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    • Sri Lanka Met 33 IMF Commitments and failed 8 by end-June 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-07-17)
      Sri Lanka had verifiably met 33 of the trackable programme commitments of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme as at the end of June 2023 but had failed eight. Growing number of failed commitments, the number ...

    • Sri Lanka met 35 IMF commitments and failed 7 by end-July 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-08-22)
      The share of Sri Lanka’s 100 trackable commitments in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme for which no data has been made available to assess progress — despite passing the agreed deadline — has increased from ...

    • Sri Lanka Met 38 IMF Commitments and Failed 8 by end-August 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-09-15)
      Sri Lanka verifiably met 38 of the 57 trackable commitments that were due for completion by end-August in its 17th programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

    • Sri Lanka met 41 IMF commitments and failed 11 by end-Oct 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-17)
      Sri Lanka verifiably met 41 of the 73 trackable commitments that were due for completion by end-October 2023 in its ongoing programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to the latest update from ‘IMF ...

    • Sri Lanka Missed Deadline to Create an Online Fiscal Transparency Platform 

      Econ Team (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-04-28)
      Sri Lanka misses the IMF deadline to create an online platform for fiscal transparency. However, some of the data is slated to be made public by the end of April.

    • Sri Lanka Ports Authority – A Profitable SOE 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (2022-05)
      The SLPA has made an operating profit since 2015. The SLPA revenue has consistently witnessed a growth from 2015 to 2019 , with a marginal decline in 2020.From 2016 onwards the SLPA has managed to make a net profits. A ...

    • Sri Lanka to be Saddled with High Interest Bill in 2024 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-10-09)
      The Appropriation Bill for Budget 2024 indicates an increase in allocated expenditure from LKR 5854 bn in 2023 to LKR 6563 bn in 2024. Interest payments saw a 20 percent rise, from LKR 2189 bn in 2023 to LKR 2634 bn. In ...

    • Sri Lanka vs. IMF Programme Targets 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-01-13)
      Sri Lanka is currently entering its 17th IMF programme with the impending board level agreement. However, over the 54-year period from 1965 to 2019, Sri Lanka has been in an IMF programme for 28 of those years. In other ...

    • Sri Lanka's best kept secret 

      Econ Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-01)
      The lack of fiscal transparency is a key factor that contributed to the present crisis and loss of credibility of the government, both at home and abroad. Several commitments made by the government in its agreement with ...

    • Sri Lanka's Domestic Barriers to Trade: Case Studies of Agricultural Exports 

      Munas, Hasna; Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Wickramage, Dinoo (Colombo: Verité Research, 2017-02)
      Trade barriers refer to factors beyond the exporter’s direct control that adversely affect the cost, quality, quantity, or timely delivery of products. Such barriers found at home are termed domestic barriers, while those ...

    • Sri Lanka's Fiscal Targets for 2023 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)
      The infographic outlined that Government revenue was expected to be 11.3% of GDP in 2023, according to projections in the Budget 2023.

    • Sri Lanka's Government Revenue in 2021 Covered Only 41% of Expenditure 

      Raj Prabu, Rajakulendran (Verité Research, 2022-09-07)
      Government revenue in 2021 was only 41% of its expenditure, which was inadequate to cover even its recurrent expenditure. It falls short of the two largest recurrent expenditure components cumulatively - salaries & wages, ...

    • Sri Lanka's Unique Revenue Problem 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-04-28)
      Tax to GDP and GDP per capita for most South Asian countries shows a positive relationship. For example, Bhutan had a tax to GDP of 10% in and GDP per capita of 4% in the year 2000. By 2020, tax to GDP had risen to just ...

    • Sri Lanka-China FTA: Challenges and Opportunities - Insights from Analysing China’s Existing FTAs 

      TMA special report 2018
      Arangala, Mathisha Lovindu; Abeysinghe, Subhashini       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-04)
      Sri Lanka and China decided to enter into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in August 2013 to further expand trade between the two countries. Technical negotiations, which officially commenced in September 2014, are still ...

    • Sri Lanka: Domestic Workers and Employers Survey 

      Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Report; No. 2
      Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Kumarage, Aloka       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-03)
      VR conducted a survey among domestic workers and employers of domestic workers in Sri Lanka during the period of March to June 2014 and analysed the findings in terms of domestic workers' working standards, wages and ...

    • Sri Lanka: International Trade - Performance and Prognosis 

      TMA Special Report; Vol. 2, No. 1
      Abeysinghe, Subhashini       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-07)
      This brief provides a detailed analysis of  Sri Lanka's  trade performance during 2013 and the first quarter of 2014. The review highlights the external and internal drivers that shaped Sri Lanka's external trade developments. ...

    • Sri Lanka: International Trade - Performance and Prognosis 

      TMA Special Report;Vol. 1. No. 1
      Abeysinghe, Subhashini       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-11)
      This brief analyses Sri Lanka's international trade with special reference to its trade deficit, apparel sector and tea exports. It also analyses and evaluates the policies and structural issues Sri Lanka's trade faces.

    • A Sri Lankan Household Spends 24% of Average Monthly Expenditure for One Full Tank of Petrol 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (2022-05)
      Sri Lanka's fuel prices increased rapidly within the last few months, even though the Government representatives stated that Sri Lanka still had the lowest fuel prices in the region. However, with the latest fuel prices ...

    • Sri Lanka’s Annual Average Sovereign Foreign Debt Repayments Amount to USD 4.4 bn from 2022 to 2027 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (2022-09-21)
      The infographic shows the actual annual foreign debt service payments of GOSL (Government of Sri Lanka) from 2010 to 2021 and the projected foreign debt service payments from 2022 to 2027.The breakdown of foreign debt ...

    • Sri Lanka’s Annual Average Sovereign Foreign Debt Repayments Amount to USD 4.4 bn from 2022 to 2027 

      Ravindu, De Silva (Verité Research, 2022-09-21)
      Sri Lanka's revenue has been insufficient to cover its recurrent expenditure since 1983. The gap between recurrent expenditure and capital expenditure in the country continues to grow, proving to be difficult to reduce, ...