The World Bank in Sri Lanka: Financing the digital State, ignoring the dangers | Daily FT
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Tuesday Apr 28, 2026 Monday, 27 April 2026 00:24 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} In early March, I wrote to the Daily FT about the World Bank’s $50 million Sri Lanka Digital Transformation Project, based on the Project Information Document (PID) which is a…
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What happened
Tuesday Apr 28, 2026 Monday, 27 April 2026 00:24 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} In early March, I wrote to the Daily FT about the World Bank’s $50 million Sri Lanka Digital Transformation Project, based on the Project Information Document (PID) which is a…
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