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    • Cabinet Reshuffle: Parliamentary Report Cards of Newly Appointed Ministers 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-10-24)
      On October 23, 2023, a cabinet reshuffle took place, during which the ministerial portfolios of four MPs - Keheliya Rambukwella, Ramesh Pathirana, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya and Mahinda Amaraweera - were changed. Considering ...

    • Cabinet Roulette: Questioning the Rationality of Jumbled Cabinet Reshuffles 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-10-26)
      On October 23, 2023, a cabinet reshuffle took place, during which the ministerial portfolios of four MPs were changed. Accordingly, former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was appointed as the new Minister of Environment, ...

    • Can the Singapore Chinthanaya work for Sri Lanka? 

      Verité Insights;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-10)
      Singapore is a classic example of an Asian country that avoided the middle-income trap, and it has often been sighted as a model for Sri Lanka. This article substantiates the claim that there is neither a theoretical nor ...

    • The Candidates for the Seat of the President of Sri Lanka 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2022-07-19)
      These infographics show the profiles of four presidential candidates (i.e. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Dullas Alahapperuma) including their age, current designation, preferential ...

    • Candidates of 2019 Presidential Election 2019 that have contested in at least one past Presidential Election 

      Team, Manthri (Manthri.lk, 2019)
      An analysis of the candidates of presidential election 2019 of Sri Lanka on who have contested in past presidential elections.

    • Candidates of the 2019 Presidential Election: Contested in at least one past Presidential Election 

      Team, Manthri (Manthri.lk, 2019)
      This inforgrphic shows the candidates of Presidential election 2019 of Sri Lanka that have contested in at least one past presidential election.

    • CBSL more Optimistic than the IMF 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-06-16)
      According to the Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) published for the financial year 2022, projected real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was higher than the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) ...

    • Celebrating Parliaments - International Day of Parliamentarism 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-06-30)
      The International Day of Parliamentarism is celebrated, on 30 June, the date in 1889 on which the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was formed - to promote democratic governance, accountability, & cooperation among its ...

    • Central Bank of Sri Lanka Bill - Voting - Second Reading 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-07-21)
      On July 20, 2023, the second reading of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Bill was passed with a simple majority. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs that voted in favour, against and MPs who ...

    • Central Bank’s 30 year Bond Debacle: What is the “Loss”? 

      VR Insights;Vol. 3, No. 13
      de Mel, Nishan       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-07)
      In February 2015 the Central Bank of Sri Lanka called an auction for one billion rupees on a 30 year bond. It then accepted 10 fold – 10 billion rupees – after the bids were in. This Insight identifies three errors in the ...

    • ‘Cess’ – End the Deception and Build ‘Street Lights’ 

      Verité Insights;
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-11-27)
      In Sri Lanka, ‘Cess’ is the name given to a special tax imposed on sales, where the revenue is earmarked for a specific fund with a particular economic purpose. This article discusses how the government has stymied export ...

    • Ceylon Petroleum Corporation: What drives the losses? 

      Verite Insights;Vol 9, No 06.
      Anushan, Kapilan; Deshal, de Mel       (Verité Research, 2021-09)
      Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is the state-owned enterprise in Sri Lanka with the largest accumulated losses – estimated at LKR 335 billion as of 2020. The analysis finds that the CPC sells fuel at prices higher ...

    • Challenges Faced by Sri Lankan e-Commerce Providers 

      Econ Team, Verité Research (Geneva: CUTS International, 2019-05)
      This Country Update Note illustrates the perceptions of e-commerce providers in Sri Lanka on the most pressing issues they face when undertaking cross-border trade. The objective is to understand specific barriers they ...

    • Change in Tariffs on Monthly Electricity Consumption 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-02-23)
      Electricity tariffs were initially revised in August 2022, which was the first revision since November 2014. However, in February 2023 tariffs were revised again. For households using less than 60 units, the initial tariffs ...

    • Changes in Allocations to Ministries 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-10-13)
      In the Appropriation Bill for 2024, key ministries such as Finance, Defense, Health, Education, Transport, and Highways witness an increase in their allocations. The Ministry of Finance experienced the largest year on ...

    • Changes in Tax Structure Leads to Shrinking Tax Base across Various Taxes 

      Raj Prabu, Rajakulendran (Verité Research, 2022-08-06)
      Sri Lanka experienced a significant change in its tax system for the year 2020. These changes have led to a considerable shrinking in Sri Lanka’s tax base across various taxes. A narrow tax base increases tax administration ...

    • Charting a Path for Debt Sustainability in Sri Lanka 

      Working Paper;October 2021 - 01
      Anushan, Kapilan; Nishan, de Mel; Deshal, de Mel       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-10)
      The published information on debt underestimates Sri Lanka’s overall external public debt burden and its distribution amongst external lenders. This problem arises because Sri Lanka’s reporting of external debt is limited ...

    • A child dies in Tissamaharama reportedly from malnutrition: How well did the press cover it? 

      Divide scale posts;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 6/30/2019)
      The manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press reported the death of a child in Tissamaharama reportedly due to malnutrition Sinhala press - 36 articles Tamil press - 03 articles

    • China Endorses Sri Lanka Debt Plan 

      Econ Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-03-09)
      China has given its approval to Sri Lanka's plan to restructure its international debt, clearing the path for a loan via the IMF's Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

    • Cigarette Tax Indexation in Budget 2019 

      de Mel, Nishan; Guruge, Aneesha (Colombo: Verité Research, 2019-07-17)
      The presentation discusses the cigarette tax indexation that was implemented by Sri Lanka’s Budget for 2019 (released in March). This indexation solved 2 problems of cigarette tax revisions in Sri Lanka—they were both too ...