Published in the DailyFT On 9 July 2021, the government gazetted a new finance bill aimed to indemnify individuals who voluntarily disclose their hitherto undisclosed income—that is to a provide a tax amnesty. A tax amnesty is a limited-time opportunity...
Research Director Deshal de Mel appears on Newsline to talk about Sri Lanka being recently reclassified as a low-middle-income country and the necessity of sound analyses to overcome Sri Lanka's recent economic struggles.
Published in the Daily Mirror In Sri Lanka, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) is the primary government agency responsible for collecting and providing access to data that can be used for statistical analysis. The stated vision of the...
Nishan de Mel, Executive director of Verité Research appears on Face the Nation by News 1st to discuss Sri Lanka's struggles with foreign debt and overcoming the country's economic woes.
Published in - DailyMirror Data collected and held by government agencies is a valuable ‘public asset’. Properly utilised, such data can help the private and public sector better contribute to Sri Lanka’s economic growth. These datasets are compiled at public...
What can Sri Lanka do to succeed? Full of fresh insight, data and intellectual perspectives by Subhashini Abeysinghe of Verite Research on re-understanding and re-thinking Sri Lanka. Hi Magazine interview with George Cooke.