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Author: Athula Kumara

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Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

The Need of the Hour: Economic Planning Not Political Squabbling

Photo courtesy of The Telegraph Sri Lankan citizens have successfully done what was unimaginable two years ago – ousted the Rajapaksa brothers from power well before any scheduled elections. The public found themselves…

Athula Kumara Athula Kumara on 07/18/2022
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

COPE Inquiry Reveals the People Who Brought Sri Lanka to its Knees

Last week’s Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) inquiry into the Central Bank (CB) and the economic situation revealed some rather distressing, but not surprising, revelations. The complete politicization of the CB is…

Athula Kumara Athula Kumara on 06/01/202206/01/2022
#GoHomeGota, Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

How an Incompetent Cabal of Voodoo Economics Practitioners Ruined Sri Lanka’s Economy

Sri Lanka is set to commence its discussions with the IMF on Monday. The country has jumped off the plane of economic stability without a parachute and now we must hope that…

Athula Kumara Athula Kumara on 04/11/202205/30/2022
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka’s Crisis of Incompetence

I debated with myself whether Sri Lanka’s present state was a crisis of incompetence or a crisis of arrogance and settled on incompetence. You could have someone arrogant but competent; it’s not…

Athula Kumara Athula Kumara on 03/26/202203/26/2022

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