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Schrodinger’s Banks: The Immediate Need for Policies to Ensure Financial Stability
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris. 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.
Featured Insight
Schrodinger’s Banks: The Immediate Need for Policies to Ensure Financial Stability
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris. 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.
Featured Insight
Schrodinger’s Banks: The Immediate Need for Policies to Ensure Financial Stability
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris. 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.
Featured Insight
Schrodinger’s Banks: The Immediate Need for Policies to Ensure Financial Stability
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris. 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.
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The Cost of Inflation: Sustaining 2015 Consumption in 2023
Sri Lanka's is set to experience a 160% increase in nominal GDP from the 2015 levels of LKR 11.6 trillion as projected nominal GDP for 2023 estimated at LKR 30.3 trillion. However, while the real GDP in 2023 remains relatively unchanged from the 2015 levels, the doubling of nominal GDP h...
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SL to present interim budget in November
Interim budget for Q1 2025 to be presented in November, full Budget 2025 expected in January.
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Daily Ft
Govt. expedites welfare benefits to over 3 mn fami...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed to expedite the program to provide welfare benefits to 3.1 million low-income families in Sri Lanka.
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Ceylon Today
No Vehicle Imports in 2022 – Basil
Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa said the importation of vehicles and new staff recruitments to the public sector will not be permitted in 2022. While noting that efforts should be made to stop the importation of milk powder, Rajapaksa ad...
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Insight on Expenditure
A Sri Lankan Household Spends 24% of Av...
Sri Lanka's fuel prices increased rapidly within the last few mo...
Fiscal Performance From January to Novem...
The following infographic compares Sri Lankas' fiscal performance from January to Novemb...
Sri Lanka’s Imports Were 4% Higher in 2...
Sri Lanka’s Imports have grown by 4%...
Contributors to Rising Inflation
Sri Lanka has seen a trend in rising inflation, with inflation reach...
Fiscal Performance From January to Augus...
Latest figures...
Sri Lanka’s Expenditure on COVID-19 Resp...
According to Ministry of Finance, Sri Lan...
How much does the Sri Lankan government...
Sri Lanka has planned to allocated LKR 12...
Budget Performance Indicators: The Case...
Sri Lanka developed 12 KPIs in 2018&...
Government Expenditure on Samurdhi Payme...
In 2020,the government spends LKR 52.5 bi...
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Sri Lanka failed 2 IMF commitments & met 25 by en...
An IMF Programme usually has four main types of commitments: a) Prior Actions - These are steps a country agrees to take before the IMF approves financing or completes...
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Debt Digest - March 2023
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Professor Udara Peiris. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an eco...
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Sri Lanka’s government education spending is the l...
In 2022, Sri Lanka’s government—both provincial and central—dedicated only 1.5 percent of its GDP to education, including primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. This places Sri Lanka at the bottom of the list for educatio...
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