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An Overview of IMF Extended Fund Facility
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
Featured Insight
An Overview of IMF Extended Fund Facility
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
Featured Insight
An Overview of IMF Extended Fund Facility
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
Featured Insight
An Overview of IMF Extended Fund Facility
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
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The chart below depicts the ownership of Sri Lanka's external debt as at end of Sept 2022.
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Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approved the restructuring of $14.2 billion in international sovereign bonds by swapping existing bonds for new ones, aligned with the IMF's debt sustainability analysis, following agreemen...
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Domestic Debt Restructuring
Sri Lanka faces a challenge to emerge from the continuing crisis. Th...
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Exceptionalism of Domestic Debt Restructuring in S...
Sri Lanka's approach to Domestic Debt Restructuring (DDR) stands out in its specificity and methodology. Notably, the strategy is centred on restructuring superannuation funds and Central Bank Holdings. According to an IMF staff report t...
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Sri Lanka: Backwards in Blacklisting
Sri Lanka the only South Asian nation to not blacklist corrupt contractors: Verité Research
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Sri Lanka’s new personal income tax structure redu...
In his recent address to Parliament, the President announced proposed reforms to Sri Lanka’s Personal Income Tax (PIT) system. These changes include raising the tax-free monthly income threshold from LKR 100,000 to LKR 150,000, a...
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