Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. Progressive Think Tank. “Debt, Gender & Climate Justice”. Navigating the Unjust Global Economic Order. Rewarding Work over Wealth.
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Top economists incl. @JosephEStiglitz @PikettyWIL @Jayati1609 @yanisvaroufakis @StephanieKelton @jasonhickel @kateraworth @FadhelKaboub call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah.
@YukthiSL @IMFNews @debtjustice @eurodad @AFRODAD2011
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This is a really poor description of how money is created by the ex-chief economist @GitaGopinath of @IMFNews 😮. @StephanieKelton @RichardJMurphy @FadhelKaboub @ProfSteveKeen @PatriciaNPino @IsabellaMWeber @RevHierophant @wbmosler @AppliedMMT
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Had a fun conversation with @rajshamani discussing econ principles, IMF, and life.
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Debt of poorest countries at record $9.4tn high, World Bank data shows
The increase in developing country debt last year, of 5.5%, was the fastest in four years, the report finds – driven by a rapid rise in private sector lending.
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Andy Burnham has just announced he wants to tackle the biggest debt crisis in 35 years. We welcome that ambition, and he’s absolutely right: debt payments for lower-income countries are far too high. Now we need action that matches the scale of the crisis. 1/5 🧵
Reflections from @IMFNews @WorldBankGroup annual meetings in Bangkok. @debtjustice @eurodad @brettonwoodspr @AsianPeoplesMvt @Latindadd_Eng @AFRODAD2011 @YukthiSL @Jayati1609
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Institute of Political Economy retweeted
What is Domestic Debt in a Dollarised World and What does it mean to restructure it?
The IMF-World Bank Definitions are flawed
@cpc01 and I take a look at it focusing on the case of #Maldives and #Cambodia :
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IMF-World Bank reviewed their 2026 Debt Sustainability Framework.
Is it fit for purpose?
What is domestic debt in a dollarised context?
What about climate?
See the blog by @farwasial & @cpc01 in the context of #Maldives & #Cambodia: go.networkideas.org/4ARtINa
📌Participate in our independent panel event: “IMF in Asia & Latin America: Historical & contemporary reckoning”, happening during week of Civil Society Policy Forum. Read: go.networkideas.org/4ADKvDk
🗓 Sched: 14 Oct, 9:30-13:15 (Bangkok time)
✋🏼Participation mode: Hybrid
* forms.gle/NjK2it47UMBJSjSu6 - RSVP via link to attend in person at Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park
* go.networkideas.org/4h8hEhM - Bookmark this link for Zoom session #CSPF
“Is @IMFNews Helping Countries Navigate New Pressures?”. NO.
Along with the @WorldBankGroup, they are still relying on private capital, that is driving gross levels of inequality and environmental destruction, to provide the solution. Cancel the sovereign debt #IMFAnnuals2026
Disappointing discussion at #IMFAnnuals2026 that basically implies private finance is the solution for MAC. No mention of meaningful haircuts to unsustainable levels of sovereign debt of MACs. @IMFNews @WorldBankGroup @brettonwoodspr @debtjustice @eurodad
Squeezed by debt and disasters, the Global South needs reparations, not more loans.
@AsianPeoplesMvt @eurodad @AFRODAD2011 @debtjustice @brettonwoodspr @DebtforClimate @debt4climateuk
eco-business.com/opinion/squ…
Job vacancy in Sri Lanka for a Senior Economist.
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The feminist festival at the IMF/World bank annuals in Bangkok. @brettonwoodspr @debtjustice @Jayati1609 @YukthiSL @AsianPeoplesMvt
Institute of Political Economy retweeted
@MenaFem, in collaboration with Ibon International, @apwld, and other wonderful feminist colleagues, will bring together feminist movements, activists, researchers, academics, and civil society organisations during the #AnnualMeetings of the #IMF and #WorldBank in Bangkok, Thailand, for a Feminist Festival of Resistance and Alternatives to the existing global economic structure.
This festival creates a space for collective reflection, resistance, and imagination. Through dialogues, cultural activities, workshops, and strategic exchanges, participants will explore feminist and anti-imperialist alternatives to austerity, debt, militarism, extractivism, and corporate power. The festival aims to strengthen solidarity, build collective power, and advance collective visions for liberation.
🗓️: October 12th & 13th
📍: Bangkok, Thailand
🌐In person Registration: bit.ly/feministfestivalreg
Many lessons for Sri Lanka to learn from this excellent hour long conversation. @yanisvaroufakis interviewed by @chakrabortty
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IMF Staff statement: What counts as sustainable recovery? @IMFNews @debtjustice @Jayati1609 @YukthiSL
ft.lk/columns/IMF-Staff-stat…
Sri Lanka’s Sovereign Debt Restructuring
Critical Look at Creditor Interests and Net Present Value Application
“… SL’s debt crisis is not merely a consequence of poor fiscal management but also a case study in predatory lending.” @lstlanka @Dhanusha
epw.in/journal/2026/38/comme…
Institute of Political Economy retweeted
What a day, getting a chance to meet and discuss with one of the most inspiring people in the world, @FranceskAlbs.
At the very lively and energising event Nova organized by 5 Star Movement in Milan on directions for the Left in Italy.
