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Accountability
Sri Lanka’s Crisis of Legitimacy
In this period of national trauma, all is not lost to Sri Lanka. The political and economic upheavals may yet usher a renewed commitment...
Finance and Economy
Sri Lankan Economic Crisis Inflicted by Self-Serving Elite
Once deemed a basic human needs success story, Sri Lanka is now in its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948. Nonetheless, Sri Lanka’s...
Accountability
Sri Lanka’s Political Turmoil Risks Derailing the Economy Further
Sri Lanka is facing unprecedented political turmoil, and with the economy in a tailspin it is in its weakest state in decades. The country...
Accountability
IMF red flags Sri Lanka’s China-backed tax free zone
The Colombo Port City SEZ conflicts with OECD’s minimum global tax regime. As a dollarized entity, the Port City has been envisaged to be...
Finance and Economy
Budget 2022: Optimism of policy makers may be misplaced
Those drawing confidence from the mountain of reserves should know well that the central banks would not dare to run down the reserves even...
Governance
SouthAsia calls for increased tax revenues from the digitalized economy
Recent research indicates that a tax-GDP ratio above 15 per cent is a “tipping point” that helps countries generate sufficient domestic resources that can...
Bangladesh
Bangladesh government mulls introducing green tax to meet its environment goals
The carrot and stick policy to impose of green taxes on the one hand and incentivise green service providers on the other hand is...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including harassment, intimidation and violence, as well as legal hurdles when...
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Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures to protect Hazaras and other communities at risk or provide...
Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including...
Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures...
