Sri Lanka’s debt negotiations conclude as a new government under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes office. His early months have seen several state visits, including to China. What lies ahead for Colombo-Beijing relations? More on these latest developments in the fourth issue of the Sri Lanka – China Economic Brief
China Export-Import Bank has become the first of Sri Lanka’s bilateral lenders to finalise foreign debt negotiations. Meanwhile diplomatic relations continue to evolve with the election of Sri Lanka’s new government. Find out more on these latest developments in the third issue of the Sri Lanka – China Economic Brief.
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…
Yolani Fernando and Umesh Moramudali from Arutha recently contributed to the report, The Political Economy of Debt, funded by The Asia Foundation. This publication focuses on the political economy of South Asian nations and its effects on public debt dynamics. The chapter on Sri Lanka delves into the structural issues that led to the country’s…
Debt negotiations are nearing their end and elections are fast approaching. How have China-Sri Lanka relations evolved amid shifting political and economic landscapes? This is the second instalment of a series where we delve into the relationship between the Sri Lanka and China in the backdrop of the debt restructuring negotiations following Sri Lanka’s first…
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…
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.