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    • How MPs voted on the 19th and 20th amendments 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2022-04-12)
      The 19th amendment to the constitution dilutes the executive powers of the President while 20th amendment enhances the same. 19th amendment was passed with 214 votes in favour during the 7th parliament and 20th amendment ...

    • How much Does Sri Lanka Allocate for the Defense Sector ? 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-02-03)
      The allocation for the Ministry of Defense is significantly higher than the allocation for Ministry of Health over the years in Sri Lanka. Over the last two years allocation for Ministry Defense has been more than doubled. ...

    • How Numbers Can Mislead: Does Retaining the Limit to The Appointment of Cabinet and Other Ministers Solve Administrative Inefficiency? 

      Raji, Yasmin (2021-01)
      This article discusses how, besides the obvious financial costs borne by having to maintain large cabinets, the focus on cabinet size alone in constitutional amendments proposed and passed conceals other problematic aspects ...

    • How young is the newly appointed Cabinet? 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2022-04-19)
      These infographics show the age groups of the newly appointed cabinet ministers in the 9th parliament. There are 7 ministers in the age group of 30-50 years and 6 ministers in age group of 50-60 years. There are 6 ministers ...

    • Hybrid courts (un)wanted 

      Divide;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 3/5/2019)
      The entry contains writeups in Sinhala, Tamil and English on the press coverage pertaining to the hybrid court system suggested by the UNHRC. The entry also contains six newspaper excerpts regarding the issue.

    • The IDC is Advocating for more Accountability from Private Lenders to Ease the Debt Burden of Developing Nations 

      Econ Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-03-15)
      The International Development Committee is advocating for mandatory participation of private creditors in debt relief schemes for impoverished nations. Developing nations have accrued higher debts than before to private ...

    • IMF Programme Progress 

      Econ Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-05-18)
      The infographic covers three points; 1) the IMF analysis projects a decline in Sri Lankas debt to GDP; 2) effective interests rates to decline; and 3) progress on IMF commitments.

    • IMF programme’s transparency falls to lowest point in September 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-10-19)
      The latest update from 'IMF Tracker’ of Verité Research, an online platform which tracks the 100 identified commitments in Sri Lanka’s 17th programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), shows that Sri Lanka verifiably ...

    • IMF Resolution - Voting Breakdown 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-04-29)
      On April 28 2023, the parliament passed a resolution for the implementation of the arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with a majority of 96 votes. The following ...

    • IMF tracker July 2023: Infographics 

      Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-07)
      The purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness about monitoring of public finance, and to increase its use by CSOs to monitor progress. The analysis ...

    • IMF Tracker Update: December 2023 

      Econ Team (2024-01)
      The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published its evaluation of Sri Lanka’s performance in the first phase or ‘first term’ of the ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, which commenced in March 2023. Verité ...

    • IMF Tracker Update: February 2024 

      Econ Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2024-03)
      Sri Lanka verifiably failed to meet 33% of the commitments due by end-February 2024 in its International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, according to the February update of Verité Research’s ‘IMF Tracker’. Many of these ...

    • IMF Tracker Update: September 2023 

      Rajkulendran, Raj Prabhu (Verité Research, 2023-10)
      The purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness on the monitoring of public finance. The analysis will feed into enhancing public participation and ...

    • IMF tracker: Infographics August 2023 

      Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08)
      The purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness about monitoring of public finance, and to increase its use by CSOs to monitor progress. The analysis ...

    • IMF tracker: Infographics June 2023 

      Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-06)
      The purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness about monitoring of public finance, and to increase its use by CSOs to monitor progress. The analysis ...

    • IMF tracker: Infographics May 2023 

      Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu (Verite Research, 2023-06-19)
      The purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness about monitoring of public finance, and to increase its use by CSOs to monitor progress. The analysis ...

    • Impact of COVID-19 Response on Unemployment in Sri Lanka 

      Asia's Path Forward;
      de Mel, Nishan; Perera, Mihindu       (Washington: Center for International Private Enterprise, 2020-10-01)
      Goal number eight of the Sustainable Development Goals is set out as “Decent work and economic growth.” This goal recognizes that economic growth is not just an end, but also a means in itself of generating jobs – productive ...

    • Impact of FOREX Crisis and Solutions for the National Economy 

      Rajkulendran, Raj Prabu; de Mel, Nishan (Verité Research, 2022-01)
      This presentation assesses the reasons for the current unprecedented crisis and the how the current crisis differs from the previous crisis Sri Lanka has been in. This presentation also assesses, the solutions for the ...

    • Impeachment of President 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2022-04-12)
      Based on the Article 38 of the Constitution, these infographics explain on what occasions will the President's seat become vacant, on what grounds the President can be impeached and how to bring an impeachment motion to ...

    • Improving Lankan Women’s Access to Economic Opportunities: The Business Case 

      Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Siyambalapitiya, Sumini (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-03-30)
      As we in Sri Lanka explore the pathways out of the current crisis, it is imperative that we acknowledge the mammoth contributions that women make to the economy, hidden and unpaid, and seriously consider how to improve ...