HARDY SURVIVOR
Twin problems of war and drought has eaten into the Sri Lankan economy. However, the resilience of the economy to fight back during previous shocks has seen it past most major crises. This time too, analysts hope that the economy will turn around. Says Patrick Amarasinghe, chairpersoR of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and industry, "The country has been very resilient and has a strong private sector. We have had this war going on fur the last so many years inspite of which we have had growth."