Verité in the News

    “Regular violations, changes to law erode credibility”
    by |10 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on Ceylon Today The failure of the executive to adhere to the governing fiscal law significantly undermines the overall credibility of the government, says the Colombo-based think-tank Verité Research. In addition, parliament has a responsibility to ensure that the...
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    Budget and Tax
    by |10 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on DailyFT Coinciding with the third reading of Budget 2022 today, Verité Research this week released a public report detailing the research organisation’s analysis on the estimates and assumptions used in the formulation of the Budget. In it, Verité...
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    Govt. Urged to Initiate Groundwork for Debt Restructuring as Plan B
    by |09 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on Daily Mirror Verite Research ED Dr. Nishan de Mel says SL will be in deeper crisis if govt. waits longer for Plan B Says govt.’s Plan A would push SL to sell or forfeit enormously valuable national assets...
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    Budget 2022 Fails in Critical Outcomes: Verité Research
    by |09 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on DailyFT Releases public report ahead of third reading of Budget in Parliament tomorrow Opines Budget has failed to establish a stable fiscal regime, credibility in its fiscal projections and build confidence for global markets and rating agencies Budget...
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    Budget Fails to Establish Stable Fiscal Regime: Verité Research
    by |09 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on The Morning Issuing a public report on Budget 2022 ahead of third budget reading, Colombo-based think tank Verité Research said that Budget 2022 fails in establishing a stable fiscal regime. “In January 2020, a new tax structure was...
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    Sri Lanka’s Plunge Into Organic Farming Brings Disaster
    by |08 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in The New York Times The economically troubled country banned chemical fertilizers without preparing farmers, prompting a surge in food prices and worries about shortages. RATNAPURA, Sri Lanka — This year’s crop worries M.D. Somadasa. For four decades, he...
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    Sri Lanka should draw up own program and negotiate with IMF: de Mel
    by |07 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in EconomyNext ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka should come up with a credible economic program of its own and go the International Monetary Fund instead of allowing the agency to device the plan, Nishan de Mel, head of Verete Research,...
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    Sri Lanka Debt Re-structuring: Opinion Divided Among Think Tanks
    by |07 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on EconomyNext Sri Lanka should start talking to the International Monetary Fund at least as a second option head of a think tank based in Colombo said, but opinion was divided on whether or not a debt restructuring with...
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    Extreme Food Prices Slam Inflation-Ridden Turkey and Sri Lanka
    by |03 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on Nikkei Asia Months into the worst inflation in decades, a new round of food price hikes is ratcheting up pressure on governments around the world. Figures released Thursday by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization show a...
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    How News Headlines Make or Break the Public Mind
    by |30 November 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on Groundviews The front page main headline is the focal point of a newspaper that grabs the attention of news consumers.  A main headline goes beyond merely describing the facts of a news story in a few words. As...
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