Economy in Sri Lanka

Experts shed Key Insights to Boosting EU-SL Economic Partnership

by |21 June 202114 October 2021|Verité in the News

Published on DailyFT Top diplomats, investors and economists recently echoed that commercial cooperation, development and partnership links with the European Union (EU) has immensely helped to develop Sri Lanka’s economy. “Needless to say, the EU representing 27 countries as a...

Investment Forum 2021 Aims Gamechanger for Sri Lanka

by |31 May 202109 August 2021|Verité in the News

Published in the DailyFT The Sri Lanka Investment Forum 2021, a three-day virtual event to engage and attract foreign investment into Sri Lanka will commence on 7 June. The forum, jointly hosted by the Board of Investment, together with the...

Port City – What Next?

by |27 May 202114 October 2021|Verité in the News

Published on Colombo Telegraph There may be differences in semicolons and adjectives but broadly speaking the SJB of Sajith P and the UNP (still loyal to Ranil?) have very similar positions on the Port City Act. They are in agreement that many...

Concessional Financing Is Not without Controversy – Report

by |19 April 202119 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...

Government urged to take pragmatic view on debt management

by |23 March 202123 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...

Quality Development for Quality Growth and Quality Life

by |16 March 202116 March 2021|Verité in the News

Published in -DailyNews The year 2021 marks the 70th Anniversary of the San Francisco Peace Conference in which the late former President (then Finance Minister) J.R. Jayewardene made a historic speech supporting Japan’s cause after the World War II, quoting...

Govt. should focus on reserve quality: Former CB Chief

by |16 March 202116 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...

Urgent need for multifaceted approach to counter gender-discriminatory labour laws

by |16 March 202116 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...

Trade and Regional Value Chains – Subhashini Abeysinghe at Bay of Bengal Economic Dialogue 2021

by |09 February 202113 September 2021|Interviews & Articles

Research Director Subhashini Abeysinghe speaks on trade and regional value chains at the Bay of Bengal Economic Dialogue 2021

Veemansa Initiatives’ Discussion on ‘External Debt Situation in Sri Lanka’

by |30 January 202114 October 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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