Speaking at Arutha’s inaugural conference, Debt & Tax Dialogue, Umesh Moramudali highlighted a major shift in how Sri Lanka handles development projects, moving away from costly, non-transparent deals toward competitive, accountable procurement. This change is also reflected in how Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) now operate in Sri Lanka. Instead of debt-heavy agreements, Chinese SOEs are…
Arutha hosted its inaugural conference, The Debt & Tax Dialogue, on 03 September 2025 at the Courtyard by Marriott. The conference brought together leading economists, policymakers, media, and civil society voices to examine the relationship between debt, taxation, and Sri Lanka’s economic future. The conference opened with remarks from the Minister of Labour and Deputy…
Arutha hosted a virtual event to mark the launch of our newest platform, Debt.lk on 12 July 2025. This platform brings together data and information on Sri Lanka’s external debt from a range of sources for easy access and clarity. It includes information on who the lenders are, how much has been borrowed, and where…
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…
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 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.
An online discussion on the current status and developments of social safety networks in Sri Lanka was held on 28 October 2022.
An online post-budget forum was organised on 2 September 2022 to discuss the interim budget and its consequences.
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.