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12/06/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€

A market may have private competitors, but the playing field changes when one player also writes the rules. The consequences are often overlooked.

Featuring๐ŸŽ™๏ธ: Dhananath Fernando, Ravi Ratnasabapathy, Charindra Chandrasena

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11/06/2026

๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น?

Government may have a role, but running businesses is a different question. This discussion looks at where SOE control still makes sense.

Featuring๐ŸŽ™๏ธ: Dhananath Fernando, Ravi Ratnasabapathy, Charindra Chandrasena

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10/06/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?

Profitability alone doesnโ€™t tell the full story. Behind the headline figures lie missing reports, transparency concerns, and questions that deserve closer attention.

Featuring๐ŸŽ™๏ธ: Dhananath Fernando, Ravi Ratnasabapathy, Charindra Chandrasena

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10/06/2026

"๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ"

Sri Lankaโ€™s declining births and shifting age patterns raise urgent questions about the countryโ€™s workforce, migration, and long-term economic resilience in the years ahead.

Featuring๐ŸŽ™๏ธ: Murtaza Jafferjee & Alanki Kishani Perera

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In this episode, we dive into the complex world of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Sri Lanka. Following the release of...
09/06/2026

In this episode, we dive into the complex world of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Sri Lanka. Following the release of the 2025 Ministry of Finance report, we analyze whether profitability is truly the right metric for evaluating government-owned entities. ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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Featuring - Dhananath Fernando , Ravi Rathnasabapathy, Charindra Chandrasena

09/06/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐—ฉ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—˜๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€?

External shocks are inevitable, but Sri Lankaโ€™s exposure raises deeper questions about energy choices, policy direction, and long-term economic resilience.

Featuring๐ŸŽ™๏ธ: Murtaza Jafferjee & Alanki Kishani Perera

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09/06/2026

๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€?

A closer look at vehicle import duties, consumer mobility, and whether current tax policy targets the real pressure points in Sri Lankaโ€™s economy.

Featuring๐ŸŽ™๏ธ: Murtaza Jafferjee & Alanki Kishani Perera

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08/06/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ

Fuel subsidies may seem helpful, but who benefits the most from it, and what do they really cost an already fragile economy under pressure?

Featuring๐ŸŽ™๏ธ: Murtaza Jafferjee & Alanki Kishani Perera

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Better numbers can create a dangerous illusion. The real test of Sri Lankaโ€™s economy is still ahead. Click the link in t...
08/06/2026

Better numbers can create a dangerous illusion. The real test of Sri Lankaโ€™s economy is still ahead.
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08/06/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป?

A timely discussion on what moved the rupee.

Featuring๐ŸŽ™๏ธ: Murtaza Jafferjee & Alanki Kishani Perera

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