Harsha de Silva
MP De Silva does not inflate Sri Lanka’s inflation
We [Sri Lanka] have the highest inflation in Asia as of now.
Ada Derana | February 1, 2022
Posted on: 3 March, 2022
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MP Harsha de Silva highlights national accounting fraud
CBSL Annual Report states Sri Lanka's budget deficit for 2020 [was a] huge 11%. But it should be even higher at 14%.
Harsha de Silva, Harsha de Silva's Official Twitter | May 1, 2021
Posted on: 13 May, 2021
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MP De Silva correct on concerns of rising LKR debt
…the government made a hue and cry [those days] saying that the debt rose by Rs. 5,700 billion in five years, didn’t they? However, during their time, it has risen by [approximately] Rs. 1,000 billion in just four months… What this means is that the monthly increase in debt has risen by a factor of 2.5 as compared to the time of the previous government.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya Press Briefing | July 7, 2020
Posted on: 1 October, 2020
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MP de Silva over-interprets Sri Lanka’s borrowing from the New York Fed
Also, for the first time in Sri Lanka’s history, when Sri Lanka, as a sovereign state, asked the international community for a loan, they asked for collateral. This is because the international community has identified that if Sri Lanka continues with its current economic policies…
Aruna | July 20, 2020
Posted on: 20 August, 2020
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