Verité in the News

    US funds youth employability, entrepreneurship program in Sri Lanka
    by |20 October 2017|Verité in the News
    The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding a Rs1.8 billion (US$12 million) program to support youth employability, vocational skills development, and entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka. The YouLead! initiative is meant to create a more market-oriented, skilled, and...
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    USAID launches US $ 12mn project to boost Lankan youth employability
    by |20 October 2017|Verité in the News
    United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday joined the government to launch a project to equip the country’s youth with skills required to survive and thrive in the fast evolving workplace. YouthLead is a US$ 12 million initiative that...
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    Suicide rates down, but concerns remain
    by |15 October 2017|Verité in the News
    Suicides rates in Sri Lanka may be falling but self harming by youth is on the rise, the police said. The WHO in a global update on suicide incidence in 2015 ranked Sri Lanka as the country that had the...
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    We are what we consume
    by |14 October 2017|Verité in the News
    Conversations over the past week, in person and over social media, were anchored to a bizarre news report published in a leading daily newspaper on the purported private life of a woman who had visited a doctor. This is putting...
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    Livestreamed debate begins on Sri Lanka’s open economy
    by |12 October 2017|Verité in the News
    A livestreamed debate assessing 40 years of Sri Lanka's open economy kicked off a three day forum on economic freedom organized by Advocata, a Colombo - based think tank. Advocata is partnering with Canada's Fraser Institute, the publishers of the Economic Freedom...
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    Sri Lanka government spends SLR 72 billion yearly for those suffering from diseases caused by tobacco smoking
    by |28 September 2017|Verité in the News
    Dr. Samantha Kumara Kithalawaarachchi, the Director to His Excellency, the President of Sri Lanka, Presidential Secretariat, spoke about the current situation in regard to tobacco taxation in Sri Lanka. Article 6 : (Tobacco Taxation) of the Framework Convention on Tobacco...
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    NATA calls for more transparency from Finance Ministry with tobacco policymaking
    by |20 September 2017|Verité in the News
    Govt. earns Rs. 51.96 billion from tobacco-related taxes in first six months, falling short of FM projection NATA claims FM has been wrong in their revenue projections Says that a price formula should be used to ensure transparency Says still moreroom for...
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    Sri Lanka on a path of economic transformation; exports key: Malik
    by |15 September 2017|Verité in the News
    Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama yesterday declared that Sri Lanka is now on a path of economic transformation and export development is an integral part. He made this observation during his speech at the 21st Presidential...
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    Sri Lanka’s export problem is not concentration but composition: Verité
    by |13 September 2017|Verité in the News
    Sept 13, 2017 (LBO) –  Sri Lanka’s export product composition is heavily concentrated in the United States and the United Kingdom while having very limited success in terms of Asian markets, particularly Japan, a new study says. In terms of product...
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    EIAs are bedrock of environmental management, says expert
    by |01 August 2017|Verité in the News
    Verité Research hosted EIA expert Joshua C. Gellers, who presented his early research findings on the quality of Environmental Impact Assessments in Sri Lanka. The speaker’s project examines the extent to which EIAs for projects funded by emerging donors differ...
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