Prominent Sri Lankan economist Saman Kelegama has died

23 Jun, 2017

Prominent Sri Lankan economist, author and the Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies (Sri Lanka) (IPS) Dr. Saman Kelegama has died.

He died while in Thailand, reports said.?Dr. Saman Kelegama, yesterday moderated a session on ?Identifying the Linkages between Preferential Trade Arrangements and Inclusive Trade: Revisiting the Literature? at the Regional Dialogue on Enhancing the Contribution of Preferential Trade Agreements to Inclusive and Equitable Trade held at the UN ESCAP Secretariat, Bangkok, Thailand.

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