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Eran Wickramaratne: Excise taxes
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/12/2024)PARTLY TRUE: The government, despite taking the path of revenue-based stabilisation, has fallen significantly short of its targets. For instance, excise revenues have fallen short by approximately 43%, with collection at ... -
Eran Wickramaratne: Female Labour Force Participation
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/24/2019)TRUE: Sri Lanka’s Labour Force Participation (LFP) was 36% for women versus 75% for men in 2016, which is the 14th largest gender gap in LFP globally. In 2016, young women have the highest unemployment rate in Sri Lanka; ... -
Eran Wickramaratne: Foreign investment
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/25/2021)TRUE: There has been a big outflow of foreign investment from the stock exchange. In terms of rupee value, Rs. 51 billion outflows was registered in the year 2020… - Eran Wickramaratne, Lanka Business Online, 18 January 2021 -
Eran Wickramaratne: Reserves
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/24/2022)TRUE: Compared to 2019 and 2021, the decrease in foreign reserves is 80% in Sri Lanka. But other countries in the [South Asian] region have seen an escalation of their reserves. - Eran Wickramaratne, Daily FT, 25 January 2022 -
Eran Wickramaratne: Sri Lanka's record cost of interest
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/30/2021)TRUE: 70% of government revenue is spent on interest on loan repayment. Lebanon is the only country in the world that pays higher interest than Sri Lanka as a percentage of national revenue. - Eran Wickramaratne, Daily ... -
Eran Wickramaratne: Tourism Percentage of GDP
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/10/2019)TRUE: Sri Lanka’s tourism sector accounts for 5% of gross domestic product. - Eran Wickramaratne, Dinamina, 22 May 2019 -
Ethics Eye: Bukiya - 27 February 2020
(2020-02-27)ඉරිදා මව්බිම පුවත්පතේ පළවන 'බුකිය' නම් වන කොලමෙන් උපුටා ගත් කොටස් කිහිපයක් මෙහි දක්වා ඇත. මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් අවධානයට පාත්ර විය යුතු කරුණු කිහිපයක් සාකච්ඡා කෙරේ. -
EU (revision of) Minimum Residue Level: Potential Effects on Exporting MSMEs
(Geneva: CUTS International, 2018-05)The note illustrates the views of, and challenges faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as well as monitoring organisations on the requirements of the Maximum Residue Level (MRL), for pesticide use, that exporters ... -
Exceptionalism of Domestic Debt Restructuring in Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-08-08)Sri Lanka's approach to Domestic Debt Restructuring (DDR) stands out in its specificity and methodology. Notably, the strategy is centred on restructuring superannuation funds and Central Bank Holdings. According to an IMF ... -
Exchange rate management: politics trumps professionalism
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-01-26)Most people in a country don’t understand the intricacies of exchange rate management. Nevertheless, actions in this regard have significant implications for the economic stability, growth and overall success of the economy, ... -
Executive Dominance: How Big is the Sri Lankan Executive, in Comparison to Other South Asian Countries?
(Manthri.lk, 2023-08-19)VR's Manthri Team analysed executive dominance within South Asian legislatures. This infographic delves into comparing the size of the Sri Lankan executive with its South Asian peers, including reflecting the actual numbers ... -
Exim Bank of China : Construction of Extension of Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota Section 01 from Matara to Beliatta - Contract Agreement 2013
(2013-10-31)Included here is the contract document related to the Construction of Extension of Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota Section 01 from Matara to Beliatta dated 2013.10.31 - RDA/SEEP/CONT/S1. The project was ... -
Exim Bank of China : Construction of Extension of Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota Section 02 from Beliatta to Wetiya - Contract Agreement 2014
(2014-09-29)Included here are the contract documents related to the Construction of Extension of Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota Section 02 from Beliatta to Wetiya dated 2014.09.29 - RDA/SEEP/CONT/S2. The project was ... -
Exim Bank of China : Construction of Extension of Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota Section 03 from Wetiya to Andarawewa - Contract Agreement 2013
(2013-02-07)Included here are contract documents related to Construction of Extension of Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota Section 03 from Wetiya to Andarawewa dated 2013.02.13 - RDA/RNIP/HH01. The project was executed by ... -
EXIM Bank of China : Construction of Extension of Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota Section 04 from Mattala to Hambantota via Andarawewa - Contract Agreement 2013
(2013-11-19)Included here are contract documents related to Construction of Extension of Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota Section 04 from Mattala to Hambantota via Andarawewa dated 2013.11.19 - RDA/SEEP/CONT/S4. The project ... -
EXIM Bank of China : Construction of Extension of Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota Section 04 from Mattala to Hambantota via Andarawewa - Loan Agreement 2014
(2014-09-16)Included here are the loan documents related to the Construction of Extension of Southern Expressway, Section 04 from Mattala to Hambantota via Andarawewa dated 2014.09.16 - China EximBank GCL No. (2014) 18 Total No. (521). ... -
EXIM Bank of China : Hambantota Hub Development Project - Loan Agreement 2014
(2014-09-16)Included here is the loan agreement of Hambantota Hub Development Project between the EXIM Bank of China and Government of Sri Lanka dated 2014.09.16 - China EximBank GCL No. (2014) 17 Total No. (520). The project was ... -
EXIM Bank of China : Hambantota International Airport Project, Mattala, Sri Lanka - Contract Agreement 2009
(2009-11-27)Included here are contract documents related to the Hambantota International Airport Project, Mattala, Sri Lanka dated 2009.11.27 - No. HIA-2009.11. The project was executed by Ministry of Transport and implemented by the ... -
EXIM Bank of China : Hambantota International Airport Project, Mattala, Sri Lanka - Loan Agreement 2010
(2010-03-05)Included here is the loan agreement of Hambantota International Airport, Mattala between the EXIM Bank of China and Government of Sri Lanka dated 2010.03.05 - China EximBank GCL No. (2010) 17 Total No. (314). The project ... -
EXIM Bank of China : Hambantota Port Development Project Phase 02 - Loan Agreement 2012
(2012-09-17)Included here is the loan document related to the Hambantota Port Development Project Phase 02 dated 2012.09.17 - China EximBank GCL No. 2012(22) Total No. (424). The project was executed by the Ministry of Highways and ...