debt

    Treasury Rules Out Fraudulent Stats in Central Bank Report
    by |09 May 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in TheMorning.lk Responding to the recent outburst of MP Harsha De Silva in regard to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s Annual Report of 2020, Treasury Secretary S.R. Attygalle told The Sunday Morning Business that there is absolutely no fraudulent accounting...
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    Concessional Financing Is Not without Controversy – Report
    by |19 April 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in the Sunday Observer Explicitly evaluating whether loans are concessional or adverse considering the combined consequence of the grant element and cost escalation on the tied element/unsolicited proposal would be advantageous for Sri Lanka.  By contrast, at present only...
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    Government urged to take pragmatic view on debt management
    by |23 March 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in The Island By Sanath Nanayakkare If Sri Lanka has the right policy mix to effectively carry on with its debt rollover and to maintain a surplus in its current account, the country can demonstrate that it has entered...
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    Govt. should focus on reserve quality: Former CB Chief
    by |16 March 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in DailyFT   Former Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy   Warns overreliance on swaps and inter-governmental financing could create more problems down the road  Acknowledges current challenges but says strategy needed to deal with debt for next five...
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    Urgent need for multifaceted approach to counter gender-discriminatory labour laws
    by |16 March 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in DailyFT The Advocata Institute’s panel discussion on “Gender discriminatory labour laws in Sri Lanka” took place at the Taj Samudra Longdon Room on 5 March. Panelists at the discussion were Minister of Justice M.U.M. Ali Sabry, Former Department...
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    Growth a Must for Debt Sustainability – Nishan De Mel
    by |25 February 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on Ceylon Today Sri Lanka must reduce its foreign debt burden on a medium- to long-term basis, Verite Research Executive Director Nishan De Mel said yesterday. ‘Reducing foreign debt is vital to maintain debt sustainability; however it should be...
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    Veemansa Initiatives’ Discussion on ‘External Debt Situation in Sri Lanka’
    by |30 January 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on Lanka Business Online Delivering the keynote address on the topic, External Debt Situation in Sri Lanka: Our Route to Resolution, the Governor of the Central Bank, Deshamanya Professor W D Lakshman said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its...
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    Verité Research launches first phase of a new public finance platform
    by |11 June 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from - DailyFT Verité Research has launched the first phase of publicfinance.lk, an online platform that will eventually be a one-stop-shop for all public finance related information in Sri Lanka. The beta version features initial insights and analyses on...
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    Sri Lanka should set up professional debt management unit: Academic
    by |09 October 2019|Verité in the News
    Taken from - DailyMirror By Nishel Fernando As Sri Lanka increasingly indicates characteristics of a debt trap scenario, an academic urges the government to consider setting-up a professional debt management unit to manage the debt efficiently. “A typical debt trap...
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    GET REAL with Mahieash Johnney | Episode 08 | #TheNumbersGame
    by |20 September 2019|Interviews & Articles
    Taken from Ada Dearana 24 A discussion on the up coming Presidential election. We ask the question whether in a crowded candidate field can any candidate surpass the required 50% + 1 vote threshold? And in case they cannot then...
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