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    Agri-business

    Sri Lanka Retains Special Commodity Levy to Protect Farmers – Despite Concerns Over Food Prices

    The SCL Act, which covers 63 items, imposes taxes at high rates on staple foods such as rice, potatoes, and maize. Critics argue that while these taxes protect domestic agriculture, they also make basic foods costly, exacerbating malnutrition among poor families.
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    Democracy

    Sri Lanka’s New Outsider President In With a Chance

    Despite riding a wave of anti-corruption and anti-establishment sentiment, Dissanayake’s promise to renegotiate some austerity measures entails great economic risk and is unlikely to...
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    Child Rights

    Summit of the Future: Time to Rethink ‘Outdated and Ineffective’ International Financial Architecture

    Only 44 delegations were present when the IMF was founded, compared to the current IMF membership of 190 nations. Yet developed countries continue to...
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    Corruption

    Sri Lanka’s State-Owned Enterprises a Drain on Economy: Think Tank

    The IMF’s Governance Diagnostic Assessment identifies state-owned enterprises as high-risk for corruption, with weak management, inadequate oversight, manipulated procurement processes, political interference, and a...
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    Accountability

    The Demise of Democracy and Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh: International Financial Institutions’ Culpability

    Unfortunately, the IMF, the Bank and ADB turned a blind eye and continued to support the regime with a doubtful legitimacy. This has enabled...
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    Finance and Economy

    Global Growth Faces Threat from Inflation, IMF Reports

    The IMF revised its growth forecasts upwards for emerging market and developing economies, driven primarily by robust economic activity in Asia, particularly in China...
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    Finance and Economy

    IMF Approves $1.1 Billion Final Tranche for Pakistan

    The statement said, macroeconomic conditions have improved over the course of the program, adding growth of 2 per cent is expected in FY24 given...
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka Confident of “Smoother” IMF Second Review, Says Minister

    An IMF mission is expected visit Sri Lanka on March 7 and will engage in the review of second tranche of the $3 billion...
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    Child Labour

    NLUO, Project Kutumb Launch Community Level Child Protection Committees in Urban Cuttack

    The orientation program is part of NLUO’s commitment to creating Child-Friendly Communities, and it marks a milestone in Project Kutumb’s mission to foster safer environments for vulnerable and at-risk children.
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    Afghanistan

    Left with Nothing: Afghan Children Face New Hardships After Mass Return from Pakistan

    Since September 2023, nearly a million Afghans, 545,000 of them children, have returned, often with little more than a few belongings in hand and no clear idea of what lies ahead.
    Human rights

    NHRC Seeks Answers Over Inmate Education Crisis in Kerala Prisons

    In the broader national context, the incident highlights a disconnect between India’s progressive rehabilitation laws and the ground realities of prison management. While Article 21 of the Constitution guarantees the right to life and personal liberty, including access to education, the lack of institutional readiness often renders these rights hollow for prison inmates.

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    Child Labour

    NLUO, Project Kutumb Launch Community Level Child Protection Committees in Urban Cuttack

    The orientation program is part of NLUO’s commitment to creating Child-Friendly Communities, and it marks a milestone in Project Kutumb’s mission to foster safer environments for vulnerable and at-risk children.
    Afghanistan

    Left with Nothing: Afghan Children Face New Hardships After Mass Return from Pakistan

    Since September 2023, nearly a million Afghans, 545,000 of them children, have returned, often with little more than a few belongings in hand and no clear idea of what lies ahead.
    Accountability

    IMF Urges Faster Progress in Sri Lanka’s State-Owned Enterprise Reforms amid Policy Reversals

    Papageorgiou's comments come in the wake of political shifts that have disrupted previous reform strategies. The new administration under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has halted privatization efforts initiated by the previous government, led by Ranil Wickremesinghe.
    Accountability

    Bangladesh: Business Elites Are Tightening Their Grip on Politics

    Experts say that if Bangladesh is to achieve its ambition of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2031, it must confront the growing dominance of business elites in its political system.
    Accountability

    Eroding Credibility of the Higher Judiciary

    Since the days of former CJI Deepak Mishra, there has been increasing criticism of the highest court.

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