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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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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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“Sugar Scam” is not the Whole Iceberg: “Forestalling” needs a Rule-of-Law Solution
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive acade...
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Sri Lanka's central bank successfully purchased $113 million from the forex markets in December 2023, culminating in a total of $1.895 billion for the year. This achievement was supported by a deflationary policy stance, initiated with r...
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CBSL more Optimistic than the IMF
According to the Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) published for the financial year 2022, projected real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was higher than the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) projection.
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Tax revenue misses IMF target in 1st quarter!
According to the 2022 Annual Report from the Ministry of Finance, tax revenue for the first quarter of 2023 experienced a surge of 56%, amounting to LKR 578 billion. This was a increase from the LKR 370 billion collected during the same peri...
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Sectoral Allocations: Budget 2024
Sectoral allocations from the 2024 Budget.Allocations above only include Central Government allocations. Provincial allocations are not included...
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