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More Than Schooling : Understanding Gender Differences in the Labor Market When Measures of Skill Are Available
(World Bank Group, 2018-09-19)
This paper uses measures of cognitive and noncognitive skills in an expanded definition of human capital to examine how schooling and skills differ between men and women and how those differences relate to gender gaps in ...
Mapping of Health Services Sector and the Current National Regulations in Sri Lanka
(Geneva: CUTS International, 2018-10)
The note provides an overview of the current structure and status of the health service sector in Sri Lanka (including medical and health services). It also illustrates the challenges faced by, and regulations that govern ...
Export Challenges Faced by S&SEA e-Commerce Providers
(Geneva: CUTS International, 2019-07)
This Country Update Note addresses the most pressing issues faced by e-commerce providers in exporting their products or services. The note incorporates the views of the public and private sectors, and covers general ...
Challenges Faced by Sri Lankan e-Commerce Providers
(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 ...
Trading with China: Challenges and Policy Issues faced by MSMEs
(Geneva: CUTS International, 2018-07)
The note illustrates the views of, and challenges faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in exporting to China, with a focus on China’s trade policy and trade standards that may have hindered exports.
Sri Lanka’s Export Problem: Not Concentration, But Composition
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2017-08)
Sri Lanka's exports are heavily concentrated in a few markets and a few products. The government's recognition of export diversification as an important policy strategy to revive exports indicates that both market and ...
Special Report – Budget 2012
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2011-12-30)
The report summarises Sri Lanka’s macroeconomic environment, analysing the 2012 budget and providing a comparative study of government expenditure. It finds that the focus of government expenditure has shifted from funding ...
Analysis of Sri Lanka's improved position in the 'Doing Business Index' 2012
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2011-11-01)
The World Bank’s ‘Doing Business Index’ measures the ease with which domestic small and medium sized enterprises can do business in their home countries. Between 2011 and 2012, Sri Lanka’s rank in the Doing Business Index ...
Employees Provident Fund (EPF): Special Report
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2012-03-28)
This brief discusses the performance of the Employees' Provident Fund's (EPF) equity investments in the period 2009–2010 in comparison to risk-free government securities, the All Share Price Index (ASPI) and equity ...
Expanding Exports: Relevance of Export Finance
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-09)
This study examines the status of the export finance market in Sri Lanka and identifies the key limitations that prevent export finance from playing a proactive role in promoting exports. It reveals that the access, ...