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Crow-Magnon? (Part I)

Lankan Bird Epitomizes Type
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Neon and Echelon Unveil Shine 50: Sri Lanka’s Young Game-Changing Women

Bold, Brilliant and Unstoppable Young Women Changing Sri Lanka
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Fostering Creative Arts for Economic Transformation

Exploring the intersection of creative arts with technology-driven economies
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NOTHING TO OFFER BUT BLOOD, TOIL, TEARS AND SWEAT…

Two days ago, Diogenes Fernando received an urgent message from Madam Moonbeam. Come at once, it said, there are dramatic developments! The planets are realigning, there’s no time to lose! And bring $1,000!
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AN IRON FIST, A VELVET GLOVE, AND A BIG STICK…

A glimpse of what the Sinhalese New Year might portend
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REALIGNING CATASTROPHE AT THE DAWN OF A NEW GOLDEN AGE…

While The Man launders his political credentials.
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SNEAKY MOSQUITOS, DASTARDLY DOGS, AND A TWITTER JITTER

While a Canine Confidential behaviourist warns: beware!
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THE ECONOMY IN CRISIS: HOW WE GOT HERE, AND WHY IT IS HARD TO FIX

Anushka Wijesinha isolates two fundamental ills that plague the Sri Lankan economy, causing its fall and impeding the recovery.
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A DEEP-ROOTED CULTURE OF DEPENDENCY: HOW SRI LANKANS BECAME FAMOUS FOR DEMANDING THE FRUITS OF UNPLANTED TREES

Former Central Bank Deputy Governor WA Wijewardena recalls the egregious policy missteps that caused the current economic crisis, Sri Lanka's worst post-independence.
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CRITICAL REFORMS FOR SRI LANKA: LEGISLATIVE FIXES TO IMPROVE GOVERNANCE

The unfolding economic crisis, the worst in post independent Sri Lanka, is the collective cost of several decades of diyaw diyaw culture.
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SRI LANKA TO CONTINUE 73 YEARS OF INSTABILITY WITH PSEUDO INFLATION TARGETING

The inclusion of macro-prudential laws is an admission that money is bad.
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REIMAGINING SRI LANKA AS A REGIONAL STARTUP HUB

Sri Lanka has the potential to create world-class tech products with its talented and resilient tech startup ecosystem but is held back because of the country’s poor image as a troubled nation
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RULE OF LAW UNDER SIEGE: THE ABUSE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PARDON

A system for mercy and compassion has been corrupted into a political tool supported by unaccountable governance.
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REFORMING THE LEGAL SYSTEM: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Legal uncertainty and delays in Sri Lanka impair the potential for economic recovery, signalling a pressing need for an overhaul
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THE TWIN DEFICIT PROBLEM: AN UNREAD PAGE FROM THE PAST

What the Central Bank said in 2009 still holds
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A Brief Economic Timeline

Sri Lanka rarely made it on its own, post-independence, requiring IMF bailouts 16 times
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AUNT HARMONIUM PREPARES FOR HER DOG-BITE DAY IN COURT..

…while The Man prepares to capitalise on the case
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LOST OPPORTUNITIES

More than seven decades ago, Sri Lanka was well-off compared to some of today's Asian economic heavyweights
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RESTRUCTURING DEBT, DUD LOANS AND REGULATORY FORBEARANCE: BANKERS ON DEALING WITH THE CRISIS

Over 30% of Sri Lanka’s outstanding foreign currency commercial debt is held by Sri Lankan commercial banks and its planned restructure will leave their balance sheets challenged. Here the Chief Executives of several of the largest banks discuss the challenge
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BANKS AND THEIR GOVERNANCE IN THE FACE OF AN ECONOMIC CRISIS AND RISING GLOBAL FINANCIAL CENTRE AMBITIONS

Sri Lanka’s foreign currency debt default and economic crisis have put banks under tremendous pressure. Our panel discusses the crisis and how Sri Lanka’s ambitious Colombo Port City might shape the industry’s future.
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