Sri Lanka's state-owned ventures dominate the market landscape in several key areas of the economy. Now that the economy is in a crisis, the spotlight is on these government ventures, many of which are losing money. In this interview with Echelon’s Shamindra Kulamannage, Thilan Wijesinghe, a...

The Romanian government established a closed-ended investment fund, Fondul Proprietatea, in 2005 to take over and manage the assets of expropriated state-owned enterprises. Fondul Proprietatea's objective is to maximize shareholder returns. In an interview with Echelon's Shamindra Kulamannage,...

The former deputy governor of the central bank Dr W A Wijewardena had an illustrious career at the bank. Since then he has become one of Sri Lanka's popular economic commentators. In this interview with Echelon’s Shamindra Kulamannage, Dr Wijewardena, discusses central bank independence and...