economy

    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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    Reducing the Gap in Understanding Sri Lanka’s Gender Gap
    by |08 March 2021|Interviews & Articles
    Published in - DailyMirror The Global Gender Gap Index The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) is a composite index that measures the extent of gender-based gaps in and among countries and tracks progress towards reducing these gaps...
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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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    Budget proposals need to be feasible; Nishan De Mel
    by |17 March 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from News1st Budget Proposals advertised in the budget are not implemented because they were not seen as feasible, Verité Research Economist, Nishan De Mel said. De Mel, highlighted the importance of budget proposals to be implemented with detailed estimates...
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    Economist urges need for credible fiscal roadmap
    by |17 March 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from DailyMirror Sri Lanka would need to demonstrate the return to a credible fiscal path, a transition the country would have to make before the next debt repayment that is due mid this year by shoring up government revenue,...
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    Need for prudent ministerial portfolio allocation urged for better public finance management
    by |05 March 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from DailyMirror As Sri Lanka is gearing up for a parliamentary election, economists are stressing on the need to allocate ministerial portfolios in a more prudent manner so that the public finance management, amongst other areas, does not get...
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    Sri Lanka’s consumption could have recovered with smaller stimulus
    by |04 March 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from DailyMirror Successive governments have failed to come up with a citizens’ budget that entails the necessary insights for the public to understand the viability of the proposals made and to break this recurring inefficient cycle, economic think tank...
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    Sri Lanka’s consumption could have recovered with smaller stimulus
    by |25 February 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from economynext Image courtesy DailyFT Sri Lanka could have achieved a revival in consumer demand with a smaller stimulus, as the country tends to go through a cyclical revival in the wake of shocks, an economist said, amid concerns...
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