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PF Decoded : Episode 1
How much debt is too much debt ?   Sri Lanka’s debt has reached unprecedented levels in the recent past. Analyst Anushan Kapilan covers what debt is, how it can be measured and be quantified.&nb...
From The PF Wire
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Daily Mirror
Cabinet green-lights talks to secure US$ 57mn USAI...
The Cabinet green-light has been received to secure US$ 57 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to roll out a fresh programme to enable the country to overcome the on-going crisis focusing on prod...
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Daily Mirror
IMF to begin next round of technical discussions f...
Amid the worsening economic situation, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) mission chief to Sri Lanka stated that the world financial body is expected to begin the next round of technical discussions with the island nation...
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Daily FT
Public Finance Committee approves increase in borr...
The Committee on Public Finance has approved the amendment to the Appropriation Act to increase the borrowing limit from Rs. 2,997 billion to Rs. 3,397 billion for 2021.
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Insight on Debt
Domestic Debt Restructuring
Sri Lanka faces a challenge to emerge from the continuing crisis. Th...
Charting a Path for Debt Sustainability...
Since December 2018 Sri Lanka has been subject to three notches down...
Demystifying Increase in Sri Lanka’s Deb...
In the last 70 years, Sri Lanka has never been in a more precarious...
Sri Lanka’s Annual Average Sovereign For...
The infographic shows the actual annual fo...
Flow of External Loans to Sri Lanka
For the past five years (2017-2021) China has been the largest bilat...
Share of Foreign debt has increased to 4...
Sri Lanka ended 2021 with a total outstanding government debt of 17,...
Average Time Taken to Restructure Debt
A country resorts to debt restructuring when its public debt is unsu...
IMF Article IV Report – Key Issues and R...
Under Article IV o...
Central Government Debt Profile : As at...
The total outstand...
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Is the Pandemic the Sole Cause for the Depletion i...
Sri Lanka’s usable foreign reserves fell from USD 7,642 MN in 2019 to USD 1,579 MN by the end of 2021. When compared with
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Composition of Sri Lanka's Gross Official Reserves
The reported gross official reserves as of February 2022 stood at USD 2,311 MN, out of which 98% (USD 2,242 MN) consisted of short-term swaps maturing within 12 months. Whilst the quantity of reserves is important it is eq...
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Amendments to the Appropriation Bill Increases Gov...
The Amendment to the Appropriation Bill for 2022 was presented to Parliament ahead of the interim budget speech. The amended bill shows a 20% increase in expenditure to...
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