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Why Tracking the IMF Programme Implementation is of Public Interest
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. 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
Why Tracking the IMF Programme Implementation is of Public Interest
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. 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
Why Tracking the IMF Programme Implementation is of Public Interest
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. 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
Why Tracking the IMF Programme Implementation is of Public Interest
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. 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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Total and primary deficits run in opposite directions
The governments primary deficit improved in the first half of 2023 compared to the corresponding period in 2022, while the budget deficit worsened increasing from LKR -903 Bn to LKR -1,243 Bn which implies a significant 93 percent increase a...
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China reclassifies some bi-lateral loans to commer...
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Domestic Debt Restructuring
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The infographic shows the actual annual fo...
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