Public Policy

Sithumina Jayasundera: Results, Preferably Yesterday

Leading fast, fixing faster, and celebrating the occasional victory with whiskey.

Why The Informal Economy Doesn’t Shrink

Elena Panaritis, economist and social entrepreneur who has worked on informality and property rights across 36 countries, explains what governments keep getting wrong.

Sri Lanka Rupee Depreciation Slams Democracy Amid Sound Money In Qatar, Dubai

How Qatar and Dubai kept their currencies rock solid through a Middle East war, while Sri Lanka's rupee crumbled in peacetime — and why the difference comes down to who controls the money

Meth, Scams And Terror: Sri Lanka's Financial Crime Problem

The Central Bank's latest national risk assessment finds defences improving and dangers growing

Brindha Selvadurai Doesn't Have Time for Long Voice Notes

Rapid-fire questionnaire reveals a founder driven by urgency, and a focus on what comes next.

Daniel Alphonsus, Unfiltered

Thoughts on life, work, and the quiet struggle with oneself

Sound Money and Growth or Inflation and Social Unrest in the Historical Context

How did money come to be so bad and unstable

Malaka Talwatte Gets Real: Personality Q&A

Reflections on life, art, and everyday shenanigans

Sri Lanka Need Not Be a Forex Beggar Nation, Treasury Should Dollarize Taxes

Dollars, dollars everywhere, but not a cent for the Treasury

A Budget Without Numbers

How missing numbers, buried information, and weak public engagement keep people in the dark about where their money goes

Gillian Edwards Leads With Grace and Gratitude

She shares her philosophy on living a fulfilled and purposeful life.

A Budget Surplus Born of Deflation, Not Inflationary Illusion

Sri Lanka is consistently above its target primary budget surplus, partly due to the Central Bank’s deflationary policy

Zen: Shamal Gunawardene

The Chief Operating Officer of CEAT Sri Lanka reflects on happiness, faith, and the simple joys that shape his life

Sri Lanka’s Next Leap in Digital Payments: Reaching Rural Sri Lanka

As digital transactions surge, the challenge is taking adoption beyond urban centres.

Why Didi Still Worries About You, My Chota Bhai, Sri Lanka

If India could talk, this is what she might tell her little brother about the region's development and missing opportunities.

Central Bank, IMF, and World Bank Should Stop Following Marx and Rejecting Economics

Spreading cost-push narratives and Mercantilism may help macroeconomists escape accountability, but it will not help the masses

Billions at Risk Under EU's New Deforestation Rules

Compliance could cut rubber exports by Rs7.3 billion annually, with greater losses if Sri Lanka misses the December 2025 deadline.

The Next Phase of the Elephant City

Within 100 km from Colombo, one finds this fast-growing agri and consumer hub, which is soon to be transformed to an industrial epicenter.

Central Bank Must Sell Bonds to Build Reserves

A strategic bond sell-down is needed to meet deflationary policy goals and restore reserve adequacy

The Missing Half of Sri Lanka’s Corruption Problem

Public corruption dominates debates, while private misconduct slips through the gaps.

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