Nishan De Mel

    විදේශ විනිමය අනුපාතය – Nishan de Mel on Hiru Evening NewsCast
    by |08 September 2021|Interviews & Articles
    Executive Director Nishan de Mel speaks to Hiru Evening News on the Central Bank's valuation of foreign exchange rates and how it could potentially lead to a deepening of the foreign exchange crisis Sri Lanka is facing.
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    Sri Lanka Declares Economic Emergency – Nishan de Mel on Al Jazeera Inside Story
    by |04 September 2021|Interviews & Articles
    Executive Director Nishan de Mel appears on Al Jazeera's Inside Story segment alongside State Minister Ajith Nivaard Cabraal and MP Harsha de Silva to discuss the sudden depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee and the recent forex crisis.
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    රසායනික පොහොර නැතිකම වැඩිපුර දැනෙන්නේ කාට ද? – Nishan de Mel on Pathikada
    by |18 August 2021|Interviews & Articles
    Executive Director joins Pathikada on News1st to discuss the Farmers' Pulse survey regarding the chemical fertilizer ban in Sri Lanka.
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    IMF or No IMF, Sri Lanka Needs Economic Analysis and Plan Going Forward
    by |12 August 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in The Island Whatever Sri Lanka decides about dealing with its debt and paying its way through the world, the country needs to formulate a very good economic analysis and a publicly-backed plan that will establishc credibility of the...
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    Debt Default Danger: Alarmist or Imminent?
    by |09 August 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in The Morning LK Will the Government of Sri Lanka default on its obligations to service its mountain of debt over the next couple of years, including two bond repayments of a total of $ 1.5 billion due in...
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    Real Question Is Not Whether SL Should Go to IMF or Not
    by |05 August 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in The Island The real question is not whether Sri Lanka should go to the IMF or not. What is important is going to the IMF with confidence after having analysed the fiscal situation, with a convincing plan, Executive...
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    CA Sri Lanka’s CEOs Forum Plays Nexus Role to Bridge Gap between Govt., Biz Community
    by |03 August 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in the DailyFT State Minister Nivard Cabraal urges private sector to look long-term, not focus only on short-term CB Chief says Govt. policy plan has heavy focus placed on exports, domestic production as well as entrepreneurship and SME activities...
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    Private Sector Needs Consistent Policies to Take Risks
    by |02 August 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on Daily News The biggest support the government can give to the private sector is to give them confidence and this can be done by spelling out consistent policies and marinating them, said Chairman of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce,...
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    Sri Lanka Needs Medium and Long Term Plan to Overcome Debt Crisis
    by |01 August 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in The Sunday Times Although immediate debt repayment payments have been settled, the government will have to implement a medium and long term plan with clear policy derived by analysing all its aspects, a leading economist emphasised. Verite Research...
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    ‘SL Treats Investors as Most Welcome Partners’
    by |22 June 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in the Daily News Sri Lanka treats investors as the most welcome partners and offers strong fundamentals for investing together with regulatory support, investment protection, investment incentive framework and everything that an investor is looking for in a country....
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