economy

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...

Overcoming Sri Lanka’s Economic Woes – Nishan de Mel on Face the Nation

by |14 June 202104 August 2021|Interviews & Articles

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.

Hiking Cigarette Prices Would Make More Sense: Economist

by |14 June 202114 October 2021|Verité in the News

Published on DailyFT Economist Nishan de Mel has said that increasing the cost of cigarettes rather than fuel prices would make better economic sense. In support of his argument, de Mel, in a tweet, said the estimated loss incurred by...

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...

Treasury Rules Out Fraudulent Stats in Central Bank Report

by |09 May 202109 August 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...

Privatisation of Public Data: Sri Lanka Customs as a Case in Point

by |22 April 202124 May 2021|Interviews & Articles

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...

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...

Sri Lankan Understanding with George Cooke featuring Subhashini Abeysinghe

by |19 April 202119 April 2021|Interviews & Articles

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.

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...

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