Category Economics

Sri Lanka public sector

The IMF has repeatedly directed successive Sri Lankan governments during past decades to slash the size of the public sector and cut pensions to reduce its budget deficit.

Auto cost of ownership

The cheapest gas car in the US retails for around $15,000, while the lowest-cost electric car will run you roughly double that. An EV maybe be cheaper to own over a long period on a monthly basis.

Tesla and ESG

“In a blog post Wednesday, the S&P explained why it kicked Tesla out of its ESG index earlier this month.It said that Tesla’s “lack of a low-carbon strategy” and “codes of business conduct,” along with racism and poor working conditions…

Russian sanctions

“I’m actually quite confident, but for a silly reason. There is no official pronouncement of what it means to breach sanctions. Nobody ever said anything about whether rubles payments breach sanctions or not, how these payments are organized. So it’s such…