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Sri Lankan economic crisis and the China factor
After the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is the sole member of the United National Party (UNP), was sworn in as Sri...
Why Bangladesh won’t fell into a Sri Lanka-style Crisis
Sri Lanka, an island nation in South Asia, has been going through an unprecedented economic crisis in recent times. The country is on the...
An evolving great game for the Pearl of the Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka is currently reeling under its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948 and the worst humanitarian crisis since the end of the...
Pakistan – Sri Lanka: Lessons Learned
If one were to look at two events in South Asia – the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, and the downfall of the Imran...
Sri Lanka Faces Unsustainable Debt and Balance of Payment Challenges
Sri Lanka’s economic outlook is highly uncertain due to the fiscal and external imbalances. Urgent policy measures are needed to address the high levels...
Economic catastrophe in Sri Lanka and the message it sends to Bangladesh and South Asia
The South Asian country Sri Lanka is now facing the most economic crisis in its 74-years history. But some days ago, Sri Lanka was...
Insights into Sri Lanka’s Growing Economic Crisis
From people dying in queues waiting to get fuel, to the shortage of paper for timely exams in schools and closure of embassies abroad...
Boost for Sri Lanka’s cinnamon producers as EU agrees protected geographical indication
Sri Lanka’s application to the European Union for a protected geographical indication for Ceylon cinnamon has succeeded. The application, developed with the technical support...
China in the Indian Ocean: Agenda Beyond Development?
Authors: Prajakta Sawant and Jayesh Khatu*
Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister, during the last leg of his five-nation visit to Sri Lanka on January 09,...
Forex Crisis Looms as Sri Lanka Calls on Expats
Sri Lankan President, Gotobhaya Rajapaksha had called on its expatriates to increase remittances to the island nation, on the occasion of the country’s 74th...