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"Sri Lanka is finally onboard with IMF - What's next?" Check out this article written for 9DASHLINE by Nashalie De Silva, Senior Product Lead at Frontier and Thilina Panduwawala, Our Head of Economic Research

Excerpts of an interview with Mr. Umesh Moramudali, Lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Colombo, and Mr. Thilina Panduwawala, Head of Economic Research at Frontier Research, a private-sector research firm based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Chinese lending to Sri Lanka. The interview was based on a recent research report they published with the China-Africa Research Initiative at the School of International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, USA.

Interview with Mr. Umesh Moramudali, Lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Colombo, and Mr. Thilina Panduwawala, Head of Economic Research at Frontier Research

With global growth slowing and inflation rising, the risk of stagflation especially on crisis-ridden countries like Sri Lanka is high. Frontier Research's Thilina Panduwawala spells out the risks on Kaleidoscope News Capsule.

“Given the dynamic crisis situation, going ahead it will be important to see if these initial signs of stabilisation continue in the positive direction the CBSL foresees, supported by progress on the IMF and debt restructuring negotiations,”

Thilina Panduwawala, head of economic research at Frontier Research, a Colombo-based consultancy said domestic political considerations have driven most of this infrastructure growth, and “the country is paying a price for (this) political rush.”

While Sri Lanka’s debt obligations to China have often been misinterpreted, the fact remains that China is Sri Lanka’s largest bi-lateral creditor. For this very reason, China plays a key role in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process.

Emergency Plan For The Economy: Where Are We Now?

The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Sri Lankan Exporters. Watch the full discussion with Thilina Panduwawala, Prasanna Pinto and Naqiya Shiraz.

The independent group of economists highlight that macroeconomics risks will continue to worsen if immediate action is not taken. Therefore the group of economists urge the government to take the necessary steps to achieve this outcome immediately.

CA Sri Lanka Panel Discussion on Currency Depreciation and its Impact on Sri Lanka

"Currency flexibility is something IMF will see as a pre-condition to a program, so it makes future negotiations with them easier," Thilina Panduwawala, Head of Economic Research at Frontier Research said.