Browsing by Author "Verité Research"

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    • A Rational Method for Cabinet Formation in Sri Lanka: A White Paper 

      Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-08)
      Ministries are the overarching bodies that house relevant government bodies such as departments and authorities in charge of a particular subject area. They are responsible for the formulation and approval of national level ...

    • Solving the dilemma of export diversification 

      Verité Insights;
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-03-19)
      Sri Lanka’s exports are flagging in two ways: first, the exports to GDP ratio is on the decline; second, Sri Lanka’s share in world exports is on the decline. The second is important in understanding the problem: it tells ...

    • Sri Lanka Losing Ground in Investment and Trade Freedoms 

      Verité Insights;
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-09-29)
      This Insight shows two worrying trends in the Trade and Investment Freedoms of Sri Lanka, using the 2015 Index of Global Economic Freedom to derive the analysis. First is that although the country’s Investment and Trade ...

    • Sri Lanka Strategic Assessment 2016 

      Verité Research (The Asia Foundation, 2016-03)
      Sri Lanka underwent a major political transition in 2015 with the election of President Maithripala Sirisena and the establishment of a new coalition government between the United Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) and ...

    • Sri Lanka Tourism: What got us here, won’t get us there 

      Verité Insights;
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-04-23)
      Sri Lanka has doubled its tourist arrivals since 2010, which is credited to the peaceful environment in the country following the ending of the war together with the ongoing strategic investments in the tourism sector, new ...

    • Sri Lanka’s Competitiveness is Stagnating: Efficiency is the issue 

      Verité Insights;
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-10-13)
      The 2015 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) of the World Economic Forum shows that Sri Lanka is ranked 68 out of 140 countries. Compared to last year, Sri Lanka has improved its ranking by five places. This article provides ...

    • Sri Lanka’s Tourism: Competing with the region 

      Verité Insights;
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-05-20)
      This Insight looks at a different dimension of the problem of growing tourism in Sri Lanka using the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) to derive the analysis. This global index assesses ...

    • Sri Lanka’s Trade Liberalisation: What you see is NOT what you get 

      Verité Insights;
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-01-08)
      Sri Lanka’s 2014 Budget claims a continuous commitment by the government to maintain a liberal, consistent and simple trade regime. The budget speech puts it this way: “A four band tariff structure presently in place is ...

    • Strengthening Parliament Critical for Credible Budgets 

      Verité Insights;
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-12)
      Sri Lanka’s budgets show considerable variation between publicly declared budget allocations and actual expenditure on line items. This gap can create a credibility problem. There is a specific section in Sri Lankan laws ...