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[…]The post Only A Unified Approach Can Solve The Economic Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- People’s Preamble To IMF Technical Report (Category: Breaking News)
- If The Speaker Had Become The President, The Economic Crisis Might Have Been Eased By Now (Category: Breaking News)
- Entrepreneurs Argue Against Unpredictable Exchange Rate, Interest Rates & Tax Policy (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF & Global Debt Crises appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Paris Summit To Push For Global Debt Reforms & What Sri Lanka Could Bring To The Table (Category: Breaking News)
- Glocalization Without Financialization (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Economy – Nothing Is Going Right! (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
By HIMAL KOTELAWALA ECONOMYNEXT – If Sri Lanka allows elections to distract from the path of recovery, stabilization and growth, the country will be hit by a fresh crisis far worse than any before, former central bank governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy said. Speaking at a forum organized by Cal, a Colombo-based investment banking group, Coomaraswamy said […]
- SL economy on right track: Ex-CBSL Chief (Category: Breaking News)
- Weerawansa says President has no mandate to sell strategic assets (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka crisis would deepen if creditors disagree, IMF says amid China concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- GL accuses govt. of encouraging chaos to prevent peaceful Presidential election next year (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-Sonic’? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Easter Attacks & A Game Of Thrones: The Master Mind, A Cover Up Investigation & AI (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Back In The USA & A Chilling Killing: Welcome To 2023 A (Virtual) Realty In A Post-Truth Wo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post What If Public Net Worth Is Negative, And Worse, If It Is Not Known? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Bitcoinisation Of Sri Lanka Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Actual Tax Payment Is Not What One Pays Today (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: The Performance Of Ceylon’s Currency Board (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s New Government: Be Warned Of The Empty Treasury & Negative Foreign Reserves (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Target 2048 – Economic Democracy Principles Should Be Followed To The Letter appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Target 2048 – Social Market Economy Ideology Need Be Clarified & Signed Off (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Governance & Economic Development – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048: It Is Democracy & Not Authoritarianism That Will Do The Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048 – Private Sector Should Not Just Sit Aloof (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Target 2048 – Social Market Economy Ideology Need Be Clarified & Signed Off appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Target 2048 – Economic Democracy Principles Should Be Followed To The Letter (Category: Breaking News)
- Without A Code Of Ethics & Principles Of morality, No Meaning In Social Market Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048 – Growth Lab Experiment Should Be Converted From A Mere Wish To Ground Level Reality (Category: Breaking News)
Despite heavy taxes and increased tax collection, the government budget deficit for the period end May 2023 has increased to Rs. 1,015 billion which is 59% increase against 2022 end May figures. (See table) Another negative feature is that due to heavy taxes and very high bank interest rates, the economy has not grown and […]
- President promises five percent economic growth in 2026/27 under current economic policies (Category: Breaking News)
- Milinda blames halfhearted economic reforms over the years for current crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Financial Roadmap for 2012 unveiled (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch: Onus on debt negotiations after Sri Lanka’s IMF Staff Agreement (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Target 2048 – Private Sector Should Not Just Sit Aloof appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Govt. Cuts Export Target By 20% (Category: Breaking News)
- How long will power cuts be? (Category: Breaking News)
- Anti-cuts protests push Romania PM out (Category: Business)
- Moody’s cuts Japan rating, blames politics (Category: Business)
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? 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? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
ECONOMYNEXT –Australian firms are interested in investing in Sri Lanka, particularly in resource sector, but a more conducive investment environment is needed, High Commissioner Paul Stevens said. Sri Lanka is looking to foreign direct investment as a factor in taking the country out of an economic crises triggered by excessive deployment of ‘macro-economic policy’ involving […]
- President says Sri Lanka s over-reliance on loans must end (Category: Breaking News)
- President says Sri Lanka s over-reliance on loans must end (Category: Breaking News)
- President says Sri Lanka s over-reliance on loans must end (Category: Breaking News)
- President says Sri Lanka s over-reliance on loans must end (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka born international economist Dr. Howard Nicholas of Erasmus University, Netherlands has categorically stated that Sri Lanka must not adopt the IMF recommendations on monetary policy for it has no rational basis and evidence of success anywhere in the world. Coming from a Western based economist that provides a lot of food for thought […]
- SL lagging behind other countries due to lack of national digital policy- NC sub-committee (Category: Breaking News)
- Relevance of Non-alignment or ‘dynamic neutrality’ to SL’s foreign policy (Category: Breaking News)
- SL economy, IMF claims, and reality (Category: Breaking News)
- Decline of middle class bodes ill for nation (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity, & The IMF: A Solution Or A Worsening Of The Problem? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- The Bleak Future For Sri Lanka : 75 Years After Independence (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
The muted, panicked voice came through the phone of a friend who croaked she was very confidentially warning Cassandra and advising her. Yours truly was immediately panic infected. With deep emphasis and concern the friend took her time to advise that Cass withdraws all money from banks. Cass was for once glad she was poor […]
- Authorities warn of fake Cass County Jail checks (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Authorities warn of fake Cass County Jail checks (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Authorities warn of fake Cass County Jail checks (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Authorities warn of fake Cass County Jail checks (Category: USA, North Dakota)
[…]The post DDR & The Moral-Cum-Political Question appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Restructuring The Economy: A Stock Take (Category: Breaking News)
- Sustainable Debt & Unsustainable Democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Involuntary & Inequitable DDO (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Buddhism & Corruption: The Unholy Twins (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Good Governance & Economic Development – Part II appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Bastiat Reborn In Sri Lanka: Will His Philosophy Be Accepted By Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Governance & Economic Development – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Governance & Economic Development (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048 – Private Sector Should Not Just Sit Aloof (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Good Governance & Economic Development appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Fleas Dream Of Buying A New Dog (Category: Breaking News)
- Opinion Vs Truth (Category: Breaking News)
- Are We Rotting Or Rotten? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Sri Lankan government was not allocating funds to ensure the availability of essential public goods despite the gradual stabilisation of the economy, Prof. Priyanga Dunusinghe, of Department of Economics at the Colombo University said addressing the media. “
- Sajith says govt lying about there being no money to hold polls after having printed Rs 278 bn i... (Category: Breaking News)
- All 225 sitting MPs must share the blame for the present crisis: Ranatunga (Category: Breaking News)
- The government printed Rs 278 billion between October and December 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt plans accreditation for every profession (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's central bank is expected to keep rates unchanged at its policy meeting this week as it continues to support the debt-laden economy amid persistently high inflation.The post Sri Lanka’s Central Bank to hold rates as inflation stays high appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Live Updates - Sri Lanka News.
- Sri Lanka Central Bank to hold rates as inflation worries persist (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank holds rates, sees sharp drop in inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to hold rates as inflation slows slightly, focus on IMF bailout (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka threatens administrative measures over high market interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF Bailout: Will Enforced Austerity Lead To A Fascist Government? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Target 2048 – Social Market Economy Ideology Need Be Clarified & Signed Off (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity, & The IMF: A Solution Or A Worsening Of The Problem? (Category: Breaking News)
- Without A Code Of Ethics & Principles Of morality, No Meaning In Social Market Economy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Liberalism, capitalism & The Hungry Masses: “Edible Economics” Will Need To Restrain Choices appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Liberal Or Edible Economics: Global Disorder Worst In A Century (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Economic Strategy: Will His Prioritisation Of Targets Misfire? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka: Dilemmas & Economic Programmes – Do We Consume More Than We Produce? (Category: Breaking News)
- Exploring The Silent Wilderness Of Self-Discovery (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Economics Of Recovery & Politics Of Reconciliation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Behind Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, ATA & RW’s Consolidation (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Liberal Or Edible Economics: Global Disorder Worst In A Century appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Liberalism, capitalism & The Hungry Masses: “Edible Economics” Will Need To Restrain Choices (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump-Ramasamy Ticket GOP’s Best Bet In 2024; US Events Will Affect The Whole World (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Yuan Can’t Replace Dollar As The Global Currency (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Yuan Can’t Replace Dollar As The Global Currency (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Inflation, Interest Rate & Imperialism appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Forecasts & Systemic Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s National Policy & National Council (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Of Easter Investigation In A Wriggling Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Buddhism & Corruption: The Unholy Twins (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is State Owned Temasek A Useful Concept For Sri Lanka? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Planning For A Year Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Waiting For Godot: Can Some Developing Nations Unite & Transform The Planet? (Category: Breaking News)
- What I Wish To See In The NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- The Partnership Between NPP & JVP Must Be Emboldened (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 21st April, 2023 Parliament is going to debate the government’s agreement with the IMF, which has approved USD 3 billion for Sri Lanka under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement. The debate is scheduled to take place from 26 to 28 April, we are told. Public finance is the province of Parliament, which should scrutinise the […]
- Power of Parliament subjugated to IMF dictates – JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- Speaker’s criticism of govt., hailed by Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB demands entire agreement with IMF, refuses to take part in vote (Category: Breaking News)
- President to make fresh clarion call for all-party national government (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Role Of National Defence In A Crisis-Ridden Economy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Evil Is Not Mere Money Printing, But Unbridled Government Expenditure (Category: Breaking News)
- Citizens Should Be Aware Of The Burden Of Total Government Expenditure (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Celebrated Independence, But Now It Is Back To Hard Economic Realities (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Janatha Aragalaya: The People’s Struggle In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Exit Of The Old Guard & The Arrival Of The New (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi-Wickremesinghe Tamil Drama (Category: Breaking News)
- Saboteurs & Charlatans Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be presented to Parliament for a vote on whether to support it and that following this vote, the key points of the agreement would be enacted into law.The post Once the Parliament approves IMF agreement, the main points will be passed into law – Sri Lanka President appeared...
- Sri Lanka determined not to seek IMF assistance again (Category: Breaking News)
- Having Proper plan to strengthen Sri Lanka’s economy is important – President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President Ranil delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s access to growing Indian & African markets cannot be disrupted – President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is determined not to seek the assistance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the 18th time. President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the latest agreement with the IMF will be tabled in Parliament for a vote. “First and foremost, it is anticipated that the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be […]
- President tells Parliament no final deal yet with IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim-budget which meets IMF expectations presented to Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil speaks to IMF Managing Director on crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President presents IMF friendly 2023 budget (Category: Breaking News)
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