COVID-19 Crisis and Sri Lankan Economy

15 Pages Posted: 24 Aug 2021

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Harshani Susara de Silva

Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, Faculty of Business Management

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Date Written: August 22, 2021

Abstract

COVID-19 is a member of corona virus family, has plugged the lives of people around the world in to a major crisis. By now, COVID-19 has developed to adapt virus in to any environmental nature. As of today it increase as “Delta”. which is very dangerous epidemic that have to face the inhabitants of the world. The World Health Organization declared a global emergency condition due to widespread of COVID-19 across the globe. While examine the historical evidence of epidemics in the world, there are so many epidemics. And they also devastating epidemics which are human lives were scarified. Some viruses still exist today. In this report mainly focus on impact COVID-19 on Sri Lanka Economy. Under that scenario have mentioned how much impact COVID-19 for GDP, Tourism industry and apparel industry and finally about the social and welfare effect on COVID-19. In this article has clearly mentioned some information and by data analysis and also there have some graphically analysis to further study.

Keywords: COVID-19, Sri Lanka, economic impact, epidemic, pandemic , tourism

JEL Classification: E2, E5, E6, G2

Suggested Citation

de Silva, Harshani Susara, COVID-19 Crisis and Sri Lankan Economy (August 22, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3909403 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3909403

Harshani Susara De Silva (Contact Author)

Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, Faculty of Business Management ( email )

Sri Lanka

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