemployment rate as 21.4\%.

What is Sri Lanka’s biggest export?

tea
Sri Lanka exports mostly textiles and garments (52\% of total exports) and tea (17\%). Others include: spices, gems, coconut products, rubber and fish. Main export partners are United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium and Italy.

What are the main social problems in Sri Lanka?

Crime, sexual abuse, corruption, breakup of family, domestic violence, suicide, mental illness, conflict, violence, poverty, unemployment, alcohol and drug abuse, etc have emerged as major social issues leading to immense human suffering.

How can Sri Lanka become a rich country by 2025?

THE GOVERNMENT’S ECONOMIC VISION Our vision is to make Sri Lanka a rich country by 2025. We will do so by transforming Sri Lanka into the hub of the Indian Ocean, with a knowledge-based, highly competitive, social-market economy.

Why invest in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka is strategically placed to benefit from a changing global marketplace. We are equidistant between Europe and Far East on the major East-West shipping lanes. We have easy access to lucrative Middle Eastern markets and rising African markets, while the growth engine that is India lies just 20 miles away.

What is Sri Lanka’s promise?

These were the aspirations of the people of Sri Lanka who voted to send a message to those who they elected that the promise of strong democracy and democratic institutions, the promise of reconciliation and sustainable peace and the promise of development, must be fulfilled. Some of our promises have already been fulfilled.

Why Sri Lanka for International Development?

Sri Lanka is also well placed to play a constructive role in addressing the pressing international issues of the day, such as terrorism, climate change, migration and strengthening democratic values. Sri Lanka’s cultural traditions are such that respect for the environment is embedded in the psyche of our people.