Posts Tagged ‘peace dividend’

Sri Lanka Stocks: Reaping The Peace Dividend

Mon Oct 12, 2009 17:43 GMT  | Leave a Comment

I’ve long been a keen observer of ‘Frontier Markets’, that is, markets which are considered too risky for most investors, due to their political instability or economic mismanagement/vulnerability. However, these markets sometimes provide the best returns. A case in point is Sri Lanka, whose Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) index has emerged as the best-performing stock… [Read more]

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Sri Lanka: Can The Peace Be Won?

Mon Jun 1, 2009 16:27 GMT  | 2 Comments

Now that Sri Lanka’s civil war is over and the Tamil Tigers’ leaders have been eliminated, President Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa will have to turn his attention to winning the peace. This may actually be harder than winning the war. For a start, the government will need to reintegrate the Tamil minority – of which more… [Read more]

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Posted in: Asia, Currencies, Equities, General, Geopolitics, Political Risk 2 Comments

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