Скачать или смотреть Sovereign default, IMF stabilisation and trade: Lessons from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka development slide from a 1970s basic needs success to external debt default in 2022 is merits attention. So too is its rapid IMF economic stabilisation and its trade/aid ties with India during global trade uncertainty. This public lecture analyses the causes of Sri Lanka’s crisis and lessons for others.

Speaker

Ganeshan Wignaraja.Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, Visiting Senior Fellow, ODI Global.

Discussants
Professor Raphie Kaplinksky, IDS Emeritus Fellow.

Indrajit Coomaraswamy, ODI Global. Indrajit is a former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (July 2019–December 2019) and currently holds positions on the boards of private companies.

Chair: Amrita Saha, IDS Senior Research Fellow. Amrita is an economist with a focus on inclusive trade, political economy and development. She leads IDS’s work on trade and development.