{"id":7049,"date":"2022-01-26T21:19:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T15:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/?p=7049"},"modified":"2022-01-26T22:01:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:31:09","slug":"bec-2344-advanced-economic-theory-practical-considerations-in-conducting-cost-benefit-analysis-for-large-scale-projects-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/bec-2344-advanced-economic-theory-practical-considerations-in-conducting-cost-benefit-analysis-for-large-scale-projects-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Lecture on Practical considerations in conducting Cost-Benefit Analysis for large-scale projects in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #444444;\">Large-scale investment projects are pivotal in developing the required capital for a nation and are vital to achieving sustained economic growth for any developing country. However, such investments need to be critically evaluated based on the potential benefits and costs they may have.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; text-justify: inter-ideograph; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #444444;\">To give a practical\u00a0perspective in this regard, the Department of Business Economics invited the apex body\u00a0responsible for directing such investments\u00a0in Sri Lanka, the Board of Investment, to conduct a guest lecture on the topic of\u00a0<\/span><b><i><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8220;Practical considerations in conducting Cost-Benefit Analysis for large-scale projects in Sri Lanka<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"color: #222222;\">.<b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; text-justify: inter-ideograph; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #444444;\">This lecture which was conducted by\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Mr. G.R.C Gamlath (Senior Deputy Director &#8211; Investment Appraisal) of the Board of the Investment of Sri Lanka,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #444444;\">was successfully held on\u00a0Thursday, 20th of\u00a0January, 2022, from 8.30 A.M. onwards, via zoom.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\">This expert session managed to\u00a0open a productive discussion for the students to reflect upon and improve on their knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; text-justify: inter-ideograph; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #444444;\">The lecture was conducted to the second-year undergraduates of the Department as a part of the Course Unit BEC 2344: Advanced Economic Theory. 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