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Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 August 2021

The government nevertheless remains under pressure from domestic critics and external stakeholders because of dwindling foreign exchange (forex) reserves and a growing debt…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 14 December 2022

The government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation is aimed at pleasing the IMF, with which Sri Lanka recently reached a staff-level agreement on a four-year, USD2.9bn bailout…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 October 2023

The next general election is expected in January. The health of BNP leader Khaleda Zia, under house arrest, is reportedly deteriorating seriously. Separately, the United States…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 November 2021
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Prospects for Pakistan in 2022

Separately, the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was a strategic win, given the military-security establishment’s long-standing support for the group. The Taliban’s 'Haqqani…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 July 2023

Critics say the move weakens the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC). The next general election will likely take place in January. The ruling Awami League (AL) continues to reject…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 August 2015

Implications of a US rates hike for South-east Asian economies.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 February 2024

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) -- led by former premier Hun Sen, Hun Manet’s father -- won 120 out of 125 seats in the National Assembly, the lower house, in last July’s…

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: 5 June 2015

Prospects for East Asia in the third quarter of 2015.

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