In Memory of Mr. Anthony Pellegrini

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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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February 2, 2016

La vision desde Washington: La luna de miel del Presidente Macri puede terminar muy pronto y no solo en Argentina/ The View from Washington: President Macri honeymoon may end very soon and not only in Argentina (follows the Spanish version)

Publicado en INFOLATAM/ Published in INFOLATAM- February 2 La vision desde Washington: La luna de miel del Presidente Macri puede terminar muy pronto y no solo en Argentina/ The View from Washington: President Macri honeymoon may end very soon and not only in Argentina (follows the Spanish version) Claudio M. Loser Febrero de 2016 El […]

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