The evidence

Every source in the book

The book cites 406 documents. Each has one number, used wherever the book cites it, in the order it first appears. The reference numbers in square brackets on this site link here.

The documents the book leans on most: 38, 20, 22, 40, 184.

406 of 406

1. 1The Morning (citing the Department of Examinations), "Over 177,000 qualify for university admission through 2024 A/L exam", The Morning (Sri Lanka), 2025-04. https://www.themorning.lk/articles/mbH9sLAVFbAtAUegHmEl (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter One, Epilogue
2. 2The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), "Percentage eligible to enter university 'a cut above' last years", 2025-05-04. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250504/news/percentage-eligible-to-enter-university-a-cut-above-last-years-597090.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter One
3. 3University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka University Statistics 2024, Chapter 2: University Admission, University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka, 2025. https://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/statistics/stat_2024/Chapter%202.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter One (2 times), Chapter Fourteen, Epilogue
4. 4Thomas Brinkhoff (City Population), compiling Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka, "Sri Lanka: Cities (municipal and urban councils), census populations", citypopulation.de. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/srilanka/cities/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter One
5. 5Ada Derana, "2024 A/L Exam: Over 177,000 qualify for university entrance", adaderana.lk, 2025-04. https://adaderana.lk/news/107783 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter One
6. 6Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Ceylon Cinnamon Cultivation in Sri Lanka", srilankabusiness.com. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/spices/about/cinnamon-cultivation-sri-lanka.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
7. 7Department of Export Agriculture, Sri Lanka, "Cinnamon", Department of Export Agriculture, accessed 26 Sep 2026. https://dea.gov.lk/cinnamon/Used in: Introduction
8. 8World's Top Exports, "Cinnamon Exports by Country in 2025", 2026. https://www.worldstopexports.com/cinnamon-exporters/ (accessed 2026-07)Used in: Introduction (3 times), Chapter Four, Epilogue
9. 9"Vietnamese cinnamon", Encyclopaedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/plant/Vietnamese-cinnamonUsed in: Introduction
10. 10Government of Sri Lanka, Study and Master Plan for the Ceylon Cinnamon Value Chain in Sri Lanka, STDF/UNIDO project STDF/PG/343, Standards and Trade Development Facility, 2016-03-21. https://standardsfacility.org/sites/default/files/PG_343_Study_Master_Plan_Final.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Four, Chapter Eleven, Epilogue
11. 11Touret, J.L.R., Huizenga, J.M., Kehelpannala, K.V.W. and Piccoli, F., "Vein-type graphite deposits in Sri Lanka: The ultimate fate of granulite fluids", Chemical Geology (doi 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.03.001), 2018. https://www.annales.org/archives/x/touret/15-Chem-2019a.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Two
12. 12Megan Traviss, "Breathing new life into Sri Lanka's graphite industry", Innovation News Network, 2024-12-10. https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/breathing-new-life-into-sri-lankas-graphite-industry/52229/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
13. 13Former Additional Secretary (Economic Affairs), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (name not printed), "Trending trade in rare earths: Turning Sri Lanka's mineral potential into national power", Daily FT (columns), 2025-10-15. https://www.ft.lk/columns/Trending-trade-in-rare-earths---Turning-Sri-Lanka-s-mineral-potential-into-national-power/4-783005 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Two (2 times)
14. 14Nelie Munasinghe, "Addressing concerns in the graphite industry", The Morning (Sri Lanka), 28 Sep 2025. https://www.themorning.lk/articles/WFYcozVzBFhwVczZZL8hUsed in: Introduction
15. 15MarketsandMarkets, Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Market worth $81.24 billion by 2030 (press release), 2025-07. https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/lithium-ion-battery-anode.asp (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Four
16. 16CN, "Sri Lanka's graphite sector struggles with output, licensing, and lost potential", Lanka News Web, 2025-09-17. https://lankanewsweb.net/archives/127692/sri-lankas-graphite-sector-struggles-with-output-licensing-and-lost-potential/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter Two, Chapter Four
17. 17Dorfner ANZAPLAN, Spherical Graphite: Introduction, Lithium Ion Batteries, Dorfner ANZAPLAN company brochure, c.2014 (undated). https://cdn-ceo-ca.s3.amazonaws.com/1g88joa-Anzaplan%20Spherical%20Graphite.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
18. 18K. Bhuwalka, H. Ramachandran, S. Narasimhan et al. (Stanford University / SLAC), "Securing the supply of graphite for batteries", arXiv preprint 2503.21521, 2025. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.21521 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
19. 19Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, "Infographic: China controls three-quarters of graphite anode supply chain", Benchmark Source, 2023-11-07. https://source.benchmarkminerals.com/article/infographic-china-controls-three-quarters-of-graphite-anode-supply-chain (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
20. 20Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Year in Review, 2025, SLTDA, 2026-04-02. https://www.sltda.gov.lk/storage/common_media/Year_in_Review_2025_Final_updated_Report_2026_04_02.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction (3 times), Chapter Four (2 times), Chapter Five (10 times), Chapter Twelve, Chapter Fourteen, Chapter Seventeen (2 times), Epilogue, Appendix
21. 21Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Maldives, "Tourism statistics dashboard, 2025", 2025. https://www.tourism.gov.mv/en/statistics/dashboardUsed in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter Fourteen, Chapter Seventeen (2 times), Appendix
22. 22Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Annual Economic Review 2025, 2026. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/publications/aer/2025/en/Full_Text.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction (2 times), Chapter Two, Chapter Four (2 times), Chapter Five, Chapter Eight, Chapter Fourteen, Chapter Seventeen (2 times), Appendix
23. 23Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Annual Statistical Report 2018, SLTDA, 2019. https://www.sltda.gov.lk/storage/common_media/Tourist%20Board%20Annual%20Statistical%20Report%202018_Web784216427.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Seventeen
24. 24UNESCO World Heritage Centre, "Sri Lanka - UNESCO World Heritage Convention". https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/lk/Used in: Introduction
25. 25James Meade, The Economic and Social Structure of Mauritius, Methuen, 1961.Used in: Introduction
26. 26Isabelle Ramdoo, "Economic Transformation in Mauritius: A Heterodox Journey", Great Insights, ECDPM, Vol. 3 Issue 5, 2014-05-08. https://ecdpm.org/work/value-chains-and-industrialisation-volume-3-issue-5-may-2014/economic-transformation-in-mauritius-a-heterodox-journey (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Ten (4 times)
27. 27World Bank, "New World Bank country classifications by income level: 2020-2021", World Bank Data Blog, 2020-07-01. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/new-world-bank-country-classifications-income-level-2020-2021Used in: Introduction, Chapter Ten
28. 28Nada Hamadeh, Catherine Van Rompaey, Eric Metreau, "New World Bank country classifications by income level: 2021-2022", World Bank Data Blog, 2021-07-01. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/new-world-bank-country-classifications-income-level-2021-2022 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Ten
29. 29Kristin Oye Gjerde, Norwegian Petroleum Museum, "The 10 oil commandments", Equinor industrial heritage (industriminne.no), n.d. https://equinor.industriminne.no/en/the-10-oil-commandments/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction, Chapter Eleven
30. 30Danish Dairy Board, "History of the Danish dairy industry", danishdairyboard.dk. https://danishdairyboard.dk/danish-dairy-industry/history/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Introduction
31. 31Ingrid Henriksen, "An Economic History of Denmark", EH.Net Encyclopedia, ed. Robert Whaples, 2006. https://eh.net/encyclopedia/an-economic-history-of-denmark/Used in: Introduction
32. 32Slexams.lk, "GCE A/L 2024 Results Report", slexams.lk, summarising the Department of Examinations report, 2025. https://slexams.lk/gce-a-l-2024-results-report/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One (2 times)
33. 33ILO Department of Statistics, Education pays off, but you have to be patient (ILOSTAT Spotlight on Work Statistics no. 10), International Labour Organization, 2020-01. https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@stat/documents/publication/wcms_733783.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One
34. 34Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey, Quarterly Report, First Quarter 2025, 2025-08-16. https://www.statistics.gov.lk/Resource/en/LabourForce/Quarterly_Reports/2025Q1report.pdfUsed in: Chapter One (4 times), Chapter Fourteen
35. 35University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka University Statistics 2024, Chapter 3: Student Enrolment, University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka, 2025. https://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/statistics/stat_2024/Chapter%203.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One
36. 36University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka University Statistics 2022, Chapter 3: Student Enrolment, University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka, 2023. https://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/statistics/stat_2022/Chapter%203.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One
37. 37Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (source: Ministry of Higher Education, UGC, KDU, Open University), "Table 2.17: Undergraduate enrolment by academic programme and sex, year 2021", Gender Statistics, Education, 2021. https://www.statistics.gov.lk/Resource/en/GenderStatistics/Education/UndergraduateEnrollmentByAcademicProgrammeAndSexAcademicYear.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One
38. 38Federal Research Division, Library of Congress; Barbara Leitch LePoer (ed.), Singapore: A Country Study, 2nd ed., Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1991. https://archive.org/details/singaporecountry00lepoUsed in: Chapter One (2 times), Chapter Five (3 times), Chapter Eight (4 times), Chapter Ten, Chapter Eleven (3 times), Chapter Fourteen (6 times), Chapter Fifteen (5 times)
39. 39Central Bank of Sri Lanka, "External Sector Performance, December 2025 (press release)", 2026-01-30. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/press/pr/press_20260130_external_sector_performance_december_2025_e.pdfUsed in: Chapter One, Chapter Four
40. 40Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Sri Lanka's Export Performance Exceeded US$17.2 Billion in 2025", srilankabusiness.com, 2026-01-26. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/news/sri-lankas-export-performance-exceeded-us-17.2-billion-in-2025.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Four (2 times), Chapter Eight, Chapter Twelve (4 times), Epilogue, Appendix
41. 41M.M.P. Mendis, Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka, Weather and Climate Services in Sri Lanka (presentation), World Bank documents, c.2018. https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/976511542124485653-0310022018/original/MMPMendisSRILANKAWeatherAndClimateServicesinSriLanka.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two (2 times)
42. 42Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, "Cascaded Tank-Village System (CTVS) in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka", FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, 2017 designation. https://www.fao.org/giahs/giahs-around-the-world/sri-lanka-cascaded-tank-village-system/en (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
43. 43Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, "Western Ghats and Sri Lanka (biodiversity hotspot profile)", cepf.net. https://www.cepf.net/our-work/biodiversity-hotspots/western-ghats-and-sri-lanka (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
44. 44UNESCO World Heritage Centre, "Sinharaja Forest Reserve (List entry 405, inscribed 1988)", whc.unesco.org. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/405/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
45. 45Dulip Jayawardena, "Mineral sands industry in Sri Lanka and value addition", Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), 2014-04-30. https://www.dailymirror.lk/features/mineral-sands-industry-in-sri-lanka-and-value-addition/185-46490 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
46. 46Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Mineral Resources in Sri Lanka", EDB blog, 2021-08-17. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/blog/mineral-resources-from-sri-lanka.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
47. 47U.S. Geological Survey, 2017-2018 Minerals Yearbook: Sri Lanka, USGS Minerals Yearbook, vol. III. https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-sri-lanka.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
48. 48M. Kesavarajah, Gem and Jewellery Industry, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Economic Research Department, Study Series: Winning Industries, ERD-SS-WI 07/01/2021, 2021-01. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/Winning_Industries_Gem_and_Jewellery.pdfUsed in: Chapter Two (5 times), Chapter Seventeen
49. 49Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Gems from Sri Lanka", srilankabusiness.com. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/gem-diamond-and-jewellery/gems.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two (2 times)
50. 50Garrard, "Something Blue: A Royal Love Story", garrard.com, 2026-05-01. https://www.garrard.com/en-us/blogs/house/something-blue-a-royal-love-story-princess-diana-engagement-ring (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
51. 51Central Bank of Sri Lanka, "Annual Economic Review 2025, Statistical Appendix, Real Sector tables (Table 21: Livestock and Fisheries; Table 43: Performance of the Port Services)", 2026. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/publications/aer/2025/en/real_sector.xlsxUsed in: Chapter Two (2 times)
52. 52Chia Siow Yue, The Singapore Model of Industrial Policy: Past Evolution and Current Thinking, paper for the Second LAEBA Annual Conference, Buenos Aires, 28-29 November 2005, Inter-American Development Bank, 2005-11. https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Singapore-Model-of-Industrial-Policy-Past-Evolution-and-Current-Thinking.pdfUsed in: Chapter Two, Chapter Twelve, Chapter Fourteen (2 times)
53. 53W. G. Huff, The Economic Growth of Singapore: Trade and Development in the Twentieth Century, Cambridge University Press, 1994. https://archive.org/details/economicgrowthof0000huffUsed in: Chapter Two, Chapter Twelve
54. 54Goh Chor Boon, "Why Singapore Succeeded: Applying the Acemoglu and Robinson-Sachs Debate", HSSE Online, vol. 4, issue 2 (National Institute of Education, Singapore), 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170427225510/http://www.hsseonline.edu.sg/journal/volume-4-issue-2-2015/why-singapore-succeeded-applying-acemoglu-and-robinson-sachs-debate/page/0/2Used in: Chapter Two, Chapter Twelve
55. 55Sri Lanka Ports Authority, "Port of Colombo Records Historic High of 8.29 Million TEUs in 2025", SLPA News, 2026-01-01. https://news.slpa.lk/index.php/2026/01/01/port-of-colombo-records-historic-high-of-8-29-million-teus-in-2025/Used in: Chapter Two (2 times), Chapter Twelve, Chapter Fourteen
56. 56World Bank, "Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), India", World Development Indicators, 2026-07-13 update. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?format=json&date=2023:2025 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
57. 57Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Vizhinjam to Vision 2047: Building Blue Corridors for Economic, Strategic, and Sustainable Growth, PIB Explainer, 2025-05-03. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=154398&ModuleId=3 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
58. 58Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Union Minister receives First Mother Ship at Vizhinjam, India's first deep water Container Transhipment Port, PIB press release, 2024-07-12. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2032811 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
59. 59EF Education First, EF English Proficiency Index 2025: A Ranking of 123 Countries and Regions by English Skills, 2025. https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdfUsed in: Chapter Two, Chapter Fifteen
60. 60World Bank (UNESCO Institute for Statistics data), "Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above), Sri Lanka, SE.ADT.LITR.ZS", World Development Indicators, 2026-07-13. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/LKA/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS?format=json&per_page=60 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
61. 61Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2020, 2020. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/statistics/otherpub/ess_2020_e1.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
62. 62United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, "International Migrant Stock 2024: stock by sex and origin (Table 1)", Population Division, 2025. https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd_2024_ims_stock_by_sex_and_origin.xlsxUsed in: Chapter Two, Chapter Seventeen
63. 63Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, India: Fastest-Growing Major Economy, PIB press release, citing IMF World Economic Outlook April 2025, 2025-04-23. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2123826 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Two
64. 64London Stock Exchange Group, "London Stock Exchange Group to acquire MillenniumIT for US$30m (GBP 18m)", News Release 36/09, 2009-09-16. https://www.lseg.com/content/dam/lseg/en_us/documents/investor-relations/mergers-and-acquisitions/millennium-it/lseg-millenniumit-acquisition-16sep2009.pdfUsed in: Chapter Three
65. 65Tom Minney, "London and Johannesburg stock exchanges migrate to Millennium Exchange system", African Capital Markets News, 15 Feb 2011. https://africancapitalmarketsnews.com/london-and-johannesburg-stock-exchanges-migrate-to-millennium-exchange-system/Used in: Chapter Three
66. 66Port City Colombo, "IFS marks $1 b contribution to SL", 2024-10-28. https://www.portcitycolombo.lk/news-room/ifs-marks-1-b-contribution-to-sl/Used in: Chapter Three
67. 67Sander Almekinders, "The heart of IFS beats in Sri Lanka", Techzine Global, 2023-04-04. https://www.techzine.eu/blogs/applications/104075/the-heart-of-ifs-beats-in-sri-lanka/Used in: Chapter Three
68. 68TechCrunch, "Meet the founder who built and sold a $600M enterprise software startup from Sri Lanka", 2024-08-03. https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/03/meet-the-founder-who-built-and-sold-a-600m-enterprise-software-startup-from-sri-lanka/Used in: Chapter Three
69. 69EQT, "EQT to acquire WSO2, a leading global provider of digital transformation technologies", 2024-05-03. https://eqtgroup.com/news/eqt-to-acquire-wso2-a-leading-global-provider-of-digital-transformation-technologies-2024-05-03Used in: Chapter Three
70. 70WSO2, "EQT Completes Acquisition of WSO2", 2024-08-13. https://wso2.com/about/news/eqt-completes-acquisition-of-wso2/Used in: Chapter Three
71. 71MAS Holdings, MAS Impact Report 2023, masholdings.com, 2023. https://masholdings.com/impact_report/2023/introduction/the_mas_story.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Three, Chapter Four
72. 72Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Success Story of MAS Holdings", Export Development Board (srilankabusiness.com). https://www.srilankabusiness.com/edb/success-stories/mas-holdings.htmlUsed in: Chapter Three
73. 73Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), "MAS Intimates Thurulie wins LEED Platinum Green Building certification", Business Times, 2010-03-14. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/100314/BusinessTimes/bt32.htmlUsed in: Chapter Three
74. 74Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Financial Times section, "MAS Thurulie sets benchmark in 'green' lingerie manufacturing", The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), 2008-05-04. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/080504/FinancialTimes/ft323.htmlUsed in: Chapter Three
75. 75Knitting Industry, "Brandix world first in eco-manufacture", 2008-09-10. https://www.knittingindustry.com/brandix-world-first-in-eco-manufacture/Used in: Chapter Three
76. 76Tara Donaldson, "Brandix Becomes World's First Net Zero Carbon Apparel Manufacturer", Sourcing Journal, 2019-06-07. https://sourcingjournal.com/topics/sourcing/brandix-worlds-first-net-zero-carbon-apparel-manufacturer-155392/Used in: Chapter Three
77. 77Ecotextile News, "Sri Lanka firm claims 'Net Zero Carbon' first", 2019-06-10. https://ecotextile.com/2019061024385/materials-production-news/sri-lanka-firm-claims-net-zero-carbon-first.htmlUsed in: Chapter Three
78. 78Haycarb PLC, "Company". https://haycarb.com/activated-carbon-companyUsed in: Chapter Three
79. 79Hayleys PLC, "Hand Protection". https://www.hayleys.com/sectors/hand-protection/Used in: Chapter Three
80. 80EconomyNext, "Sri Lanka's Loadstar to be part of Michelin with Camso take-over", 2018-07-16. https://economynext.com/sri-lankas-loadstar-to-be-part-of-michelin-with-camso-take-over-10858/Used in: Chapter Three (2 times)
81. 81EconomyNext, "Michelin sells two plants in Sri Lanka to India's CEAT", 2024-12-06. https://economynext.com/michelin-sells-two-plants-in-sri-lanka-to-indias-ceat-192730/Used in: Chapter Three (2 times)
82. 82Daily FT (remarks of Pierre Pringiers), "World's number one solid tyre manufacturer flies Sri Lanka flag high at Davos Forum", Daily FT (Sri Lanka), 2016-02-15. https://www.ft.lk/Special-Report/worlds-number-one-solid-tyre-manufacturer-flies-sri-lanka-flag-high-at-davos-forum/22-525272Used in: Chapter Three
83. 83Tire Review, "and Loadstar is Sri Lanka's Single Largest Exporter", Tire Review Magazine, 2007-10-09. https://www.tirereview.com/loadstar-is-sri-lanka-s-single-largest-exporter/Used in: Chapter Three
84. 84Knipe, D. W., Chang, S.-S., Dawson, A., Eddleston, M., Konradsen, F., Metcalfe, C., Gunnell, D., "Suicide prevention through means restriction: Impact of the 2008-2011 pesticide restrictions on suicide in Sri Lanka", PLOS One 12(3): e0172893, 2017-03-06. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172893Used in: Chapter Three
85. 85Knipe, D. W., Gunnell, D., Eddleston, M., "Preventing deaths from pesticide self-poisoning: learning from Sri Lanka's success", The Lancet Global Health 5(7): e651-e652, 2017-07. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(17)30208-5/fulltextUsed in: Chapter Three
86. 86World Future Council, "Sri Lanka: Control of Pesticides Act No. 33 and National Policy and Action Plan on Prevention of Suicide", Future Policy Special Award 2021 (Highly Hazardous Pesticides), futurepolicy.org, 2022. https://www.futurepolicy.org/global/sri-lanka-control-of-pesticides-act-no-33/Used in: Chapter Three
87. 87World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, "Sri Lanka certified malaria-free", 2016-09-05. https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/05-09-2016-who-certifies-sri-lanka-malaria-freeUsed in: Chapter Three
88. 88World Health Organization, Sri Lanka, "'Driven to End Malaria': Ten years of success for Sri Lanka", 2026-04-24. https://www.who.int/srilanka/news/detail/24-04-2026-driven-to-end-malaria---ten-years-of-success-for-sri-lankaUsed in: Chapter Three
89. 89Rabindra R. Abeyasinghe, Gawrie N. L. Galappaththy, Cara Smith Gueye, James G. Kahn, Richard G. A. Feachem, "Malaria Control and Elimination in Sri Lanka: Documenting Progress and Success Factors in a Conflict Setting", PLOS ONE 7(8): e43162, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043162Used in: Chapter Three
90. 90World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, "Maldives and Sri Lanka eliminate lymphatic filariasis", 2016-06-03. https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/03-06-2016-maldives-and-sri-lanka-eliminate-lymphatic-filariasisUsed in: Chapter Three
91. 91World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, "WHO congratulates Sri Lanka for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis", 2019-12-10. https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/10-12-2019-who-congratulates-sri-lanka-for-eliminating-mother-to-child-transmission-of-hiv-syphilisUsed in: Chapter Three
92. 92UNAIDS, "Sri Lanka eliminates vertical transmission of HIV and syphilis", press release, Geneva/Bangkok, 2019-12-13. https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2019/december/sri-lanka-eliminates-vertical-transmission-of-hiv-and-syphilisUsed in: Chapter Three
93. 93World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, "Maldives, Sri Lanka eliminate measles and rubella, ahead of 2023 target", WHO SEARO, 2020-07-08. https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/08-07-2020-maldives-sri-lanka-eliminate-measles-and-rubella-ahead-of-2023-targetUsed in: Chapter Three
94. 94Sahana Software Foundation, "Deployments (list of past Sahana deployments)", Sahana Software Foundation wiki, n.d. https://wiki.sahanafoundation.org/deployments/start (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Three
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96. 96Mark Prutsalis, "Developing a Service Industry to Support the Sahana Disaster Management System", Open Source Business Resource / Technology Innovation Management Review, 2010-12. https://www.timreview.ca/article/400 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Three
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154. 154Hotelier Maldives, "Maldives records 2.25 million tourist arrivals in 2025", 2026-01. https://hoteliermaldives.com/maldives-records-2-25-million-tourist-arrivals-in-2025/Used in: Chapter Four
155. 155Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Quarterly Bulletin of Workers' Remittances and Labour Migration, Q3 2025, 2025. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/statistics/workers_remittances_and_labour_migration_bulletin_2025_q3_e.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Four, Chapter Seven, Chapter Eight (2 times)
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171. 171Matterhorn Chalets, "The History of Electric Taxis in Zermatt", matterhornchalets.com, 2021-03-30. https://www.matterhornchalets.com/2021/03/30/the-history-of-electric-taxis-in-zermatt/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Five (4 times)
172. 172Zermatt Tourismus, "STIMBO Elektrofahrzeuge", zermatt.swiss. https://zermatt.swiss/en/p/stimbo-elektrofahrzeuge-01tVj000005DnTAIA0 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Five
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174. 174Gornergrat Bahn AG, "About us", Gornergrat Bahn. https://www.gornergrat.ch/en/stories/geschichte-europes-highest-railway-at-the-timeUsed in: Chapter Five
175. 175Gornergrat Bahn, "Europe's highest railway at the time", gornergrat.ch, accessed Sep 2026. https://www.gornergrat.ch/en/stories/geschichte-europes-highest-railway-at-the-timeUsed in: Chapter Five
176. 176Zermatt Bergbahnen AG, "Matterhorn Glacier Paradise", matterhornparadise.ch, accessed Sep 2026. https://www.matterhornparadise.ch/en/experience/peaks/matterhorn-glacier-paradiseUsed in: Chapter Five
177. 177UNESCO World Heritage Centre, "Ancient City of Sigiriya", World Heritage List, ref. 202, inscribed 1982. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/202/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Five
178. 178Central Cultural Fund, Sri Lanka, "Sigiriya Rock Fortress", ccf.gov.lk, accessed Sep 2026. https://ccf.gov.lk/heritage-sites/sigiriya-rock-fortress/Used in: Chapter Five
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180. 180La Voce di Venezia, "Venezia, il contatore dei residenti si riaccende: in un anno persi 780 abitanti nel centro storico", 2026-01. https://www.lavocedivenezia.it/venezia-calo-residenti-centro-storico-contatore-attivo/Used in: Chapter Five (2 times)
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185. 185The Conversation, "An entry fee may not be enough to save Venice from 20 million tourists", 2023-09-26. https://theconversation.com/an-entry-fee-may-not-be-enough-to-save-venice-from-20-million-tourists-213703Used in: Chapter Five
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188. 188Julia Buckley, "Venice and cruise ships: the story behind the government ban", CNN, 2021-05-08. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/venice-cruise-ships-ban-2021/index.htmlUsed in: Chapter Five
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191. 191ARTnews, "Venice Doubles Tourist Tax Despite Questions Over Impact", 2024-12-12. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-doubles-tourist-tax-2025-1234727030/Used in: Chapter Five
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196. 196Swiss Historic Hotels, "Hotel Monte Rosa", swiss-historic-hotels.ch. https://swiss-historic-hotels.ch/en/hotels/hotel-monte-rosa (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Five
197. 197Maison Sport, "A Guide to Ski Pass Prices in Europe 2025/26", Maison Sport Blog, 2025. https://maisonsport.com/en/blog/our-guide-to-ski-pass-prices-in-europe (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Five
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200. 200Paulin Tay Straughan, Narayanan Ganapathy et al., Towards a Cleaner Singapore: Sociological Study on Littering in Singapore, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore, commissioned by the National Environment Agency, 2011. https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2195/Used in: Chapter Six
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202. 202Economic Research Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Workers' Remittances and Labour Migration Bulletin, 2023 Q4, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, 2024. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/statistics/workers_remittances_and_labour_migration_bulletin_2023_q4_e.pdfUsed in: Chapter Eight
203. 203Mohammed Rasooldeen, "Medical brain drain worsens in Sri Lanka as 25% of doctors ready to migrate", Arab News, 2024-06-21. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2534826/world (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eight
204. 204Ada Derana (reproducing Arab News), "Medical brain drain worsens in Sri Lanka as 25% of doctors ready to migrate - report", Ada Derana, 2024-06-22. https://adaderana.lk/news/100016/medical-brain-drain-worsens-in-sri-lanka-as-25-of-doctors-ready-to-migrate-report (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eight
205. 205LMD (Lanka Monthly Digest), citing the Computer Society of Sri Lanka, "Brain Drain", LMD, Media Services (Pvt) Ltd, 2024-05-30. https://lmd.lk/brain-drain-3/Used in: Chapter Eight
206. 206Newswire, "Sri Lanka records over USD 8 billion in worker remittances in 2025", 2026-01-09. https://www.newswire.lk/2026/01/09/sri-lanka-records-over-usd-8-billion-in-worker-remittances-in-2025/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eight (2 times)
207. 207Bilesha Weeraratne, "Record Remittances to Sri Lanka: Hidden Realities Behind the Headlines", Talking Economics, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2026-02-06. https://www.ips.lk/talkingeconomics/2026/02/06/record-remittances-to-sri-lanka-hidden-realities-behind-the-headlines/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eight (3 times)
208. 208Central Bank of Sri Lanka, "Workers' Remittances", accessed 26 Sep 2026. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/workers-remittancesUsed in: Chapter Eight
209. 209Suhas Ketkar and Dilip Ratha, "Development Finance via Diaspora Bonds: Track Record and Potential", World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 4311, 2007. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/877911468044366047/pdf/430910WP0Diasp10Box327347B01PUBLIC1.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eight, Chapter Seventeen
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215. 215Kathleen Burk and Alec Cairncross, Goodbye, Great Britain: The 1976 IMF Crisis, Yale University Press, 1992. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300057287/goodbye-great-britain/Used in: Chapter Nine
216. 216Stephen Pickford, "Britain's big bailout, December 15, 1976", Chatham House, The World Today, December 2016. https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2016-12/britains-big-bailout-december-15-1976Used in: Chapter Nine
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219. 219Resolution Foundation and Centre for Economic Performance, Ending Stagnation: A New Economic Strategy for Britain, final report of The Economy 2030 Inquiry, 2023-12. https://economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ending-stagnation-final-report.pdfUsed in: Chapter Nine
220. 220TheCityUK, "The UK remains global hub for international legal services", TheCityUK press release, 2022-12-07. https://www.thecityuk.com/news/the-uk-remains-global-hub-for-international-legal-services/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Nine
221. 221James Meade, "Mauritius: A Case Study in Malthusian Economics", The Economic Journal 71(283), pp. 521-534, 1961-09. https://academic.oup.com/ej/article-abstract/71/283/521/5250082Used in: Chapter Ten (2 times)
222. 222Nikhil Treebhoohun, The Mauritian Experience, Joint Commonwealth Secretariat/World Bank Task Force, Conference on the Small States, St Lucia, 17-19 February 1999, Volume 7, World Bank, 1999-02. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/551181689944554915/pdf/The-Mauritian-Experience.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten
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224. 224World Bank and Development Research Center of the State Council, P. R. China, China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society, World Bank, Washington DC (Overview Box O.1, p. 12), 2013. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/781101468239669951/pdf/China-2030-building-a-modern-harmonious-and-creative-society.pdfUsed in: Chapter Ten, Chapter Fifteen (4 times), Epilogue
225. 225Reporters Without Borders, "World Press Freedom Index 2025: Singapore", 2025. https://rsf.org/en/country/singaporeUsed in: Chapter Ten
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228. 228Jeffrey Frankel, "Mauritius: African Success Story", M-RCBG Faculty Working Paper 2012-06, Harvard Kennedy School, 2012. https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/files/MRCBG_FWP_2012_06-Frankel_Mauritius.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten
229. 229World Bank, Eastern Africa Department, Mauritius: Managing Success, World Bank, 1989-07-10. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/988511468110073811/txt/multi0page.txt (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten (2 times)
230. 230WTO Secretariat, Trade Policy Review: Mauritius, WT/TPR/S/90, Chapter IV Trade Policies by Sector, World Trade Organization, 2001. https://docsonline.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/ExportFile.aspx?Id=65698&filename=Q/WT/TPR/S90-4.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten
231. 231Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Roy, "Who Can Explain the Mauritian Miracle: Meade, Romer, Sachs, or Rodrik?", IMF Working Paper WP/01/116, International Monetary Fund, 2001-08. https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2001/wp01116.pdfUsed in: Chapter Ten (2 times)
232. 232Republic of Mauritius, "Constitution of Mauritius 1968 (rev. 2016), First Schedule, para. 5 Allocation of 8 additional seats", Constitute Project, 1968 (text as revised 2016). https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Mauritius_2016.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten
233. 233Sjamsu Rahardja and Vinaya Swaroop, "What can Sub-Saharan Africa learn from Mauritius's successful development?", World Bank Blogs, Africa Can End Poverty, 2024-03-22. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/africacan/what-can-sub-saharan-africa-learn-from-mauritius-s-successful-afe-0324 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten
234. 234International Monetary Fund, Mauritius: Assessment Letter in the Context of the Aid for Trade Initiative, IMF, 2006-09-08. https://www.imf.org/external/np/pp/eng/2006/090806.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten
235. 235EU Delegation to Mauritius (EEAS), "Trade success no.10: Mauritius EPA providing sugar exports continued duty and quota free access", European External Action Service, n.d. https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/mauritius/trade-success-no10-mauritius-epa-providing-sugar-exports-continued-duty-and-quota-free-access_en (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten
236. 236Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture, "Sugar & non sugar sector", n.d. https://mauritius-chamber-of-agriculture.org/agriculture-in-mauritius/sugar-non-sugar-sector/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten
237. 237World Bank, "World Development Indicators: GDP growth (annual %), Mauritius, NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG", World Bank API, 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/MUS/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?date=2009:2025&format=json (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten
238. 238OECD, OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2025 Issue 1: Mauritius country note, 2025-06. https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/06/oecd-economic-outlook-volume-2025-issue-1-country-notes_ec6bdb1f/mauritius_d9d7fd0a/001dfd24-en.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Ten (2 times)
239. 239World Bank, World Development Indicators (data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics), "Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (SE.SEC.CUAT.UP.ZS), Mauritius", World Bank, accessed 2026-09. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.SEC.CUAT.UP.ZS?locations=MUUsed in: Chapter Ten
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241. 241New Zealand Parliament, "Kiwifruit Industry Restructuring Act 1999", No 95, and Kiwifruit Export Regulations 1999, 1999. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1999/0095/latest/whole.htmlUsed in: Chapter Eleven
242. 242RNZ, "Zespri pleased with new kiwifruit auction system", RNZ News, 2023-05-08. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/489500/zespri-pleased-with-new-kiwifruit-auction-system (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven
243. 243Richard Rennie, "Gold kiwifruit licence values lose lustre", Farmers Weekly (NZ), 2024-05-20. https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/markets/gold-kiwifruit-licence-values-lose-lustre/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven
244. 244RNZ, "Sought-after Kiwifruit licences selling for top prices", RNZ News, 2022-05-05. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/466488/sought-after-kiwifruit-licences-selling-for-top-prices (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven
245. 245Ingrid Henriksen, "Avoiding lock-in: Cooperative creameries in Denmark, 1882-1903", European Review of Economic History 3(1), 1999. https://academic.oup.com/ereh/article-lookup/doi/10.1017/S1361491699000039 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven
246. 246Lurpak (Arla Foods), "Celebrating 125 years of Lurpak: our story", lurpak.com. https://www.lurpak.com/en/our-story/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven
247. 247Markus Lampe and Paul Sharp, A Land of Milk and Butter: How Elites Created the Modern Danish Dairy Industry, University of Chicago Press, 2018. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/L/bo28246076.htmlUsed in: Chapter Eleven (4 times)
248. 248Ingrid Henriksen, Morten Hviid and Paul Sharp, "Law and Peace: Contracts and the Success of the Danish Dairy Cooperatives", Journal of Economic History 72(1), 197-224 (working paper: University of Copenhagen Department of Economics Discussion Paper 11-11), 2012 (WP 2011). https://www.economics.ku.dk/research/publications/wp/dp_2011/1111.pdfUsed in: Chapter Eleven (2 times)
249. 249Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (Bjorn Vidar Leroen), "10 commanding achievements", Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, 2010-12-15. https://s3.amazonaws.com/rgi-documents/e3cbbfde7c90c60753b477e84627ee06dd50ae25.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven (2 times)
250. 250Offshore Norge, "Norway's petroleum history", n.d. https://www.offshorenorge.no/en/about-us/oljehistorien/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven
251. 251Per Heum, Local content development: experiences from oil and gas activities in Norway, SNF Working Paper No. 02/08, Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration (SNF), Bergen, 2008-02. https://snf.no/media/41bep0kg/a02_08.pdfUsed in: Chapter Eleven
252. 252Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), Local Content: Norway, Petroleum, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University, 2016-05. https://ccsi-website-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/columbiaccsi/sites/ccsi.columbia.edu/files/content/docs/Local%20Content%20-%20Norway%20Petroleum%20-%20CCSI%20-%20May%202016.pdfUsed in: Chapter Eleven
253. 253Norwegian Ministry of Energy and Norwegian Offshore Directorate, "The service and supply industry", Norwegianpetroleum.no, n.d. https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/developments-and-operations/service-and-supply-industry/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven
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255. 255NHH Norwegian School of Economics, "When Norway rewrote the fiscal rule", NHH research impact cases, undated. https://www.nhh.no/en/research/impact-cases/when-norway-rewrote-the-fiscal-rule/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven
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260. 260Debora Spar, Attracting High Technology Investment: Intel's Costa Rican Plant, Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper 11 (World Bank / IFC), 1998-04. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/949541468770676701/txt/multi0page.txt (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven (2 times)
261. 261The Tico Times, "Intel to close Costa Rica chip assembly plant, lay off 1,500 workers", 2014-04-08. https://ticotimes.net/2014/04/08/intel-to-close-costa-rica-chip-assembly-plant-lay-off-1500-workers (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Eleven
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290. 290Aslihan Arslan and Christopher P. Reicher, "The Effects of the Coffee Trademarking Initiative and Starbucks Publicity on Export Prices of Ethiopian Coffee", Kiel Working Paper 1606, Kiel Institute for the World Economy; published in Journal of African Economies 20(5), pp. 704-736, 2010. https://ideas.repec.org/p/zbw/ifwkwp/1606.htmlUsed in: Chapter Eleven (2 times)
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295. 295Daily FT, "Sri Lanka's 2025 trade data: China and India can both appear no. 1 trading partner, says FactCheck.lk", 2026-06-23. https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Sri-Lanka-s-2025-trade-data-China-and-India-can-both-appear-no-1-trading-partner-says-FactCheck-lk/44-793675Used in: Chapter Twelve (2 times)
296. 296High Commission of India, Colombo, "India-Sri Lanka Economic And Trade Engagement", 2026-09-24. https://www.hcicolombo.gov.in/page/india-sri-lanka-economic-and-trade-engagement/Used in: Chapter Twelve (3 times)
297. 297Ganeshan Wignaraja, "Striking a new bargain on India-Sri Lanka free trade", East Asia Forum (adapted from an article in the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka), 2026-09-03. https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/09/02/striking-a-new-bargain-on-india-sri-lanka-free-trade/Used in: Chapter Twelve (2 times)
298. 298Dinuk de Silva, Jules Hugot and Chethana Ranatunga, Unlocking Sri Lanka's Trade with India, ADB Briefs No. 386, Asian Development Bank, 2026-04. https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/1138116/adb-brief-386-unlocking-sri-lanka-trade-india.pdfUsed in: Chapter Twelve (2 times)
299. 299Business News (Sri Lanka), "India has $785.7 billion in reserves: can Sri Lanka grow by selling more to India?", BusinessNews.lk, 2026-09-13. https://businessnews.lk/2026/09/13/india-has-785-7-billion-in-reserves-can-sri-lanka-grow-by-selling-more-to-india/Used in: Chapter Twelve
300. 300Dushni Weerakoon and Jayanthi Thennakoon (Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka), India-Sri Lanka FTA: Lessons for SAFTA, CUTS International, research report under a Commonwealth Secretariat grant, c. 2008. https://mail.cuts-citee.org/pdf/RREPORT08-AP-02.pdfUsed in: Chapter Twelve
301. 301Business Standard (Capital Market News), "India's software services exports rise 8.2% to $221.4 billion in 2025-26, says RBI", Business Standard, 2026-09-21. https://www.business-standard.com/markets/capital-market-news/india-s-software-services-exports-rise-8-2-to-221-4-billion-in-2025-26-says-rbi-126092100242_1.htmlUsed in: Chapter Twelve
302. 302HCLTech, "Sri Lanka", hcltech.com, 2026-03-03. https://www.hcltech.com/en-us/videos/srilankaUsed in: Chapter Twelve
303. 303Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Why Global Companies Are Setting Up IT Captive Centres in Sri Lanka", Sri Lanka Export Development Board (srilankabusiness.com), 2026-06-15. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/blog/sri-lanka-ict-industry-growth-potential-and-future.htmlUsed in: Chapter Twelve
304. 304Daily FT, "Colombo Port records 11.9% growth in 1H container throughput", 2026-08-01. https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Colombo-Port-records-11-9-growth-in-1H-container-throughput/44-795435Used in: Chapter Twelve (2 times)
305. 305Colombo Gazette, "Colombo Port Enters Global Top 20 As Container Volumes Surge", 2026-08-30. http://colombogazette.com/2026/08/30/colombo-port-enters-global-top-20-as-container-volumes-surgeUsed in: Chapter Twelve
306. 306Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India, Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, Press Information Bureau, 2023. https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Maritime%20Amrit%20Kaal%20Vision%202047%20(MAKV%202047)_compressed.pdfUsed in: Chapter Twelve
307. 307Indian Infrastructure, "Expanding the Horizon: Prioritising transshipment hubs in India", 2024-11-07. https://indianinfrastructure.com/2024/11/07/expanding-the-horizon-prioritising-transshipment-hubs-in-india/Used in: Chapter Twelve
308. 308Echelon, "How To Reverse The Decline of Colombo Port", 2026-05-15. https://echelon.lk/how-to-reverse-the-decline-of-colombo-port/Used in: Chapter Twelve
309. 309Gulf News, "Kerala's new port welcomes world's largest container ship, MSC IRINA", 2025-06-09. https://gulfnews.com/business/keralas-new-port-welcomes-worlds-largest-container-ship-msc-irina-1.500156738Used in: Chapter Twelve
310. 310Indian Infrastructure, "Expanding Horizons: Upcoming mega projects to enhance cargo handling capacity", 2026-05-07. https://indianinfrastructure.com/2026/05/07/expanding-horizons-upcoming-mega-projects-to-enhance-cargo-handling-capacity/Used in: Chapter Twelve
311. 311Vizhinjam International Seaport project, "Why Vizhinjam Port? Its Advantages over other Ports", vizhinjamport.org, undated. https://www.vizhinjamport.org/index.php/cms/why_vizhinjamUsed in: Chapter Twelve
312. 312Maritime Gateway, "Vizhinjam emerges more economical than Colombo Port", 2024-08-06. https://www.maritimegateway.com/vizhinjam-emerges-more-economical-than-colombo-port/Used in: Chapter Twelve
313. 313Maritime Gateway, "India's Container Cargo Set for Strong Growth as Major Ports Strengthen Market Leadership", 2026-07-20. https://www.maritimegateway.com/india-container-cargo-growth/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Twelve
314. 314India Brand Equity Foundation, "India's Container Traffic Boom: Implications for Trade and Economy", IBEF blog, 2025-04-25. https://www.ibef.org/blogs/india-s-container-traffic-boom-implications-for-trade-and-economy (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Twelve
315. 315Maritime Gateway, "Colombo Port congestion expected to persist for two more weeks", 2026-09-09. https://www.maritimegateway.com/colombo-port-congestion-expected-to-persist-for-two-more-weeks/Used in: Chapter Twelve
316. 316TBGFS, "Colombo Port Faces Mounting Congestion Amid Middle East Cargo Diversions", 2026-05-28. https://tbgfs.com/colombo-port-faces-mounting-congestion-amid-middle-east-cargo-diversions/Used in: Chapter Twelve
317. 317Maritime Gateway, "East Container Terminal in the offing", 2019-08-05. https://www.maritimegateway.com/east-container-terminal-offing/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Twelve
318. 318News First, "Construction of the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port commences", newsfirst.lk, 2022-01-12. https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/01/12/construction-of-the-east-container-terminal-of-the-colombo-port-commences/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Twelve
319. 319Sri Lanka Ports Authority, "SLPA launches second berth at Colombo East Container Terminal", SLPA News, 2025-11-06. https://news.slpa.lk/index.php/2025/11/06/slpa-launches-second-berth-at-colombo-east-container-terminal/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Twelve
320. 320Daily FT, "SL port expansion delays flagged as India ramps up competition", 2026-07-31. https://www.ft.lk/top-story/SL-port-expansion-delays-flagged-as-India-ramps-up-competition/26-795370Used in: Chapter Twelve
321. 321World Bank, "GDP growth (annual %)", World Development Indicators (API). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Thirteen
322. 322International Monetary Fund, "Real GDP growth, NGDP_RPCH, Sri Lanka", IMF DataMapper, World Economic Outlook. https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/api/v1/NGDP_RPCH/LKAUsed in: Chapter Thirteen
323. 323International Monetary Fund, Sri Lanka: Request for Purchase under the Rapid Financing Instrument (IMF Country Report No. 25/339), IMF Country Reports, 2025-12. https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/cr/2025/english/1lkaea2025003-source-pdf.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Thirteen
324. 324International Monetary Fund, "DataMapper: Real GDP growth (NGDP_RPCH), World", IMF World Economic Outlook database, 2026. https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/api/v1/NGDP_RPCH/WEOWORLD (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Thirteen
325. 325Alex Dryden and Ulrich Volz, "Sri Lanka's Debt Crisis: A Crisis of Governance", ADBI Working Paper 1527, Asian Development Bank Institute, 2026-02. https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/1128106/adbi-wp1527.pdf (accessed 2026-07)Used in: Chapter Fourteen
326. 326Federal Department of Finance (FDF), Switzerland, "Debt brake", efd.admin.ch. https://www.efd.admin.ch/en/the-debt-brakeUsed in: Chapter Fourteen (4 times)
327. 327David K. Young, John Gardner and Luis Bourgeois, "How the Swiss Debt Brake Can Improve the US Debt Ceiling", The Conference Board, Policy Backgrounder, 2025-08-11. https://www.conference-board.org/research/policy-backgrounders/swiss-debt-brake-us-debt-ceilingUsed in: Chapter Fourteen (3 times)
328. 328Swiss Confederation, "Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation of 18 April 1999 (SR 101)", Fedlex, 1999-04-18. https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/404/enUsed in: Chapter Fourteen (2 times)
329. 329Koh Teck Hin (Deputy Director, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, Singapore), "Corruption Control in Singapore", UNAFEI Resource Material Series (United Nations Asia and Far East Institute), 2011. https://unafei.or.jp/publications/pdf/RS_No83/No83_17VE_Koh1.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen (2 times), Chapter Seventeen
330. 330World Bank, "Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)", World Bank Open Data (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.LMICUsed in: Chapter Fourteen
331. 331World Bank, Sri Lanka Development Update 2025, 2025-04-23. https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/srilanka/publication/sri-lanka-development-update-2025Used in: Chapter Fourteen
332. 332Elizabeth Stifel, International Water Management Institute, "CGIAR's BRIGHT National Survey Reveals Dramatic Rise in Poverty and Food Insecurity in Sri Lanka, Offering Evidence to Target Support for Cyclone Ditwah", IWMI blog (iwmi.org), 2026-01-06. https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/cgiars-bright-national-survey-reveals-dramatic-rise-in-poverty-and-food-insecurity-in-sri-lanka-offering-evidence-to-target-support-for-cyclone-ditwah/Used in: Chapter Fourteen
333. 333OECD, OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of Switzerland, 2009. https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2009/04/oecd-reviews-of-vocational-education-and-training-a-learning-for-jobs-review-of-switzerland-2009_g1g13a6c/9789264113985-en.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen (2 times)
334. 334Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, "Vocational education and training", aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch. https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/vocational-education-and-trainingUsed in: Chapter Fourteen
335. 335SDBB / CSFO for SERI and the cantons, "Apprenticeship contract from A to Z", vocationaleducation.ch, accessed 2026-09. https://www.vocationaleducation.ch/en/preparation/apprenticeship-contractUsed in: Chapter Fourteen
336. 336Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET), Is training apprentices worthwhile? Company perspectives on costs, benefits and training quality 2025, commissioned by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), 2025. https://www.sfuvet.swiss/research/cost-benefit-survey/2025Used in: Chapter Fourteen
337. 337Parliament of Sri Lanka, "Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Law, No. 4 of 1978 (originally the Greater Colombo Economic Commission Law)", lankalaw.net consolidated text, 1978-03-09. https://lankalaw.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1981Y9V227C-1.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Fourteen
338. 338EconomyNext, "Sri Lanka's Colombo Port capacity will rise to 15mn boxes in 3 years: Minister", undated in result. https://economynext.com/sri-lankas-colombo-port-capacity-will-rise-to-15mn-boxes-in-3-years-minister-123102/Used in: Chapter Fourteen
339. 339World Bank, "World Development Indicators: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports), TM.VAL.FUEL.ZS.UN, Sri Lanka", World Bank Open Data API, 2026-07-13. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/LKA/indicator/TM.VAL.FUEL.ZS.UN?format=json (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Fourteen
340. 340Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Annual Report 2022, Chapter 3: Economic and Social Infrastructure, CBSL, 2023. https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/publications/annual_report/2022/en/7_Chapter_03.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen
341. 341Government of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka National Hydrogen Roadmap, Government of Sri Lanka (copy hosted by gasworld), 2023. https://www.gasworld-intelligence.com/wp-content/files/uploads/uploads/documents/Sri-Lanka-2023-National-Hydrogen-Roadmap.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen
342. 342International Monetary Fund, Sri Lanka: Request for an Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (IMF Country Report No. 23/116), IMF Country Reports, 2023-03. https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/cr/2023/english/1lkaea2023001.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Fourteen (2 times)
343. 343Foreign Policy, "Sri Lanka's Organic Farming Experiment Went Catastrophically Wrong", 2022-03-05. https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/05/sri-lanka-organic-farming-crisis/ (accessed 2026-07)Used in: Chapter Fourteen
344. 344FAO and WFP, Special Report: FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, FAO GIEWS Special Reports, 2022-09. https://www.fao.org/3/cc1886en/cc1886en.pdf (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Fourteen
345. 345Garry Pursell and F. M. Zahid Ahsan, Sri Lanka's Trade Policies: Back to Protectionism, ASARC Working Paper 2011/03, Crawford School, Australian National University, 2011. https://crawford.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/2025-03/wp2011_03.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen
346. 346Economic Committee (chaired by Lee Hsien Loong), Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore, The Singapore Economy: New Directions: Report of the Economic Committee, 1986-02.Used in: Chapter Fourteen
347. 347Rory O'Donnell, "Towards Post-Corporatist Concertation in Europe?", in H. Wallace (ed.), Interlocking Dimensions of European Integration, Palgrave, 2001; author's copy hosted by NESC, 2001. https://www.nesc.ie/assets/files/downloads/Towards-Post-Corporatist-Concertation-In-Europe-in-H.-Wallace-ed.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen (5 times)
348. 348National Economic and Social Council (Ireland), A Strategy for Development 1986-1990, NESC Report No. 83, Dublin, 1986. http://files.nesc.ie/nesc_reports/en/NESC_83_1987.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen
349. 349Central Statistics Office Ireland, "Statistical Yearbook of Ireland 2016: People (Census)", CSO, 2016. https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-syi/psyi2016/people/cen/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Fourteen (2 times)
350. 350The Irish Times, "'Grand larceny' of Fine Gael fiscal policy by Fianna Fail", 2017. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/grand-larceny-of-fine-gael-fiscal-policy-by-fianna-fail-1.3328839Used in: Chapter Fourteen
351. 351Rory O'Donnell, Ireland's Economic Transformation: Industrial Policy, European Integration and Social Partnership (Working Paper No. 2), Center for West European Studies, University of Pittsburgh, December 1998. https://aei.pitt.edu/27/1/Odonnell.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen (3 times)
352. 352Central Statistics Office Ireland, "Ireland and the EU at 50: Migration", CSO, 2023. https://cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ieu50/irelandandtheeuat50/society/migration (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Fourteen
353. 353National Economic and Social Council (Ireland), A Strategy for the Nineties: Economic Stability and Structural Change, NESC Report No. 89, Dublin, 1990-10. http://files.nesc.ie/nesc_reports/en/NESC_89_I_1990.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen
354. 354Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, "Tripartism In Wage Setting And Wage Flexibility, A Singapore Case Study", Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, 2022. https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default-source/case-studies/tripartism-in-wage-setting_singapore_final.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen
355. 355Centre for Strategic Futures, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore, "Who we are", csf.gov.sg. https://www.csf.gov.sg/who-we-are/Used in: Chapter Fourteen
356. 356Oliver Melton, "China's Five-Year Planning System: Implications for the Reform Agenda", testimony to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 2015-04-22. https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Melton%20-%20Written%20Testimony.pdfUsed in: Chapter Fourteen
357. 357Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Thomas Philippon and Dimitri Vayanos, "The Analytics of the Greek Crisis", NBER Macroeconomics Annual 31 (University of Chicago Press), 2017. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/690239Used in: Chapter Fifteen
358. 358Prime Minister's Office Singapore, "Mr Lee Kuan Yew", pmo.gov.sg, Past Prime Ministers. https://www.pmo.gov.sg/about-us/past-prime-ministers/mr-lee-kuan-yew/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Fifteen
359. 359David Koistinen, "The Origins of Offshoring: Electronics Manufacturing by U.S. Multinationals in Low-Wage Countries during the 1960s (paper abstract, 2015 BHC-EBHA meeting)", Business History Conference, 2015. https://thebhc.org/origins-offshoring-electronics-manufacturing-us-multinationals-low-wage-countries-during-1960sUsed in: Chapter Fifteen
360. 360Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Investor Call presentation, 2026-02-11. https://www.treasury.gov.lk/api/file/c5b34b98-200a-4d37-9398-5ecb6b16c494Used in: Chapter Fifteen (2 times)
361. 361Parliament of the United Kingdom, "Ceylon Independence Act 1947 (now Sri Lanka Independence Act 1947), 1947 c. 7", legislation.gov.uk, 1947. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/7 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Sixteen
362. 362Encyclopaedia Britannica, "History of Sri Lanka: Independent Ceylon (1948-71)", n.d. https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Sri-Lanka/Independent-Ceylon-1948-71Used in: Chapter Sixteen
363. 363P A Reuter, "The Royal Tour of Ceylon", photograph of Queen Elizabeth II arriving to open Parliament, Colombo, April 1954, Royal Collection Trust, RCIN 2004070, 1954-04. https://www.rct.uk/collection/2004070 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Sixteen
364. 364Sahan Tennekoon, "When the Queen came to our fair isle", Ceylon Today, 2022-09-13. https://ceylontoday.lk/2022/09/13/when-the-queen-came-to-our-fair-isle/Used in: Chapter Sixteen
365. 365Office for National Statistics, "Census 2021, table TS012: Country of birth (detailed), England and Wales", ONS / Nomis, 2023. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/c2021ts012Used in: Chapter Sixteen
366. 366Sri Lanka Export Development Board, "Market Profiles and Briefs Related to United Kingdom", srilankabusiness.com. https://www.srilankabusiness.com/exporters/market-profiles/united-kingdom.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Sixteen
367. 367British High Commission Colombo, "Boost for Sri Lankan garment sector after new UK trade measures", GOV.UK, 2025-07-11. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boost-for-sri-lankan-garment-sector-after-new-uk-trade-measuresUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
368. 368Department of Commerce, Sri Lanka, "New UK GSP Scheme", doc.gov.lk, 2026-09-24. https://www.doc.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=251&Itemid=232&lang=enUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
369. 369House of Commons Library, UK Parliament, Developing Countries Trading Scheme, UK Parliament, 2024-04-18. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9994/Used in: Chapter Sixteen
370. 370Department for Business and Trade, "Updates to rules of origin under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS)", GOV.UK, 2025-07. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-of-origin-under-the-developing-countries-trading-scheme-dcts-are-improving/rules-of-origin-under-the-developing-countries-trading-scheme-dcts-are-improving-july-2025Used in: Chapter Sixteen
371. 371Nations Trust Bank, "Nations Trust Bank completes the transfer of HSBC Sri Lanka's Retail Banking Business to its portfolio", nationstrust.com, 2026-05-04. http://www.nationstrust.com/about-us/media-releases/nations-trust-bank-completes-the-transfer-of-hsbc-sri-lankas-retail-banking-business-to-its-portfolioUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
372. 372HSBC Sri Lanka, "HSBC Electronic Data Processing", about.hsbc.lk. https://www.about.hsbc.lk/hsbc-in-sri-lanka/hsbc-electronic-data-processingUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
373. 373Daily FT, "HSBC celebrates 120 years of fulfilling hopes and aspirations of Sri Lankans", Daily FT (ft.lk), 2012. https://www.ft.lk/Financial-Services/hsbc-celebrates-120-years-of-fulfilling-hopes-and-aspirations-of-sri-lankans/42-96164Used in: Chapter Sixteen
374. 374British Council, Transnational education in Sri Lanka: Operational and quality assurance landscape, 2024-08. https://opportunities-insight.britishcouncil.org/sites/siem/files/field/file/news/Sri%20Lanka%20TNE%20Report_August%202024.pdfUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
375. 375Chevening, "Returning home", chevening.org. https://www.chevening.org/resource-hub/scholar-support/returning-home/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Sixteen
376. 376Chevening, "Can I stay in the UK once my scholarship has ended?", chevening.org. https://www.chevening.org/faqs/can-i-stay-in-the-uk-once-my-scholarship-has-ended/ (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Sixteen
377. 377Joelle Moret, Denise Efionayi and Fabienne Stants, Die srilankische Diaspora in der Schweiz, Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies for the Federal Office for Migration (BFM), Bern, 2007. https://www.sem.admin.ch/dam/sem/de/data/publiservice/publikationen/diaspora/diasporastudie-srilanka-d.pdf.download.pdf/diasporastudie-srilanka-d.pdfUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
378. 378swissinfo.ch, "Swiss Tamils meet integration challenges", swissinfo, 2008-01-30. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-tamils-meet-integration-challenges/1003102Used in: Chapter Sixteen (2 times)
379. 379Nestle Lanka, "Nestle Lanka wins Presidential Export Award for Best Exporter in the Coconut Kernel Product Sector for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023", press release, nestle.lk, 2023-12-01. https://www.nestle.lk/media/pressreleases/allpressreleases/exportercoconutkernelUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
380. 380Echelon, "Nestle Lanka at 118: Driving Local Production and Global Reach", 2024. https://echelon.lk/nestle-lanka-at-118-driving-local-production-and-global-reach/Used in: Chapter Sixteen
381. 381Michael S. Krzemnicki, Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF, Origin determination and traceability: An overview for gemstones, presentation, GemGeneve, Geneva, 2019. https://www.ssef.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SSEF_GemGeneva_2019.pdfUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
382. 382Brecken Branstrator, "'Blue Belle' rings in record sale for Christie's", National Jeweler, 2014-11-12. https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/7990-blue-belle-rings-in-record-sale-for-christie-sUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
383. 383State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), "Switzerland and India enhance their cooperation in vocational and professional education and training", media release, admin.ch, 2016-06-22. https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-62352.htmlUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
384. 384Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET), "Swiss Vocational Education and Training Initiative India (SVETII)", SFUVET. https://www.sfuvet.swiss/swiss-vocational-education-and-training-initiative-india-svetiiUsed in: Chapter Sixteen
385. 385J. R. Jayewardene, "speech of 6 September 1951", in Conference for the Conclusion and Signature of the Treaty of Peace with Japan, San Francisco, California, September 4-8, 1951: Record of Proceedings, US Department of State, Washington, 1951, 1951-09-06.Used in: Chapter Sixteen
386. 386Kotoku-in (Great Buddha of Kamakura), "Stone Monuments: Monument to former Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayewardene", kotoku-in.jp, n.d. https://www.kotoku-in.jp/en/cornerstone.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Sixteen
387. 387Japan Tourism Agency, "Monument to Former Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayewardene", Multilingual Explanatory Text Database (MLIT), n.d. https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/en/R1-01390.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Sixteen
388. 388Town News (Hachioji edition), "雲龍寺 スリランカ元大統領への思い (Unryuji: thoughts for the former Sri Lankan president)", タウンニュース, 2017-10-05. https://www.townnews.co.jp/0305/2017/10/05/401055.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Sixteen (2 times)
389. 389ビジョナリー編集部, "ジャヤワルダナ 戦後日本を変えた「伝説のスピーチ」", Diamond Visionary, 2026-05-29. https://www.diamondv.jp/article/4ztjjjKt4z5LyGpcQ5wKu7 (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Sixteen (2 times)
390. 390Sugiyama Akira (Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka), "Remembering the age-long bonds between Japan and Sri Lanka", The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka, 2021-09-19. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210919/sunday-times-2/remembering-the-age-long-bonds-between-japan-and-sri-lanka-455690.html (accessed 2026-09)Used in: Chapter Sixteen
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