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"Ranilsplaining" 101 - Policy statement without any policies
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On August 3, President Ranil Wickremesinghe opened the 3rd session of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, delivering his policy statement. The problem though is that while the President acknowledged facts in terms of the economic crisis and set out some lofty goals, he failed to tell us how he plans to reach those goals.
In a nutshell - we got the what and the why, but not the how, or the when.
This week on the Doghouse we're analysing the economic goals set forth by President Wickremesinghe, Our resident economist Umesh Moramudali takes us through realistic timelines for these goals and a potential agreement with the IMF.
We're also debunking the false narrative that an IMF agreement is being delayed due to protests.
Read more on Sri Lanka's economic crisis.
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