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Really good to see policy continuity of this nature. Testament to the fact that policy developed through broad stakeholder consultation and consensus has greater sustainability amidst political change - great lesson for future policy development in SL. ft.lk/top-story/Govt…

Let that sink in #aiyo

Good to see pharmacies being opened and some delivery services operating - hopefully the first steps in shifting from curfew to a lock down. Quite a way to go but steps in the right direction.

Institutions such as the courts are in place to protect citizens. The process maybe slow and cumbersome - but it’s a crucial check on abuse of power. Undermining this institution is a threat to all citizens - not just those directly affected by an individual case.

Very cool initiative by Ngala reserve in Kruger national park - live streaming two game drives each day during lockdown m.youtube.com/channel/UCV6HJ… As good as it gets for wildlife enthusiasts during lockdown! (9:30a.m and 7:00pm SL time)

Whilst immediate fiscal priority is to provide sufficient funds for social protection and healthcare, Fitch rating sensitivities suggest the post covid focus must shift to arresting the fiscal slide to avoid further downgrades to a C rating.

And she certainly didn’t dye for that

One year since this nonsense #aiyo

Poor chap was just trying to please his parents #aiyo

The link appears to have disappeared, but here it is for old time’s sake

Some thoughts on “money printing” etc from a few months ago in Jan deshald.medium.com/applicability-…

Cat is no doubt a long suffering Lankan cricket fan #ENGvSL #aiyo

Some recollections of Mangala’s work as Minister of Finance deshald.medium.com/mangalas-econo…

Slide on the immediate steps that could be taken to address the prevailing foreign exchange issues. Lot more structural stuff to be done subsequently but these are the most urgent steps.

Whilst today’s debt standstill is a positive in terms of beginning the recovery process through debt restructuring and freeing up forex for critical imports, it’s a sad day since this was entirely avoidable if we acted early. This from an internal note on 4th December 2019.

983 days. 3 Presidents. 3 Finance Ministers. 1 team. Sri Lanka is back. fitchratings.com/research/sover…