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An Overview of IMF Extended Fund Facility
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
Featured Insight
An Overview of IMF Extended Fund Facility
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
Featured Insight
An Overview of IMF Extended Fund Facility
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
Featured Insight
An Overview of IMF Extended Fund Facility
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford (both in the UK). He was a research advisor to the Central Bank of Russia, consulted the Government of Sri Lanka, and presented his research at institutions including the IMF, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and Reserve Bank of Australia. His research has a strong policy focus and covers the nexus between the macroeconomy and the financial markets. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
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June 2025 Fuel Price Update: No change in market prices despite formula price reduction
Fuel prices remained unchanged in June 2025, with the market price of Octane 92 petrol at LKR 293.00 and auto diesel at LKR 274.00. However, the formula price has dropped for both petrol and diesel.
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Sri Lanka signs ADB 25-year US$100mn budget suppor...
Sri Lanka has secured a 100 million US dollar loan from the Asian Development Bank for power sector policy reforms, which includes an interest rate of 2.0 percent, a 25-year repayment period with a 5-year grace period, and...
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Daily Mirror
Power sector to receive fresh support with ADB’s U...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US $100 million loan to support Sri Lanka's power sector reforms, enhancing operational efficiency, fostering private investment in renewable energy, and improving financi...
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Sunday Times
Kerawalapitiya power plant: 40 percent of shares f...
The Finance Ministry has signed a framework agreement with a United States-based company to sell 40 percent of shares of the Treasury-owned 300MW Kerawalapitiya Yugadhanavi Power Plant instead of 51 percent as originally proposed.
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Insight on Energy and Water Supply
Petrol & Diesel Market Prices vs. Formul...
Following the monthly fuel price revision...
Petrol and Diesel vs. fuel price formula...
Following the monthly fuel price revision...
Where do 92 Octane and Auto Diesel stand...
On 31 May 2024, fuel prices in Sri Lanka...
Electricity Bills in Sri Lanka: Highest...
Sri Lankans pay 2.5 to 3 times mo...
Change in Tariffs on Monthly Electricity...
Electricity tariffs were initially revise...
Financial Performance of Sri Lanka’s Nat...
The below figure illustrates how Sri Lanka has performed at providin...
A closer look into the Ceylon Electricit...
The electricity sector in Sri Lanka is la...
Prices of Fuel Across Regional Emerging...
The prices of 92 Octane petrol has remain...
The Retail Price of Petrol and Diesel in...
92 Octane petrol
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VAT to drive revenue growth in 2024
Sri Lankan budgets have consistently overestimated the capacity to raise revenue. Therefore, it is prudent to examine from where the 45% increase in revenue is expected. The chart above shows that more than half the increase (56%) is expecte...
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Sri Lanka's mounting interest cost: The largest ex...
In budget 2025, LKR 2,950 billion (8.9% of GDP) has been allocated for interest payments on public debt. Government revenue is estimated at LKR 4,990 billion in 2025, nearly 60% of which will be spent on servicing just the interest payments...
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