So much for demilitarization and pulling back armed forces from civilian activities | “The forces will contribute to adding many new experiences to the tourism business…” economynext.com/sri-lanka-defe…

What’s ‘entrepreneurship advice’ 🤔 in 🇧🇩 & 🇱🇰 📌 Wed 13 Mar ONLINE ⏱️ 3pm🇬🇧 8.30pm🇱🇰 9pm🇧🇩 To reg 🆓 email [email protected] Details tinyurl.com/54utmddy Dr Rebecca ‘Solidarity Forever’ Bowers (she/her) Luke Heslop David Lewis Tasmiah Rahman Anjali Sarker Anush Wijesinha Alnoor Bhimani Deborah James Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity

Fantastic launching this initiative with Sri Lankan practitioners, thought leaders, and passionate advocates. Watch this space Echelon Magazine Centre for a Smart Future (CSF) as we roll out these videos over the coming weeks. We must put nature at the heart of our economic recovery. #naturalcapitalforum

Singapore Opposition Leader criminally charged for lying to Parliament. If a similar law existed, wonder how many cases would have to filed in #SriLanka? newswire.lk/cjkm

IMF staff & the Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement for the 2nd review of the IMF-supported program & the 2024 Article IV Consultation. It is crucial to sustain reform momentum to ensure lasting recovery & stable, inclusive growth: bit.ly/494P36E

From IMF presser, extract on #SriLanka re: debt workout talks - “…there is a strong expectation that agreements with commercial creditors consistent with program parameters will be reached by completion of the second review” imf.org/en/News/Articl…

Colombo Urban Lab hosted 'Communicating Crisis' - a panel discussion with Namini Wijedasa Andrew Fidel Fernando Anush Wijesinha Iromi Perera and Sonali Deraniyagala exploring how economic indicators compare with people’s lived experiences and how we can collectively amplify voices from the ground.

Rachel Reeves, the likely next UK Chancellor. Interesting profile and track record theguardian.com/politics/ng-in…

This line in this clip explaining the youth protests in Bangladesh 🔥: “At one point it stopped just being about jobs….it was about being jerked around”. Sobering. youtu.be/Y3zdTX9OCIc?si…

Doesn't go far enough, but its a start! Treasury Sec announces that SDP Act will be amended economynext.com/sri-lanka-to-a… In 2022 I called for freezing the SDP Act themorning.lk/articles/22246… It is a revenue 'black hole' + big Qs on true "strategic" nature of many projects given SDP status

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