Sri Lanka, Jan. 25 -- Sri Lanka's largest co-working office space and business incubator, Hatch, was launched amidst much anticipation on Thursday, 24 January 2019.

A panel discussion comprising of Sri Lanka's leaders in business and social change marked the first of the action-packed, three-day event - staying true to the space's objective of developing and sustaining the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, with the larger goal of developing a resilient economy.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, SMEs have become 'the backbone of the economy' accounting for more than 75 percent of total enterprise. Statistics from the Ministry's most recently published annual report indicate that SMEs provide almost half of the country's ...