Economist Warns Sri Lanka Risks ‘Managing the Crisis but Losing the Country’ - LNW Lanka News Web

Economist Warns Sri Lanka Risks ‘Managing the Crisis but Losing the Country’ - LNW Lanka News Web

January 19, Colombo (LNW): As Sri Lanka moves into 2026, the country must break away from an overly narrow fixation on crisis containment and IMF benchmarks and adopt a broader development-focused economic strategy, according to Verité Research Executive Director Dr Nishan de Mel.Speaking on a recent television programme, Dr de Mel said the IMF-supported reform package, while helpful in restoring a degree of macroeconomic order, has encouraged a…

Sri Lanka entering investment-constrained recovery phase

Sri Lanka has emerged from the crisis phase with stronger macroeconomic buffers, but the economy is now confronting a more familiar constraint: how to generate durable growth without reopening old vulnerabilities, according to HNB Stockbrokers Director – Research Shehan Cooray. ..