An online discussion on the current status and developments of social safety networks in Sri Lanka was held on 28 October 2022. Gayani Hurulle from LIRNEasia and Thilina Panduwawala from Frontier Research spoke on the importance of social safety nets, the major issues of existing programmes such as Samurdhi and the path ahead. The talk was moderated by Menasha Samaradiwakara from Default LK.
To provide clarity on Sri Lanka’s economic trajectory in an accessible manner, Arutha conducted its first civic education program open to members of the general public on 29 August 2024. The event was held at the Lakmahal community library, and was an interactive session centred on the recent economic crisis, exploring its causes and implications…
Arutha hosted a roundtable discussion on its newly launched report, The Political Economy of Debt, featuring Prof. Mick Moore, a political economist from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex…
Arutha and The Asia Foundation office in Sri Lanka jointly hosted a discussion on Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process featuring Théo Maret, an analyst specialising in sovereign debt and economist Umesh Moramudali. The event welcomed participants from civil society, think tanks and diplomatic personnel.
Twitter Space dialogue was hosted on 9 June 2022 on the implications of the newly introduced tax measures following Sri Lanka’s first ever sovereign default, featuring economists Umesh Moramudali, Rehana Thowfeek and Chayu Damsinghe.
An online post-budget forum was organised on 2 September 2022 to discuss the interim budget and its consequences.