Opinion: Time to adapt to three inconvenient investment truths
By Steve Brice Global markets have had a rather rocky start to the year, to put it mildly. An indicator of global stocks has fallen 19 per cent from their …
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Sri Lanka’s Rebirth, blog by Joseph E Stiglitz
By Joseph E. Stiglitz COLOMBO – Sri Lanka has been deservedly praised for the progress it has made since the end of the war against the separatist Tamil …
Opinion: Rite of passage, boom and bust cycle of the economy
By Ashini Samarasinghe Where economic performance is concerned, Sri Lanka tends to emphasize on the importance of economic growth or GDP growth over other …
Opinion: Sri Lanka opens the door to economic reform
By Dushni Weerakoon, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka The direction of Sri Lanka’s post-civil war socio-political and economic development took a …
Opinion: 2016 – adapt to a changing landscape
By Steve Brice, Chief Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered 2015 was an incredibly challenging year for investors with equities, bonds and commodities in …
Opinion: Keeping to agenda for change is key, says Jehan Perera
By Jehan Perera The role that civil society played in the change of government that occurred in January at the presidential elections, and which was reaffirmed …
Op-Ed on Sri Lanka Budget – Is Sri Lanka’s Fiscal House in Order?
(Todd Schneider is the head of IMF’s staff missions to Sri Lanka) By Todd Schneider Constructing a good budget is like building a good house. The …
Australia to transfer refugees from Nauru to Cambodia
Apr 17, 2015 (LBO) – A charter flight will carry the first group of asylum seekers from Nauru to Cambodia next Monday, under an agreement entered into …
Visa On Arrival? Not really
Apr 16, 2015 (LBO) – There is much enthusiasm about the “visa on arrival” facility India has offered to the Sri Lankan traveler. …
Sri Lanka Central Bank, retrospect 1950 to 2010
Sept 27, 2010 (LBO) – In the modern era, the best recorders of history, as and when the important events occur, are the newspapers. But it is seldom that …
Sri Lanka central bank-run fund’s investment debate
Aug 23, 2010 (LBO) – An interesting public debate has sprung between the Central Bank and an opposition parliamentarian on the suitability of …
Sri Lanka economist with many faces: H N S Karunathilake
July 26, 2010 (LBO) – A scientist normally belongs to a single school of thought. He would follow the traditions, views and methods of that school to the …
Sri Lanka central banker writes on good money and bad
July 16, 2010 (LBO)- Ex-central bankers seldom write books on their experiences. Perhaps, the fear of re living the traumatic experiences they would have …
Sri Lanka private universities; do not rush and spoil the soup
May 25, 2010 (LBO) – The announcement by the new Minister of Higher Education, Hon S.B Disssanayake, on assuming office and in subsequent interviews, …
Sri Lanka’s myth of free education and its quality
May 03, 2010 (LBO) – After the release of the results of every major public examination, a spontaneous debate takes place in the country regarding the …
Sri Lanka’s profits and losses; a super profit making central bank is not good news
Apr 19, 2010 (LBO) – Two news items hit the headlines of media simultaneously last week. Both relate to the year 2009 and are sourced to the Central Bank …
Sri Lanka’s inflation debate: should the CB continue with ‘no policy action’?
Mar 19, 2010 (LBO) – Sources from the Central Bank indicate that the Monetary Board, in its deliberation for the monetary policy action in the month …
Sri Lanka debate over inflation: rice price crisis
Jan 06, 2010 (LBO) – Rice, the staple food of Sri Lankans, is in short supply and its price is on the increase. At retail shops, many popular varieties …
Sri Lanka’s debate over inflation 2: The folly of price cuts
Dec 03, 2009 (LBO) – In a bid to relieve the public of rising cost of living, the Government has reduced the import duties of ten leading food items and …
Sri Lanka’s debate over the inflation rate 01
Nov 19, 2009 (LBO) – Inflation is considered public enemy number one when a country is not at war. Since Sri Lanka’s 30 year old war is now over, …