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History Maker

Author lbostgadmin | Posted on April 7, 2007 | Special Reports

April 07, 2007 (LBO) – John Exter can be regarded as one of the history makers in modern Sri Lanka.
He lent his wisdom, intellect and experience, without any reservation, for the establishment of the Central Bank of Ceylon, the name of the Bank at that time. For those interested in monetary policy/negative effects of Keynesianism more resources can be found at the following links;

Why a currency board? A speech by Singapore’s first finance minister Goh Keng Swee

An interview with John Exter

Cookie Jar Economics : Indian Reserve Bank economist says escaping fiscal dominance is key to lowering inflation.

Prudential Norms: Deutsche Bank and Central bank repond to story on central bank independence.

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