Arutha is a Colombo-based policy think tank focused on economic research and communication with a special interest in public debt and taxation. Its economic civic education initiative, Default LK, was established during Sri Lanka’s first ever sovereign default in 2022.
Iran is one of the top 10 buyers of Sri Lanka’s tea exports, purchasing about 9,800 metric tonnes of Sri Lankan tea every month. 🇱🇰
USA is Sri Lanka’s top export market – buying 25% of all of Sri Lanka’s exports and generating ~$3 billion in export revenues. As a trading
“Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America. This Order is final and conclusive….” – PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
Highlighting the economic impact of the disaster, @yolanifernando spoke about reconstruction costs, fiscal restrictions and the devastating effects on agriculture, speaking at a discussion organised by the Centre for Policy Alternatives on Governance, Human Rights and Related