In Memory of Mr. Anthony Pellegrini
January 25, 2021

Special Economic Zones and Prospects for Sri Lanka

Article on the Dailymirror http://www.dailymirror.lk/features/Special-Economic-Zones-and-prospects-for-Sri-Lanka/185-204192 The motivation for Special Economic Zones, also commonly referred to as SEZs, stems from an innovative idea: to overcome distortions in policy and infrastructure constraints in domestic economies.  Of course, it would have been a tedious job to sort out all the issues which hindered the way forward of an […]

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November 21, 2019

In Memoriam

More in Memory of Mr. P. R. Narvekar From the IMF It is with sadness that we announce the passing of the Fund’s former Deputy Managing Director, Prabhakar R. Narvekar, on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Mr. Narvekar, an Indian National, had a very long and distinguished career at the Fund that spanned four decades starting […]

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August 9, 2017

Time for an Asian-Asean century

Mr. Roberto F. de Ocampo on ASEAN’s 50th Anniversary http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/time-for-an-asian-asean-century The first step in Asean’s long journey to where it is today can perhaps be said to have been taken about 13 years before its formal founding in August of 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration by the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. […]

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November 2, 2016

Argentina from Washington: Macri’s Telecommunications Policy is a key test for his modernizing effort

Argentina from Washington: Macri’s Telecommunications Policy is a key test for his modernizing effort/ La política de telecomunicaciones de Macri es una prueba clave para su esfuerzo modernizador November 2016  A government delegation from Argentina is visiting the US in a bid to attract investment for its telecommunications sector(ICT), as reported by the media. The […]

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April 26, 2016

Visión desde Washington: Argentina: Fin de un Ciclo-Se dejó atrás una tormenta, pero no se garantiza un curso tranquilo/ Vision from Washington: Argentina: End of a cycle-A storm was left behind, but smooth sailing is not guaranteed (English following the Spanish Version)

Nota: Ésta es probablemente el comentario final de esta serie, ya que las circunstancias han cambiado radicalmente en Argentina. Seguiré de cerca los eventos argentinos y publicaré en medios amigos, pero no con la frecuencia reciente. A todos, críticos y simpatizantes,  les pido perdón por posibles desacuerdos y errores, y les agradezco esta oportunidad que […]

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March 3, 2016

La visión de Washington: No es que veamos luz al final del túnel. Argentina parece estar fuera del túnel/ The vision from Washington: It is not that we see light at the end of the tunnel. Argentina seems to be out of the tunnel

La visión de Washington: No es que veamos luz al final del túnel. Argentina parece estar fuera del túnel/ The vision from Washington: It is not that we see light at the end of the tunnel. Argentina seems to be out of the tunnel Claudio M. Loser Centennial Group Latin America                                                                                           Marzo de 2016 La […]

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