Author: Arvin Jayasuriya
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Economists Criticize Central Bank Governor’s Defense of IMF Program, Urge Independent Debt Review for Sri Lanka
A group of 121 internationally renowned economists and academics has issued a strong rebuttal to recent public comments defending Sri Lanka’s IMF-backed debt program, renewing calls for the immediate suspension of the country’s external sovereign debt repayments and a comprehensive restructuring to restore debt sustainability. The group, whose statement is co-organised by the authors of