An overturning of Sri Lanka’s Old Political Order Ahilan Kadirgamar November 21, 2024 Commentary, Political Economy, Recent Demonetaization in India, slider, Themes
The Sri Lankan Left’s long road to power Devaka Gunawardena and Ahilan Kadirgamar November 21, 2024 Articles, slider, Themes, World Economy
The Crisis of Liberalism Prabhat Patnaik November 18, 2024 Blogs, Commentary, Political Economy, slider, Themes, World Economy
Education, Democracy and Unravelling Liberal Order Ahilan Kadirgamar November 12, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
What Trump’s Victory means for Sri Lanka Devaka Gunawardena and Ahilan Kadirgamar November 8, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Fears and Hopes in a World of Turmoil Ahilan Kadirgamar November 4, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Debt’s Political Fix Ahilan Kadirgamar, Shafiya Rafaithu and Yathursha Ulakentheran October 24, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
World Bank’s Development Trap for Sri Lanka Ahilan Kadirgamar October 21, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Crooked Bond Deals and the IMF Trap Ahilan Kadirgamar October 7, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Sri Lanka: Shifts in political consciousness Ahilan Kadirgamar and Devaka Gunawardena October 6, 2024 Commentary, Political Economy, slider, Themes
Sri Lanka’s People need a New Debt Deal C. P. Chandrasekhar, Martín Guzmán, Jayati Ghosh and Charles Abugre September 30, 2024 Articles, Blogs, C P Chandrasekhar, Jayati Ghosh, slider, Themes, World Economy
Sri Lanka’s New President Faces a Problem Shared by too Many Developing Countries: Austerity imposed by the west Ahilan Kadirgamar September 29, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
FAQ: Understanding the myths and challenges around debt restructuring Shafiya Rafaithu, Yathursha Ulakentheran and Ahilan Kadirgamar September 27, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Elections, Classes and Minorities Ahilan Kadirgamar September 16, 2024 Commentary, Political Economy, slider, Themes
Elections,Debt Sustainability and IMF Blackmail Ahilan Kadirgamar September 2, 2024 Capital Flows, Commentary, Finance, slider, Themes
Sri Lanka’s Debt Restructuring: A win for private bondholders C. P. Chandrasekhar July 23, 2024 Blogs, C P Chandrasekhar, Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
IMF and the Great Bond Restructuring Sell Out Ahilan Kadirgamar, July 15, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Kenya to Sri Lanka: Protests, IMF and High Ambition Ahilan Kadirgamar July 1, 2024 Commentary, Political Economy, slider, Themes
Sri Lanka Must Renegotiate IMF Agreement for Sustainable Recovery from Crisis An Open Letter by Charles Abugre and Fellow Eminent Economists June 25, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Debt Restructuring and the Bleeding of Education Ahilan Kadirgamar June 25, 2024 Commentary, Economy and Society, slider, Themes
The IMF Knife Threatening Democracy Ahilan Kadirgamar June 17, 2024 Articles, Blogs, Economy and Society, Finance, Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty and Inequality, slider, Themes, Trade and Payments
Is there another Way? Debt restoration, the IMF & the future of Sri Lanka June 10, 2024 Activities, Announcements, IDEAs Video Gallery, slider
When IMF Targets become Sri Lankan Law Ahilan Kadirgamar June 3, 2024 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Austerity, Dispossession and Injustice: Facets of the debt crisis in Sri Lanka Ahilan Kadirgamar April 26, 2024 Articles, External Debt Crisis in Developing Countries, Featured Themes, slider, Themes, World Economy
Online Workshop on Debt Restructuring: Development or Devastation? Building alliances for Debt Justice Advocacy | Invitation by Collective of Debt Justice Researchers in Sri Lanka | Wednesday, 10 April 2024 | 2 pm GMT April 10, 2024 Announcements, slider
A bloc to confront Global Debt Crisis: What role for Sri Lanka? Devaka Gunawardena April 10, 2024 Commentary, Conference on The African Debt Crisis and International Financial Architecture, IDEAs Conferences, slider, Themes, World Economy
African Debt Crisis and lessons for Lanka Ahilan Kadirgamar March 19, 2024 Articles, External Debt Crisis in Developing Countries, Featured Themes, Finance, slider, Themes, World Economy
Budget 2024 : An election budget or an IMF budget..? LST Roundtable: Analyzing Sri Lanka's 2024 Annual Budget with Dr. Ahilan Kadirgamar December 18, 2023 Finance, IDEAs Video Gallery, Themes, World Economy
Sri Lanka’s Retirement Funds Sacrificed, People Overtaxed to Serve IMF Debt Conditions Saurav Kumar December 18, 2023 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Paying with Austerity: The Debt Crisis and Restructuring in Sri Lanka C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jayati Ghosh and Debamanyu Das December 18, 2023 Articles, Blogs, C P Chandrasekhar, External Debt Crisis in Developing Countries, slider, Themes, World Economy
Pitfalls of Export-Led Growth Prabhat Patnaik December 11, 2023 Blogs, Commentary, Macroeconomic Policy, slider, Themes, Trade and Payments
Without Debt Relief, Sri Lanka’s Economy will keep Deteriorating Ahilan Kadirgamar and Hans Dembowski November 15, 2023 Commentary, Political Economy, slider, Themes, World Economy
Working People, IMF and Regime of Repression Ahilan Kadirgamar October 3, 2023 Commentary, Finance, slider, Themes, World Economy
IMF, Retirement Funds and Bailout Ahilan Kadirgamar September 18, 2023 Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Sri Lanka’s Dangerous Domestic Debt Restructuring Jayati Ghosh and Kanchana N. Ruwanpura September 15, 2023 Blogs, Commentary, Jayati Ghosh, slider, Themes, World Economy
Commercialising Universities Ahilan Kadirgamar August 7, 2023 Commentary, Privatisation, slider, Themes
‘Shock Therapy’ Sri Lankan-style C. P. Chandrasekhar July 15, 2023 Blogs, C P Chandrasekhar, Commentary, External Debt Crisis in Developing Countries, Featured Themes, slider, Themes, World Economy
Sri Lankan Central Bank Moots Recast of Pension Funds, haircut on Sovereign Bonds Meera Srinivasan June 30, 2023 Commentary, External Debt Crisis in Developing Countries, Featured Themes, Political Economy, slider, Themes, World Economy
Govt.’s Free Market Policy could Push the Economy over the Cliff Ahilan Kadirgamar June 17, 2023 Commentary, Economy and Society, Prices and Inflation, slider, Themes
IMF – Doubling the Dose of Austerity C. P. Chandrasekhar and Charles Abugre May 17, 2023 Blogs, C P Chandrasekhar, Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Sri Lanka’s Farmers Learn Lessons from Organic Debacle Benjamin Parkin May 4, 2023 Agriculture, Commentary, slider, Themes, World Economy
Debt Restructuring and Adjustment: Cases of Sri Lanka and Zambia Joint IEA/FDL webinar April 19, 2023 IDEAs Video Gallery, slider
IMF, Austerity and Social Protection Ahilan Kadirgamar April 17, 2023 Commentary, Economy and Society, slider, Themes
Panel Discussion: Debt Restructuring-cum Economic Adjustment Deals in Zambia and Sri-Lanka Friday March 17, 2023 | 9:00 AM ET | 2:00 PM Paris | 3:00 PM Lusaka | 6:30 PM Colombo March 16, 2023 Announcements
Improving the Solutions for Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis Ishac Diwan, Jayati Ghosh, Ravi Kanbur, Sharmini Coorey and Shanta Deverajan March 11, 2023 Blogs, External Debt Crisis in Developing Countries, Featured Themes, Finance, IDEAs Video Gallery, Jayati Ghosh, slider, Themes, World Economy
Lecture on “Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF Trap in Sri Lanka” Dr. Ahilan Kadirgamar | March 1, 2023. March 2, 2023 Activities, Certificate Programme, Economy and Society, External Debt Crisis in Developing Countries, Featured Themes, Finance, slider, World Economy
Lecture on “Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis and the Unravelling Global Order” Dr. Ahilan Kadirgamar | February 27, 2023. March 1, 2023 Activities, Certificate Programme, Economy and Society, External Debt Crisis in Developing Countries, Featured Themes, Finance, slider, Themes, World Economy
Lessons from Sri Lanka’s Sovereign Debt Crisis Jayati Ghsoh February 24, 2023 Blogs, External Debt Crisis in Developing Countries, Featured Themes, IDEAs Video Gallery, Jayati Ghosh, Themes, World Economy