Online Discussion: How Can We Improve Sri Lanka's Debt Sustainability?

ONLINE DISCUSSION by Advocata Institute featuring Prof. Ricardo Hausmann (Director Growth Lab, Harvard University's Center for International Development), Prof. Mick Moore (Political Economist, Founding CEO & Senior Fellow, International Centre for Tax and Development, Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies), Dr. Nishan De Mel, (Economist, Executive Director, Verité Research). The Panel was moderated by Dr.Roshan Perera (Economist, Former Director Risk Management Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and co-moderated by Aneetha Warusavitarana (Research Manager, Advocata Institute).

To watch Murtaza Jaffarjee’s Three-part Primers on Debt Sustainability, Fiscal Performance and Economic Growth.

To watch the video on Youtube

Deep Dive EP 1. 3 : How Can We Improve Debt Sustainability in Sri Lanka | A Primer on Economic Growth

The Advocata Institute launched its latest public policy discussion series 'DeepDive'. This series commenced with several discussions on the topic "How can we improve Sri Lanka's Debt Sustainability?".

The discussion series kickstarted with three-part primers by Mr. Murtaza Jafferjee, Chairman of the Advocata Institute.

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This is the final part of a three-part primer.

Click here to access the presentation by Mr. Murtaza Jafferjee

To watch the Primer on Debt Sustainability

To watch the Primer on Fiscal Performance

Watch this video on Youtube 

Deep Dive EP 1. 2 : How Can We Improve Debt Sustainability in Sri Lanka | A Primer on Fiscal Performance

The Advocata Institute launches its latest public policy discussion series ‘DeepDive’. This series commences with several discussions on the topic “How can we improve Sri Lanka's Debt Sustainability?”.

The discussion series kickstarted with three-part primers by Mr. Murtaza Jafferjee, Chairman of the Advocata Institute.

This is the second part of a three-part primer.

Print media partner - Daily FT

Click here to access the presentation by Mr. Murtaza Jafferjee

To watch the Primer on Debt Sustainability

To access the Primer on Economic Growth

Watch this video on Youtube 

Deep Dive EP 1. 1 : How Can We Improve Debt Sustainability in Sri Lanka | A Primer on Debt in Sri Lanka

The Advocata Institute launches its latest public policy discussion series ‘DeepDive’. This series commences with several discussions on the topic “How can we improve Sri Lanka's Debt Sustainability?”.

The discussion series kickstarts with a primer on debt sustainability, presented by Mr. Murtaza Jafferjee, Chairman of the Advocata Institute. This is the first part of a three-part primer, focusing on Sri Lanka's debt sustainability.

Print media partner - Daily FT

To access the presentation by Mr. Murtaza Jafferjee

To access the Updated presentation on Debt Sustainability

To access the second Primer on Fiscal Performance

To access the third Primer on Economic Growth

Watch this video on Youtube 

69th Anniversary Oration of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka by Prof. Razeen Sally

Prof. Razeen Sally, Associate Professor of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore delivered the 69th anniversary oration at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Sunday Leader on Deshal's lecture : High govt borrowing crowding out private investment

From the Sunday Leader

Continuous high deficits and cumulative public debt has been one of the driving factors behind the Indian Ocean Island economy’s macroeconomic volatility is adversely affecting the investment climate, one of Sri Lanka’s budding economist said recently.

“High government borrowing levels influence higher interest rates, crowding out private investment. Recent BoP (Balance of payment) weakness has been largely influenced by external debt repayments with implications for the depreciation of the Sri Lankan Rupee. At other times fiscal expansion drives imports, contributing to BoP stress and depreciation of the Rupee. Episodes of inflation in the past were influenced by then Central Bank’s accommodative monetary policy to ease stress on government debt servicing,” said Senior Economist Deshal De Mel at a public forum.

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