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Expert briefing
Publication date: 12 July 2022

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, only appointed in May, has also said he will quit. Wickremesinghe has played a key role in talks with the IMF over a desperately needed…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 May 2022

Some observers fear Nepal could soon end up in a full-blown economic crisis such as that now affecting Sri Lanka, which recently suspended external debt servicing. Kathmandu, like…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 August 2016

This is consistent with elements of the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government's economic policy that was finally released on July 29, four months after the party went…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 14 March 2024

At first glance, the economic performance observed last year seems impressive. However, the robust growth rate concealed many of the country's endemic economic flaws. Much of the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 October 2023

The bailout’s second tranche cannot be released until the review is complete. Separately, the government is battling accusations that it is protecting individuals who helped…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 August 2023

The speech notably identified several economic challenges facing the country, ranging from curbing inflation to creating jobs. Marcos registered high approval ratings during the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 30 September 2021

This has put immense strain on these organisations, as well as exposing more borrowers to debt. Meanwhile, the region’s MFIs are coming under growing pressure to embrace new ways…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 7 December 2022

In October, it signed a landmark green economy deal with Australia. The Financial Services Industry Transformation Map (ITM) 2025 released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 27 October 2022

This COP comes amid growing calls for urgent climate action, from bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and others. Discussion looks likely to be…

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