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Dhanusha Gihan Pathirana
Economist
Institute of Political Economy
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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
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A survey by the Right to Life Human Rights Centre found that...
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...
Shifting deficit financing towards commercial sources.
The underlying premise of the Bill is that Sri Lanka’s debt issues primarily stem from the budget deficit, with particular emphasis on the primary...
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New analysis released today shows that Sri Lanka’s bondholders are set to be repaid significantly more than government creditors...
The Sri Lankan government announced that it has reached an agreement with its foreign private creditors to restructure the $12.5 billion of its external debt that they hold. The agreement incorporates...
KEY OUTCOME:
The Sri Lankan government must turn down the Bondholders’ April Proposal and defer conclusive negotiations to the forthcoming government, duly elected by the people. The government’s...
Acknowledge the unjust nature of the global economic order
Harsha de Silva, Member of Parliament and Chair of the Parliament Committee on Public Finance (COPF) , addressed the media in Sinhala, on April...