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What happened to Sri Lanka's Gold Reserves?

Another cost of Sri Lanka's 2018-2022 crisis years, forcing liquidity priority over long-term diversification

Mar 30 • Thilina Panduwawala

Sri Lanka's post-crisis lending boom

The extent and form of private sector lending expansion in 2025

Jan 11 • Thilina Panduwawala

Beyond 2025: The Challenge of Sustaining Sri Lanka’s Fiscal Overperformance

Between Sustained Revenue Growth & Recovery in Capex

Sep 13, 2025 • Thathsarani Siriwardana

Diversification of Sri Lanka’s Remittance flows – in source & form

Remittance flows amount to about 6-7% of GDP & 20-25% of FX earnings

Jun 21, 2025 • Thathsarani Siriwardana

Is Sri Lanka sufficiently serious about transition to a Public Debt Management Office (PDMO)?

An effective institutional transition is crucial to debt sustainability

Jun 9, 2025 • Umesh Moramudali

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How much external debt repayments does Sri Lanka have to make in 2025?

Feb 16, 2025 • Thilina Panduwawala

Sri Lanka's post-crisis lending boom

Jan 11 • Thilina Panduwawala

Sri Lanka’s Public Debt – What is foreign & What is domestic?

Feb 9, 2023 • Thilina Panduwawala

'Financing' Sri Lanka's Current Account Surplus

Nov 5, 2024 • Thilina Panduwawala

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Commenting on macro issues from a Sri Lankan perspective, with a focus on sovereign debt, balance of payments, and public finance.

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