1. Sri Lanka இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு
Julie (Honey Rajapaska) Lizama &
David (Sweet-T Rajapaska) Rosenblum
BLAH (Bureau of Loan Acquisition and Happiness)

2. The Situation
1975
2002
2008
2009
2010

3. World Bank Sri Lanka ex ante likelihood
favorable environments & situations
cherry-picking winners

4. Sri Lanka is the winning

5. ¥ What about Asia? Japanese bilateral aid = ADB funds
Christopher Kilby

7. Yearning for Yen

8. SHOW ME THE MONEY - ADB Sri Lanka: $330 mil ADB Loans in $ mil. (2009)
Bangladesh: $1,027
Pakistan: $906
Philippines: $1,056
Vietnam: $1,925

9. Remind Japan that China has
OR ELSE…
Encourage Japan to give more aid
Remind Japan that China has
More say in the IMF
UNSC reform: Enter India