{"id":144895,"date":"2024-10-11T17:38:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T00:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=144895"},"modified":"2024-10-11T17:38:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T00:38:48","slug":"sri-lanka-has-a-new-broom-will-it-sweep-better-than-the-old-brooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2024\/10\/11\/sri-lanka-has-a-new-broom-will-it-sweep-better-than-the-old-brooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Has a New Broom! Will it Sweep Better than the Old Brooms?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prof. Hudson McLean<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

Knowing Language or Knowing Communication Skills.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a subtle difference.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In most cases, from what I have seen of Sri Lankan Officials and Businessmen, Lack Both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The failure of getting IMF support is a Case-in-Point!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping Sinhala as the Official Language is important,  BUT English should be taught like it was done in the 1950s, 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn a lesson from Singapore.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst most Chinese speak Mandarin, the majority of Singaporeans speak excellent English!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In business negotiations, the First Impression is Critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether one dons a business suit or the National Costume, the body language plays a great role in creating the First Impression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next the Presentation Skills.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good visual presentation should be Short, Brief with Bullet Points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best in Powerpoint Presentations are the Americans & the British.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Presentation to IMF or to EU officials demand Professional Presentation made by a proficient agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IMF Officials have a great international experience in seeing some of the best skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much is the IMF debt in Sri Lanka?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sri Lanka’s debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio is expected to fall from 128 percent of GDP in 2022 to just above 100 percent by 2028, according to IMF forecasts. Debt servicing costs \u2013 the percentage of tax revenues needed to pay creditors \u2013 will also remain elevated.20 Sept 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National debt of Sri Lanka 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, the national debt in Sri Lanka increased by 32.5 billion U.S. dollars (+54.25 percent) since 2021. With\u00a092.43 billion U.S. dollars, the national debt thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Notably, the national debt continuously increased over the last few years. 4 Jul 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who owns the debt of Sri Lanka?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These creditor groups are the Official Creditor Committee of official bilateral lenders (co-chaired by France, India, and Japan), who hold $5.8 billion of Lankan debt; the China Exim Bank ($4.2 billion); other Official Creditors (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan \u2013 $0.3 billion); ISB holders ($14.2 billion); China …9 Jul 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sri Lanka has a New Broom!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it Sweep Better than the Old Brooms?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time will Tell!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Cannot Get Any Worse! Can it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Credit: Google<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Hudson McLean Knowing Language or Knowing Communication Skills. There is a subtle difference. In most cases, from what I have seen of Sri Lankan Officials and Businessmen, Lack Both. The failure of getting IMF support is a Case-in-Point! Keeping Sinhala as the Official Language is important,  BUT English should be taught like it was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hudson-mclean"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}