Arutha in partnership with Factum hosted a training session for journalists at the Sunday Morning to enhance their understanding of Sri Lanka’s economy, focusing on the causes and consequences of the country’s economic crisis, the reform agenda and the country’s future outlook.
As wealth inequality increases globally, sentiments in favour of taxing the wealthiest in society continue to gain momentum. Although Sri Lanka experimented with taxes on wealth shortly after its independence, many of these measures have since been abolished. There are only a few minor taxes on assets at present, and these contribute little to government…
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…
“Career & Care: Supporting Women Who Power Our Economies” is the first issue of the series, Arutha in Focus. This compilation features three articles written by Yenuli Ranaweera and Rojie Ekanayake, originally published in The Morning newspaper, that focus on women in Sri Lanka’s workforce. The articles discuss care work, labor force participation, and the…
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This is the first instalment in a series of publications that take a deep dive into the relationship between the Sri Lanka and China in the backdrop of the debt restructuring negotiations following Sri Lanka’s first ever sovereign default. This issue of the Sri Lanka-China Economic Brief takes a look at several key areas including…
Sri Lanka is fast approaching a Presidential Election against a backdrop of substantial economic challenges, including high living costs, complex debt negotiations, and a range of reforms. Presidential candidates and political parties have put forth several economic policies and campaign pledges aimed at addressing these urgent issues. Regardless of the eventual electoral outcome, it is…