Economy Hemmed by COVID-19 and Geopolitical Tension
The unprecedented disruptions of COVID-19 are causing a geopolitical reset — and as the global order is redrawn, small emerging market economies…
Time is ticking
n its pre-budget note on the state of the Sri Lankan economy, the Collective for Economic Democracy (CED) has recommended…
Debt Tumbles From Best to Worst in Asia
Sri Lanka has tumbled from best to worst in Asia’s dollar bond market, underscoring how fast the pandemic can chill…
Bonds fall heavily with U.S. pressure
Sri Lanka’s government bonds fell heavily on Wednesday as the United States ratcheted up pressure on the country’s government over…
Bonds slump after U.S. calls
Sri Lanka’s government bonds fell heavily on Friday after the United States urged the country’s government to make “difficult but…
Project had its merits
Senior Lecturer in the Transportation Engineering Division of Moratuwa University says that the Japanese-funded Light Railway Transport (LRT) project in…
Hard-pressed to secure funding?
Moody’s on Monday downgraded Sri Lanka’s sovereign credit rating by two notches, saying the South Asian nation would be hard-pressed…
Living off borrowed money
As Sri Lanka struggles with outstanding foreign debt, rural households across the country have been living off borrowings after exhausting their savings. Meera Srinivasan reports on how those…
Chinese Investment and the BRI in Sri Lanka
Chatham House commissioned a study of Chinese outbound investment and the BRI in Sri Lanka. The study, which is the…
Sri Lanka among most vulnerable
The Economist Magazine has ranked Sri Lanka amongst its most vulnerable states that have been worst affected economically by the…