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Stability restored, but where is growth?
Daily FT
|August 30, 2025
NEXUS Public Policy Dialogue probes Sri Lanka's next economic steps
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THE fourth Public Policy Dialogue Forum organised by the NEXUS Research Group brought a full house to the Governor's Hall of the 80 Club on Thursday, centring debate on a blunt question: After two years of macro-stabilisation, where is Sri Lanka’s economic growth?
Opening the forum, NEXUS Chairman Prof. Charitha Herath acknowledged gains achieved with IMF support: debt restructuring traction, easing inflation, and steadier currency management. “Stability is only the first step,” he cautioned, posing three questions to frame the evening: What is holding back growth? Are we focusing on the right priorities? How do we create jobs, support enterprise, and ensure shared prosperity?
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