Subhashini Abeysinghe

50% Fall in Paddy Yield Points to Necessity to Import 1 mn Metric Tonnes of Rice

by |16 January 202218 January 2022|Verité in the News

Published on The Sunday Times A paddy shortage by the end of February is now inevitable and the Government will have to import 800,000 to one million metric tons of rice to avoid scarcity during the April Sinhala and Tamil...

Webinar on ‘The Right to Information and the Private Sector’

by |11 January 202213 January 2022|Verité in the News

Published on DailyFT Creating awareness and engaging the private sector on one of the most important anti-corruption tools in a democracy, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will conduct a webinar on ‘The Right to Information and the Private Sector’ on...

Sri Lanka Economic Summit to feature session on ‘Resetting the Export Portfolio’ on Day-2

by |18 November 202110 December 2021|Verité in the News

Published on DailyMirror The upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2021will host a lineup of contemporary dialogues under this year’s theme ‘Springboard for revival: Opportunity to reset’. Day two of the event will feature a session dedicated to ‘Resetting the Export...

Doubling Exports in a Decade: Too Ambitious or Easily Achievable?

by |25 October 202125 October 2021|Verité in the News

Published on The Morning The Export Development Board (EDB) in April 2011 announced that Sri Lanka aims to increase its export earnings to $ 20 billion by the year 2020. This brought good news on the future of foreign reserves...

Explained: The Adani Group’s recent Port Deal in Sri Lanka

by |04 October 202114 October 2021|Verité in the News

Published on The Hindu As per the 35 year-long BOT agreement, the Adani Group will have majority, 51%, stakes, while John Keells would hold 34%, and the SLPA, 15%. The story so far On September 30, 2021, the Gujarat-headquartered Adani Group...

Sri Lanka’s Right to Information – Subhashini Abeysinghe on LMDtv

by |22 September 202118 October 2021|Interviews & Articles

Improved access to information can lead to more informed, data-driven decision-making and better outcomes for the country. Watch Research Director Subhashini Abeysinghe discuss the importance of the RTI Act with LMDtv.

ජාත්‍යන්තර අභියෝග හමුවේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – Subhashini Abeysinghe on Satana

by |30 June 202104 August 2021|Interviews & Articles

Research Director Subhashini Abeysinghe joins Satana on TV1 to discuss Sri Lanka's economic prospects future obstacles.

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.

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

Need for prudent ministerial portfolio allocation urged for better public finance management

by |05 March 202005 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...