Cigarette Taxes Need Parliament’s Oversight

by |18 June 201618 January 2019

Every year, on the 31st of May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners mark World No Tobacco Day. This day is set apart to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and to advocate for effective policies to...

LLRC Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 4

by |04 June 201611 September 2018

This report is Verité's latest study on the Sri Lankan government's commitments on reconciliation and accountability. The report assesses progress in the fulfillment of 36 commitments made in UNHRC Resolution 30/1 (co-sponsored by Sri Lanka) and in the implementation of...

Are Sri Lanka’s exports to India over dependent on concessions?

by |18 May 201618 January 2019

Sri Lanka’s exports as a share of GDP has declined from 33% in 2000 to 13% in 2015. One of the solutions has been to diversify Sri Lanka’s markets. This is because over 50% of Sri Lanka’s exports go to...

Economic mismanagement is a governance problem – it needs governance solutions

by |11 May 201621 January 2019

Elected officials and selected bureaucrats are given a huge amount of power to act on behalf of the public – modern democracies function on this basis: that citizens hand over their power to elected representatives. But how can citizens then...

APRC: A Primer for Constitutional Consensus

by |04 May 201611 September 2018

Electoral Reform in Sri Lanka: Mixed-Member Proportional System

by |04 May 201611 September 2018

This report examines the key features and functions of a Mixed-Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system that needs to be considered when engaging in electoral system reform. It provides recommendations that address the President's election campaign promises on electoral reform. It...

CSO Sustainability Index 2016 Sri Lanka

by |04 May 201620 December 2018

Trade in Services: Unearthing the devil in the details

by |06 April 201621 January 2019

Sri Lanka is negotiating an Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement (ECTA) with India. It envisages liberalising trade in services. The lack of information on what is being negotiated has fueled speculation on the outcomes. A previous Verité Insight titled “Trade...

Trade in Services: Sri Lanka needs to pull up its socks

by |09 March 201621 January 2019

Two previous Verité Insights titled “Sri Lanka missing world’s biggest trade party and its in her backyard” & “Trade Agreements that don’t deliver the goods” published in May and June 2013 pointed out that Sri Lanka is well behind her...

Sri Lanka Strategic Assessment 2016

by |07 March 201611 September 2018

The Sri Lanka Strategic Assessment analyses six spheres of contestation within Sri Lanka’s current political context, and assesses their impact in terms of securing peace and accelerating inclusive growth in the future. These spheres of contestation have been identified and...

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