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What is the meaning of NPP’s Parliamentary victory?

By Devaka Gunawardena Considering the recent past alone, the Parliamentary results clearly build on a process of politicisation that was catalysed by the...

November 20, 2024
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Meeting election pledges seen as a challenge for Sri Lanka president despite parliamentary win

By Anjana Pasricha Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president has won a sweeping mandate to fulfill his pledges to combat corruption and implement pro-poor reforms,...

November 20, 2024
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IMF must respect the voice of Sri Lankan voters

By Charith Gunawardena With Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent Presidential election triumph and the National People’s Power (NPP) momentous landslide victory in the 2024...

November 20, 2024
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CONCERNS WITH THE ‘CHOICE OF LAW’ PROVISION IN THE DEBT RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE BONDHOLDERS[1]

By YUKTHI Sri Lanka is currently negotiating the restructuring of its foreign debt with its external creditors. The country defaulted on its external...

October 27, 2024
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Crooked Bond Deals and the IMF Trap

The IMF’s trap backed by the great powers could not have been laid with better timing The Western establishment including the business press...

October 7, 2024
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Sri Lanka: Shifts in Political Consciousness

The spirit of the protest movement and the economic suffering of the people have been channeled into the electoral outcome. By Ahilan Kadirgamar...

October 6, 2024
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Comrade President? Change and Continuity in Sri Lanka

By Balasingham Skanthakumar Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s (AKD) victory on 21 September as the candidate of the center-left National People’s Power (NPP) coalition is...

October 6, 2024
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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...

October 4, 2024
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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...

October 3, 2024
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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...

October 3, 2024