The rationale for the Sri Lanka -Singapore FTA
Small countries have small domestic markets; a focus on exports will help overcome this natural limitation
CONSUMERS REAR-ENDED BY REER DEPRECIATION?
What is really driving the currency weakness? The Central Bank must consider both fundamentals and monetary factors
IMPORT TAXES AND THE COST OF LIVING
A look around the home at how import taxes are impacting the prices of everyday stuff
Growth, productivity and competition: Time to shift gears
Moving from input-led to output-led growth
Bringing sanity to public finances
Ad hoc policies have created unsustainable long-term spending commitments. A Medium-Term Expenditure Framework can discipline policymaking
Does Sri Lanka face government failure?
A parasitic political system enables narrow personal aims to prevail over public interest
The task ahead for the Government
Respond to public frustration, but work for the long term