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Sri Lanka’s new president seeks changes to the IMF deal

Sri Lanka’s new president Thursday urged the IMF to consider “alternative means” to continue with a $2.9 billion bailout that aided his country...

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Sri Lanka’s People Need a New Debt Deal

by C P Chandrasekhar,Martin Guzman,Jayati Ghosh & Charles Abugre Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, must reject his predecessor’s recent debt-restructuring deal...

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High-Level IMF Team Meets Sri Lankan Government to Discuss Economic Reforms

A high-level delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived in Sri Lanka today (02) to engage with the newly formed government led...

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Sri Lanka Presidential election 2024: A turning point or a false dawn?

By Sakuna M Gamage “One of the most pressing challenges facing Dissanayake’s administration is the renegotiation of Sri Lanka’s debt. The island’s economy remains...

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පසුගිය දිනවල සිදුකළ බැඳුම්කර ගනුදෙනුව ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කරන ලෙස ‘යුක්ති’ ඉල්ලා සිටියි

2024 සැප්තැම්බර් 30 ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ බොහෝ කාලයක සිට බලාපොරොත්තුවෙන් සිටි ජනාධිපතිවරණයට දින දෙකකට පෙර, එනම් 2024 සැප්තැම්බර් 19 වැනි දින, සහ මැතිවරණයට පෙර...

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YUKTHI Calls for Rejecting the Recent Bond Deal

30 September 2024 On September 19, 2024, two days before Sri Lanka’s much awaited presidential election and after the election black-out period was...

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Sri Lanka’s new president faces a problem shared by too many developing countries: austerity imposed by the west

By Ahilan Kadirgamar Anura Kumara Dissanayake wants a better deal from the IMF to reduce suffering during the country’s punishing debt crisis Sri...

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FAQ: Understanding the myths and challenges around debt restructuring

Clearly, the IMF program is based on a flawed DSA with a problematic end goal of Sri Lanka accessing commercial markets by 2027...

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YUKTHI Challenges Presidential Candidates with 10 Critical Questions on Post-Election Economic Policies

Media Release 8 September 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka: As Sri Lanka approaches a critical presidential election that will shape the country’s future, YUKTHI, a...