Shiran Fernando

At Frontier, Shiran leads Macro Economic presentations, while also playing a key role in building strong business relationships. He is a member of the Economic Policy Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and also a member of the Investment Climate Sub-Committee of the National Agenda Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Shiran is an alumni of the University of London International Programmes with a BSc. In Economics and Finance, a CIMA passed Finalist and a 2017 Level III Candidate in the CFA Program. His interests revolve around global and local markets, investments, sports and learning more about entrepreneurship
Media Appearances
Shifting the goalposts
17-10-1
Our Lead Economist, Shiran Fernando, was recently featured in LMD magazine's 'Most Respected' edition for 2017, giving his perspectives on corporate culture.
Shiran Fernando on why the US Federal Reserve hiked rates
17-6-16
A round up of the key events during 2017 and its impact to the Sri Lankan and the global economy.
Sri Lanka struggles to build foreign reserves
17-4-2
An analysis of the current setbacks faced by Sri Lanka in building up foreign reserves and solutions to tackle it
Drought will block Sri Lanka from 2017 growth pace officials see: economists
17-3-15
Overview of the expected growth rate of the Sri Lankan economy.
Sri lanka eyes apparel export boost from EU GSP+
17-6-26
Sri Lanka managed to win back GSP+ after 7 years and is expected to generate additional US$ 500 Mn in sales annually. This article is discusses the potential implications of this development
RECALIBRATING ECONOMIC SENTIMENT AND EXPECTATIONS
17-5-4
A discussion on the role of sentiment on the economic direction
Cultivating the capital market
17-3-19
Insights provided by Frontier Research on the Capital Market Conference 2017 organised to promote a dialogue on on ‘State of the economy’, ‘Impact of the Budget on Capital Markets’ and ‘Equity markets’.
Sri Lanka's FDI opportunity
17-6-17
Sri Lanka, despite been able to raise commercial debt via sovereign bonds have been unable to attract sufficient FDI flows to the country. This article explores the underlying reasons for this situation and opportunities to overcome this challenge
IMPLICATIONS OF THE OVERHAUL OF INFLATION METRICS
17-4-4
A discussion on the implications of the changes in the inflation measurement metrics.