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Sri Lanka debt crisis
August 10, 2022
Is China to Blame for Sri Lanka’s Debt Woes?
By Ivory Kairo
China's role in lending to Sri Lanka has expanded in the last 20 years, but fewer Chinese loans would not have saved the country from its current economic crisis.
August 02, 2022
Understanding China’s Role in Sri Lanka’s Debt Restructuring Efforts
By Aquilah Latiff and Anushka Wijesinha
China's general approach to debt distress is to seek bespoke negotiations and preferential treatment – something that Sri Lanka must avoid at all costs.
July 20, 2022
Sri Lanka’s Future May Not Be All That Bleak
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with economist Ganeshan Wignaraja.
July 12, 2022
As Sri Lanka’s Economy Unravels, a Crude Awakening
By Luke Hunt
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has stepped down, but the task of cleaning up the country's economic mess has only just begun.
June 25, 2022
India Strengthens Its Position in Sri Lanka Vis-à-Vis Rival China
By P.K. Balachandran
By offering support during Colombo’s economic collapse, India has widened its footprint in Sri Lanka after a decade of losing ground to China.
April 12, 2022
Sri Lanka Halts Debt Repayment Pending IMF Bailout Plan
By Krishan Francis
Sri Lankans for the past months have been enduring shortages of fuel, food, and other essentials and daily power outages.
March 31, 2022
Sri Lanka and the Neocolonialism of the IMF
By Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan
Sri Lanka has few options other than an IMF bailout. But engagement with neocolonial international financial institutions is actually one of the causes of Sri Lanka's economic woes.
January 18, 2022
Sri Lanka’s President Strikes Reconciliatory Note as Debt Crisis Looms
By Krishan Francis
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is willing to learn from the international community on human rights issues, he told Parliament.
May 01, 2021
The Economics of the China-India-Sri Lanka Triangle
By Umesh Moramudali
Sri Lanka’s struggle to balance been China and India has a strong economic dimension.
February 09, 2021
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Debt Crisis Could Get Critical in 2021
By Umesh Moramudali
Sri Lanka’s debt problem has deep roots. How bad things can get in 2021?
October 23, 2020
Sri Lanka’s Changing Relationship to Chinese Loans
By Umesh Moramudali
Both the share and the type of loans from China are changing as Sri Lanka wrestles with persistent balance of payment issues.
January 01, 2020
The Hambantota Port Deal: Myths and Realities
By Umesh Moramudali
Untangling the truth about Chinese debt and Sri Lanka means cutting through some misleading media narratives.
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