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This article was compiled by Dr. Sanjaya de Silva, Associate Professor of Economics at Bard College. His research interests include development and economic history in South and Southeast Asia.
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Can We Build a World-Class City with Third-World Public Transport?
This article was compiled by Dr. Sanjaya de Silva, Associate Professor of Economics at Bard College. His research interests include development and economic history in South and Southeast Asia.
Featured Insight
Can We Build a World-Class City with Third-World Public Transport?
This article was compiled by Dr. Sanjaya de Silva, Associate Professor of Economics at Bard College. His research interests include development and economic history in South and Southeast Asia.
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Can We Build a World-Class City with Third-World Public Transport?
This article was compiled by Dr. Sanjaya de Silva, Associate Professor of Economics at Bard College. His research interests include development and economic history in South and Southeast Asia.
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Ceylon Today
SL has world’s 6th highest food inflation – WB
Sri Lanka, with food inflation at 64 per cent last year, has the sixth largest food inflation in the world, the World Bank (WB) said on Friday (20). https://ceylontoday.lk/2023/01/21/sl-has-worlds-6...
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Daily News
PMB allocates Rs. 2000 Mn to purchase paddy this s...
Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera presented a Cabinet paper to the Cabinet yesterday (16) to provide a higher price for paddy to the paddy farmers. The Minister announced that on the advice of the Sub-Committee appointed by the Cabinet...
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Economy Next
China’s US$74 rice grant to reach Sri Lanka by end...
China’s embassy in Sri Lanka said the first two shipments of a 500 million yuan (74 million US dollar) grant of rice will reach the island’s shores on June 25 and June 30.
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Insight on Agriculture and Irrigation
Sri Lanka’s Economic Reliance on Chemica...
In August 2021, the Sri Lanka g...
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How did Sri Lanka Finance Government Expenditure i...
Total government expenditure for the year 2022 amounted to LKR 4,472 billion. Out of which total revenue and grants could only cover 45% of spending while the remaining 55% was financed via borrowings. The infographic below provides a breakd...
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Fiscal Targets: Budget 2024
Projections in the budget expect revenue to be 13.1% of GDP in 2024.
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VAT to drive revenue growth in 2024
Sri Lankan budgets have consistently overestimated the capacity to raise revenue. Therefore, it is prudent to examine from where the 45% increase in revenue is expected. The chart above shows that more than half the increase (56%) is expecte...
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