April 2020

Can Sri Lanka put politics aside in a pandemic?
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Published in - DailyFT By Gehan Gunatilleke Image courtesy - DailyFT Once in a lifetime, a country faces a crisis so unique that the ordinary rules of politics should not apply. We expect politicians – political animals by nature –...
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Govt initiatives to reduce interest rates and boost economy
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Taken from - DailyNews The government was acting in a manner to boost the economy and to reduce interest rates said, Verite Research Economist Deshal De Mel. He warned that due to a large informal sector the impact of COVID...
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Economists debate over best response to fight COVID-19 while keeping economies less hurt
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Taken from - DailyMirror Two economists recently vacillated between the current suppression strategy practiced by the Sri Lankan government by way of curfews and lockdowns and a mitigation strategy practiced in some East Asian countries to see which offered the...
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Reconvene parliament, carry out more tests to contain COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, ex-legislators say in live online session
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Taken from - economynext Select members of Sri Lanka’s dissolved parliament shared their views on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic today in an unofficial “online parliamentary session” hosted by a Colombo-based private think tank. Among the issues discussed were the government’s...
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