Talal Rafi
Contributor at World Bank Blogs
Economist | Consultant - Asian Development Bank | Regular Columnist - International Monetary Fund | Ex-Deloitte | Views are strictly my own.
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2 months ago |
or-f.org | Talal Rafi
IntroductionIndia and Sri Lanka, neighbouring countries in South Asia, share a unique economic relationship rooted in culture, geography, and history, and which has evolved over the decades. Their economic integration[a] is crucial for both mutual growth and fostering regional cooperation within frameworks like the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
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2 months ago |
orfonline.org | Talal Rafi
IntroductionIndia and Sri Lanka, neighbouring countries in South Asia, share a unique economic relationship rooted in culture, geography, and history, and which has evolved over the decades. Their economic integration[a] is crucial for both mutual growth and fostering regional cooperation within frameworks like the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
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Jan 27, 2025 |
blog-pfm.imf.org | Talal Rafi
Over 3 billion people live in 48 developing countries where their governments pay more on interest payments than on either education or health. That is almost half the world’s population. Education and health are key areas of spending if governments want to increase the productivity of their populations, in addition to infrastructure spending. This is a huge opportunity cost that people around the world, including in the developed world, are facing.
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Nov 27, 2024 |
anantacentre.in | Talal Rafi |Chatham House London
How A Developed Sri Lanka Is In India’s InterestSri Lanka is geostrategically key to India’s foreign policy making. Long-term ties, from energy to trade, can be built on cultural affinity and secured with New Delhi helping Colombo steer its way to economic stabilityTalal RafiIndians were once maritime champions, pioneers of shipping. The country’s north has land borders dominated by two nations (Pakistan and China), neither of which has been on friendly terms with New Delhi.
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Nov 7, 2024 |
or-f.org | Talal Rafi
Sri Lanka’s inefficient and costly state-owned enterprises play a major role in its current economic crisis, necessitating restructuring and reformImage Source: Getty In Sri Lanka, the new government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has not to sell the state-owned enterprise (SOE)—Sri Lankan Airlines. The decision mirrors the government of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who also scrapped plans to privatise Sri Lankan Airlines in July.
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I question the Central Bank Governor on the NEXT ECONOMIC HIT coming towards Sri Lanka which I have raised as early as February this year at the EY Budget Panel (18th Feb). I expected a tariff from Trump against Sri Lanka in February itself and I also predict that with such high https://t.co/0rmRe9C7kT
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RT @talalrafi7: Our farewell photo with IMF Chief Peter Breuer. Peter has become a friend to us during his last 3 years as head of IMF miss…