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The Rise Of The Zombie Firms: The Problem With Recapitalising Banks
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris. 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.
Featured Insight
The Rise Of The Zombie Firms: The Problem With Recapitalising Banks
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris. 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.
Featured Insight
The Rise Of The Zombie Firms: The Problem With Recapitalising Banks
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris. 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.
Featured Insight
The Rise Of The Zombie Firms: The Problem With Recapitalising Banks
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris. 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.
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Sri Lanka's No. 1 export to the US faces a potential 20% hit under tariffs
On 2 April, US President Donald Trump imposed a 44 percent tariff on Sri Lankan exports to the United States. With apparel comprising 64 percent of these exports—valued at nearly USD 1.8 billion in 2023—Sri Lanka’s apparel...
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IRD defaulted taxes surpass Rs. 1 trillion
The Committee on Ways and Means disclosed that by the end of 2023, default taxes owed to the Sri Lankan Government had surpassed Rs. 1 trillion, with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) accounting for a significant portion. Out of this, the...
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Daily Mirror
Cabinet gives approval for 2.5% Social Security Co...
The Cabinet Ministers cleared a bill to introduce a 2.5% social security contribution levy in the budget of 2022 on firms having an annual turnover of more than Rs. 120 million.
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Daily Mirror
Govt. mulls regulating and taxing online trading p...
The government is contemplating on introducing a system to regulate the online trading platforms and bring some of them under its tax regime, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena told Parliament yesterday.
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Sri Lanka's rubber product exports to th...
On 2 April, US President Donald Trump imp...
Sri Lanka's No. 1 export to the US faces...
On 2 April, US President Donald Trump imp...
Government revenue set to rise by LKR 92...
The approved budget estimates for 2025 pr...
Sri Lanka’s new personal income tax stru...
In his recent address to Parliament, the...
Tax policy proposals announced by the pr...
In his parliamentary speech on December 1...
Sri Lanka’s higher tax rate and lower re...
Sri Lanka's Corporate Income Tax (CIT...
Government revenue rose during the first...
During the first eight months of 2024, go...
Sri Lanka’s generous tax-free personal i...
Sri Lanka has the highest tax-free income...
Sri Lanka’s quick climb to the top perso...
Sri Lanka imposes its highest tax rate at...
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International Women's Day
In Sri Lanka, as shown above, women are half as likely to enter the labour market, and twice as likely to be unemployed than men. 82% of the unemployment for women comes from between the ages of 20 and 40. This is almost seven times the unemployment compared to women...
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CBSL more Optimistic than the IMF
According to the Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) published for the financial year 2022, projected real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was higher than the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) projection.
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Maldives’ reserves continue to dip
The external reserves of the Maldives have been on a declining trend since June 2020. At that time, the gross reserves held by the Maldives Monetary Authority amounted to USD 702.5 million , sufficient to finance
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