Sri Lanka central bank-run fund’s investment debate
Aug 23, 2010 (LBO) - An interesting public debate has sprung between the Central Bank and an opposition parliamentarian on the suitability of Bank’s …
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Sri Lanka economist with many faces: H N S Karunathilake
July 26, 2010 (LBO) - A scientist normally belongs to a single school of thought. He would follow the traditions, views and methods of that school to the …
Sri Lanka central banker writes on good money and bad
July 16, 2010 (LBO)- Ex-central bankers seldom write books on their experiences. Perhaps, the fear of re living the traumatic experiences they would have …
Sri Lanka private universities; do not rush and spoil the soup
May 25, 2010 (LBO) - The announcement by the new Minister of Higher Education, Hon S.B Disssanayake, on assuming office and in subsequent interviews, that the …
Sri Lanka’s myth of free education and its quality
May 03, 2010 (LBO) - After the release of the results of every major public examination, a spontaneous debate takes place in the country regarding the …
Sri Lanka’s profits and losses; a super profit making central bank is not good news
Apr 19, 2010 (LBO) - Two news items hit the headlines of media simultaneously last week. Both relate to the year 2009 and are sourced to the Central Bank …
Sri Lanka’s inflation debate: should the CB continue with ‘no policy action’?
Mar 19, 2010 (LBO) - Sources from the Central Bank indicate that the Monetary Board, in its deliberation for the monetary policy action in the month ahead, has …
Sri Lanka debate over inflation: rice price crisis
Jan 06, 2010 (LBO) - Rice, the staple food of Sri Lankans, is in short supply and its price is on the increase. At retail shops, many popular varieties of rice …
Sri Lanka’s debate over inflation 2: The folly of price cuts
Dec 03, 2009 (LBO) - In a bid to relieve the public of rising cost of living, the Government has reduced the import duties of ten leading food items and …
Sri Lanka’s debate over the inflation rate 01
Nov 19, 2009 (LBO) - Inflation is considered public enemy number one when a country is not at war. Since Sri Lanka’s 30 year old war is now over, there …
Maldives going under water: new look at a doomsday story
Oct 19, 2009 (LBO) - A great deal of fear has been expressed by many that on one fine day in the future the Maldives will be submerged by rising sea levels …
When law and economics do not understand each other
Oct 05, 2009 (LBO) - Both Law and Economics are two brothers born to the same mother: morality of the society. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices …
Sri Lanka airport taxis: A paradise of rent-seekers
Sept 22, 2009 (LBO) - Rent-seeking, the use of one’s time, knowledge and efforts to earn an income which is not directly contributory to the national …
Lessons for Sri Lanka; one man’s mistake is another man’s profit
Aug 07, 2009 (LBO) - At this social function in Male, capital of Maldives, everyone was sipping soft drinks, coke, fanta, soda and what not. In this Islamic …
Economics of War (and also peace)
June 3, 2009 (LBO) - Wars have always been fought with one objective. That is to take forced possession of economically valuable assets belonging to the enemy. …
The illusion of rational man; enter the economics of fear
May 12, 2009 (LBO) - The Greek historian Plutarch has recorded an encounter which Alexander the Great had with one of the sages of Taxila University, Dandamis, …
Brain drain or brain gain?
Apr 06, 2009 (LBO) - Many have expressed their concern about the rising incidence of educated youth leaving the country for employment in developed countries. …
Economic stimulus package for recessions
Mar 13, 2009 (LBO) - The economic recession that began to plague the entire globe was the salient feature of the world economy during the period from 2007. …
Sri Lanka seeks help for tens of thousands in Lebanon
July 24, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is seeking urgent help to evacuate workers trapped in Lebanon, despite the vast majority of its estimated 80,000 nationals …
Sri Lanka’s rights watch dog slammed for dropping investigations
July 18, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan watchdog has halted its probes into the disappearance of thousands of people so that the government can avoid paying …