Dr. Sarath Rajapatirana

Former Economic Adviser to the President of Sri Lanka

Presidential Advisory

Economic Adviser to H.E. President Ranil Wickremsinghe (2022 - 2024)

Earlier Economic Adviser to H.E. President Maithripala Sirisena (2015 - 2019)

Academic Leadership

Chair of the Academic Programme at Advocata Institute

Policy & Governance

Former Official Participant, Cabinet Sub-Committee on Economic Matters (2015 - 2019)

Former Governing Board Member, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Sri Lanka

Consultancy & Forums

International Consultant on Trade, Macroeconomics & Regulation (covering 12+ nations including Vietnam, Argentina, Egypt, Indonesia)

Founder Member & Coordinator, Peradeniya Plus Group

Consultancies

Consultancies: Present: Since November 1999

Mission member/Chief2010-2011

International Trade Center, Consultant on “Non Tariff Measures” Evaluating Survey of Companies in Sri Lanka.

World Bank, Consultant, Evaluating Public Sector Management reform loans to Macedonia and Public Finance Management loan to Slovakia, 2009 (February 2009-June 2010).

World Bank, Consultant, Evaluating Country Assistance Strategy for Zambia (January-April), Independent Evaluation Group 2008.

World Bank, Consultant Evaluating Country Assistance Strategy for Belarus (August-October 2007).

Team Leader, World Bank study- Nepal: Development Policy Review (February 2004 to October 2004).

Head of World Bank Mission to Ethiopia to undertake a Diagnosis Trade Integration Study to provide technical assistance to Ethiopia. (August 2002 to November 2003)

Visiting Professor, Economics University of Ho Chih Minh City and An Giang University (July 2002) financed in part by United States Information Agency.

Head of Mission to Vietnam to evaluate its export performance and policies (May 2001 and October 2001)

World Bank Panelist for Quality at Entry Evaluation of Adjustment Loans to the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Niger (April 2001).

Consultant to the World Trade Organization on support for trade development of Least Developed Countries (January 2001).

Member of a USAID financed Nathan Associate’s team that advised the Government of Egypt on a new round of trade reforms (June 2000).

Leader of the international review team evaluating the Integrated Framework for Trade Development of the Least Developed Countries under implementation by the International Monetary Fund, the International Trade Center, the World Bank, UNCTAD, UNDP and the World Trade Organization. (April 2000).

Consultant to Development Finance Limited: Evaluated Medium Term Growth Prospects for Trinidad and Tobago (March 2000).

Chaired a panel evaluating a $ 300 million Peru Financial Sector Loan for the Quality Assurance Group in the World Bank as a consultant (December 1999).

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Economist1967-1968

Economist, Money and Banking Division, Research Department, (Central Bank of Sri Lanka) 1967-68. Prepared research studies on commercial bank efficiency, branch distribution and wrote sections of the monthly bulletin and the Annual Report of the Central Bank.

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