CSO Sustainability Index 2021: Asia Region Report

    CSO Sustainability Index 2021: Asia Region Report
    by |28 December 2022
    The CSO Sustainability Index assesses the sustainability of the CSO sector across several countries in different regions around the world. The various regional editions of the 2021 CSO Sustainability Index assess the civil society sectors in seventy-three countries, including thirty-two...
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    CSO Sustainability Index 2021: Sri Lanka Country Report
    by |13 December 2022
    The Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) assesses the sustainability of the CSO sector across several countries from different regions. Since its beginning in 1997, it has expanded from covering 18 countries in Europe and Eurasia Region to 72 countries...
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    Fair Recruitment of migrant workers in Sri Lanka: A Legal Gap Analysis
    by |30 November 2022
    Fair and effective recruitment practices have a significant impact on preventing and countering human trafficking. Universally accepted principles of fair recruitment suggest that workers should be well-informed of all aspects of employment, including the nature of the employment, payment mechanisms,...
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    Is it safe to breathe in Sri Lanka: the case for data
    by |30 November 2022
    Exposure to poor air quality is ranked among the top 10 leading global risk factors for disease. The lack of visibility of air pollution often results in delay in public policy and personal responses, till the problem is acute. Improving...
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    State of The Budget Report 2022: Assessment on whether the expenditure allocations and taxation policies are in line with the government’s policy
    by |25 November 2022
    This is the second report in a series of two reports on Sri Lanka’s central government budget for the year 2022. The report assesses whether the expenditure allocations and taxation policies are in line with the government’s policy. (more…)
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    The Desirability of Domestic Debt Restructuring
    by |24 October 2022
    Sri Lanka faces a challenge to emerge from the continuing crisis. This background note argues that domestic debt restructuring (DDR) provides four benefits critical for the economy and country to emerge from the present crisis stronger and more resilient than...
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    Tourism Could Not Have Solved Sri Lanka’s Foreign Exchange Crisis
    by |28 September 2022
    A key debate during Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is whether the current dollar shortage is a short-term liquidity problem or a more protracted and systemic issue that requires debt reduction. This insight responds to the view that the dollar shortage...
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    Apparel Exports from Sri Lanka to the EU: A product level analysis of the impact of GSP+
    by |25 September 2022
    Concerns about Sri Lanka losing GSP+ concessions resurfaced with the EU parliament passing a resolution on June 10th, 2021, calling the EU Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to use GSP+ as leverage to push for the repeal...
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    The Lure of Chinese Loans
    by |30 August 2022
    China was the leading provider of external finance to Sri Lanka for infrastructure development during 2010-2016 accounting for 37% of the total. Sri Lanka borrowed USD 5,895 million from China for infrastructure development during this period. More than half of...
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    Targeting Assistance: Electricity Consumption is a Superior Method
    by |26 July 2022
    As Sri Lanka’s crisis continues, up to 50% or more of the population is likely to need state support, however current targeting through Samurdhi reaches just about a quarter of all households and only 40% of the poorest individuals. As...
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