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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...

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...

Reducing the Gap in Understanding Sri Lanka’s Gender Gap

by |08 March 202108 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...