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Rethinking the Indebted Sri Lankan Economy We live in volatile times, unprecedented by many accounts. For highly indebted countries like Sri Lanka, navigating this instability by assuming we turn to...
Sri Lanka Needs a Plan B. Introduction Sri Lanka stands at a critical juncture in its economic recovery, with the forthcoming performance review of IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement shaping...
Political Appointments: A Test for the NPP’s Economic Vision. The planned appointment of Duminda Hulangamuwa, as reported by the Daily Mirror on 16 March, as the next Secretary to the Ministry of Finance,...
Sri Lanka’s debt crisis underscores the urgent need for legislative reforms to address the inequities in sovereign debt resolution. Without mechanisms to enforce private creditor participation and ensure...
Fiscal and Redistributive Reform The Sri Lankan government’s treasury is currently facing a significant burden due to high interest costs on Treasury Bonds, which is severely constraining the fiscal space...
Dhanusha Gihan Pathirana Economist Institute of Political Economy Key Takeaways The revised bondholder agreement may cause balance of payments instability even in the short term. The ISB repayments will...
Dr Stephen Kidd Advisory Board, Institute for Political Economy CEO, Development Pathways Key Takeaways A survey by the Right to Life Human Rights Centre found that 37 per cent of Sri Lanka’s population...
September 21 was a day of many firsts in Sri Lanka. Millions of people went to the polls to vote in the first presidential elections since mass protests forced the country’s last elected president, Gotabaya...
The people of Sri Lanka have spoken. In a historic moment, Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as the nation’s president, marking a new chapter in Sri Lanka’s political history. This election, deeply...
Renegotiating the IMF agreement is imperative for Sri Lanka’s economic recovery and future stability. The current conditionalities are not aligned with best practices and pose significant risks to...