Interviews & Articles24/04/2018
රසායනික පොහොර නැතිකම වැඩිපුර දැනෙන්නේ කාට ද? – Nishan de Mel on Pathikada
Executive Director joins Pathikada on News1st to discuss the Farmers' Pulse survey regarding the chemical fertilizer ban in Sri Lanka.
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Effectiveness of Tax Amnesty in Sri Lanka
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 for a specific group of taxpayers to pay a defined...
Continue ReadingSound Analysis Critical for Economy – Deshal de Mel on Newsline
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.
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Making Public Data Public: Sri Lanka Misses Its Own Targets While India Races Ahead
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 DCS in Sri Lanka is to be the ‘leader in...
Continue Readingජාත්යන්තර අභියෝග හමුවේ ශ්රී ලංකාව – Subhashini Abeysinghe on Satana
Research Director Subhashini Abeysinghe joins Satana on TV1 to discuss Sri Lanka's economic prospects future obstacles.
Continue ReadingOvercoming Sri Lanka’s Economic Woes – Nishan de Mel on Face the Nation
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.
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Privatisation of Public Data: Sri Lanka Customs as a Case in Point
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 expense, using public funds. The justification for doing so is...
Continue ReadingSri Lankan Understanding with George Cooke featuring Subhashini Abeysinghe
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.
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