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[…]The post Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Unraveling The Root Causes Of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Currency Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity, & The IMF: A Solution Or A Worsening Of The Problem? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? (Category: Breaking News)
- From Socialism To Success: Sweden’s Economic Evolution (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2023: A Depth Or Dearth (Category: Breaking News)
by Jayasri Priyalal Jayasripriyalal59@gmail.com The greatest challenges confronting the nation-states in the current era revolve around; deplorable debt, depleted natural resources, and degraded environment. Economic growth and future prosperity for all living beings are stalled due to the varying degrees of the 3D problems emerging out of ill-conceived policy divergences propelling the linear eco...
- IMF Must Become More Than Just A Debt Collector For Private Creditors (Category: Breaking News)
- SL hopes for productive talks at IMF WB spring meetings (Category: Breaking News)
- A survival strategy amidst geopolitical rivalry (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to brief creditors on IMF deal for economic recovery (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Nandalal Weerasinghe’s Wages Of Sin appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Involuntary & Inequitable DDO (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Political Rating & Fitch’s Credit Rating (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Debt Driven Growth Strategy (Category: Breaking News)
- Towards A False Dawn (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Playing The Fiddle While The Country Burns! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- SL Debt Justice Collective Writes Open Letter To IMF On DDO (Category: Breaking News)
- Separation Of Powers, Rule Of Law, Corruption & SL Bankruptcy (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Stands For Sheep Loom: Obedience Above Intelligence (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Stands For Sheep Loom: Obedience Above Intelligence (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Economy 2024: More Challenging Than The Two Previous Years appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Colombo University Business Economic Summit 2024: Keynote Address (Category: Breaking News)
- The Magic 2048: What Is To Be Done To Make Ranilnomics A Reality? (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- SOE 2023: IPS Offers Some Inputs To Proposed Growth Lab (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post No Democratic Logic To Hold Provincial Council Elections In 2025 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Preparing The Ground For Early Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- New Mandates Before New Amendments (Category: Breaking News)
- President Needs Trust To Succeed In Problem Solving (Category: Breaking News)
- Rise & Fall Of Nationalism In North & South (Category: Breaking News)
by Jehan Perera The government is facing an uphill task to rebuild the country which continues to be in a state of economic and moral decline which was evident in parliamentary proceedings last week. The initial hopes of a quick transition from the economic and moral decline that accompanied the pre-Aragalaya period ended with the […]
- Supreme court nudges govt., to democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Electionsand economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Electionsand economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF Shows It Cares More Than Government appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Parliamentary Support Required For Effective Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Regular Elections Are The Foundation Of Democratic Society (Category: Breaking News)
- Preparing The Ground For Early Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Legitimacy Deficit Haunts Government (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Apologetic Custodian Of The EPF Is Also A Victim appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Misunderstood Taxation Of EPF & Other Superannuation Funds (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Steve Hanke’s Crusade For Currency Boards (Category: Breaking News)
- Mr. President, Dawn Of The New Year Is The Time For Reflection & To Redress Citizens Grievances ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank informs EPF members: “decided to opt for” DDO (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Politics Of Easter Investigation In A Wriggling Economy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Economy, Easter Phoenix & Politics (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
- Economics Of Recovery & Politics Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Political Dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post System Change Happening In Wrong Direction appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Overstressing The Proposed Truth & Reconciliation Commission (Category: Breaking News)
- From Demand For Systems Change To Systems Break (Category: Breaking News)
- Time For Truth Come Out (Category: Breaking News)
- The Missing Ingredients To Come Out Of The Economic Rut (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part V appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debterioration Of Nations Social Security & Protection appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Covid-19 Vaccination: Who Gets, When And How? (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19 Vaccination: Who Gets, When And How? (Category: Breaking News)
- Failing Banks, French Turmoil & Sri Lanka’s Contraction & Confusion (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: Social Security In A Stake (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The International Priority To Be Heeded appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Resisting Elections Will Worsen Dissent (Category: Breaking News)
- Supreme Court Shows Democratic Route To Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Second Aragalaya In The Making (Category: Breaking News)
- A Coalition Of Power To Stay In Power Is Not What Country Needs (Category: Breaking News)
When the five days long stretch of holidays ended last week and the Colombo bourse reopened for trading on Tuesday, the market surged 6.71 percent (633.69 points up) on the broad All Share Price Index (ASPI) while the Standard and Poor SL 20 index covering the 20 largest and more liquid companies quoted on the […]
- Manning Market closed until further notice (Category: Breaking News)
- Stock market ends on a positive note (Category: Breaking News)
- Stock market closed for the day as S P SL20 falls (Category: Breaking News)
- Man killed in shooting incident at Manning Market (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Dissident SLPP MP Gevindu Cumaratunga has strongly opposed the government move to place the debt-restructuring programme under President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s control as the latter does not represent Parliament. Addressing Parliament on Saturday (01), the leader of civil society group ‘Yuthukama’ pointed out that the Resolution on the Domestic Debt Optimisation (DDO) was [...
- Over 70% salary hike for CBSL employees: Gevindu demands explanation from FM (Category: Breaking News)
- MP drops bombshell over EPF discrepancy, demands immediate remedy (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed domestic debt optimization strategy passed in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP dissidents ask govt. to bring back USD 35 bn ‘parked’ overseas (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Parliament’s Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) has discussed the lack of consent of beneficiaries of the Employment Provident Fund on a planned domestic debt restructuring plan, its chair Harsha de Silva has said. “…#COPF meeting discussed the #DDO plan but concerns were raised about burden falling on superannuation funds esp #EPF without […]
- JVP moves SC to prevent possible losses to EPF, ETF (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF to participate in Treasury Bond exchange under DDO (Category: Breaking News)
- Interest paid on EPF deposits not affected by DDR process - CBSL governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Domestic debt restructuring: Harsha insists money belonging to EPF members must be safeguarded (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan state can’t allow even a small bank to collapse because that will trigger a bank run with a devastating impact on the economy. Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said, on Thursday night, taking part in a televised discussion. Dr. Weerasinghe
- EPF asked to pay 30% tax unless it participates in domestic debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
- Governance issues, etc., will have to be sorted out to avert further debt restructuring: Verité ... (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB to present amendment to EPF act (Category: Breaking News)
- COPF discusses effect of domestic debt restructuring on EPF (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Economic Strategy: Will His Prioritisation Of Targets Misfire? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Planning For A Year Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Is State Owned Temasek A Useful Concept For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- To Be Realistic, There Are Only Two Options (Category: Breaking News)
- Liberal Or Edible Economics: Global Disorder Worst In A Century (Category: Breaking News)
The Government is to consider restructuring Sri Lanka’s domestic debt, but a final decision is yet to be taken, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today. He said that all aspects will be looked into when restructuring Sri Lanka’s domestic debt. “Some banks are saying they will not be able to face this. Then they must […]
- Sri Lanka Government hoping to restructure $17 billion foreign debts along with local debts (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka virtually let down by China in securing a $2.9 billion IMF loan in December (Category: Breaking News)
- President urges China to change tune on debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s long-term local-currency IDR to ‘CC’ (Category: Breaking News)
discourse on the economy, economic recovery – […]
- Bangladesh gives Sri Lanka more time to repay $200 million loan (Category: Breaking News)
- Three leading international firms offer advice to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says time frame for Sri Lanka bailout remains uncertain (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hopeful of completing debt restructuring in six months (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Can Sri Lanka Drive Itself From Bankruptcy To Prosperity In 2023? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Budget 2023 Will Be The Acid Test Of RW’s Magic Wand (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s New Government: Be Warned Of The Empty Treasury & Negative Foreign Reserves (Category: Breaking News)
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Celebrated Independence, But Now It Is Back To Hard Economic Realities (Category: Breaking News)
Speech made November 22 I have consistently recorded my opposition to Minister of Finance being the President. From 2010 onwards in this House, whenever the President in his capacity as Minister of Finance has presented a budget I have recorded that protest and I wish to record that today as well. When a person who […]
- Reconstitution of COPE, COPA in limbo (Category: Breaking News)
- BASL: If 21A fails, that will adversely affect future law reform initiatives (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim Budget passed (Category: Breaking News)
- GL: Govt. not concerned about corruption despite Geneva warning (Category: Breaking News)
Fear of a DDR/IFR event drive rates even higher
- Sri Lanka central bank US$4.0bn in debt by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank busts US$9.8bn since Feb 2020 to suppress rates, for stimulus (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governors should be restrained by law, not given independence (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will have to print money unless taxes are raised: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post JR & Expert Advice: Failing To Implement Goh Keng Swee Report Of 1980 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- SC Judgment, Fiscal Philosophy, & Long-Term Decisions For A Brighter Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s tragedy and the lost wisdom of D S Senanayake on money printing (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Boards: Why Did Ceylon Give Up The Currency Board, While Singapore D... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President revises budget amid inflationary blow off (Category: Breaking News)
Currency depreciation inflates an economy and imposes a 'hair cut' on domestic debt by reducing purchasing power
- Sri Lanka 3-month Treasuries yield up 107bp, not all offered bills sold (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank profits up 73-oct in March 2022 quarter (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rejects bids for 2025 bonds, some 2029 bonds sold (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Treasuries auction fails over re-structuring fears (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Extension Of Retirement Age Is Desirable But Wider Social Security Issues Must Be Addressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
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