Browsing Articles by Author "de Mel, Nishan"
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The Debt Digest - March 2023
de Mel, Nishan; Peiris, Udara (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-03-16)The Debt Digest by Verité Research provides analytical commentary on the latest developments in Sri Lanka’s debt crisis. A key milestone in Sri Lanka’s path to recovery was the staff-level agreement with the IMF in September ... -
For Sri Lanka, a Governance-Linked Bond Might Just Be the Ticket
de Mel, Nishan (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-12-21)It is a truth universally acknowledged that if Sri Lanka under-performs on its governance corrections, it will underperform on its economic recovery also (with apologies to Jane Austen), the first provides the foundation ... -
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 ... -
Is Sri Lanka Addicted to Missing Revenue Targets?
de Mel, Nishan (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-10-30)It is all too familiar that Sri Lanka has a problem in meeting its budgeted revenue targets. Recently, a government member of parliament (MP) who voted in favour of the budget last year, said that the tax increases that ... -
"Sugar Scam” is Not the Whole Iceberg: “Forestalling” Needs a Rule-of-Law Solution
de Mel, Nishan (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-11-09)On 14 October 2020, taxes on imported sugar were slashed overnight from LKR 50 to LKR 25 cents per kilogram. That is a reduction of 99.5%. This led to much discussion in media and parliament about the large undue profits ... -
Why Tracking the IMF Programme Implementation is of Public Interest
de Mel, Nishan; Rajkulendran, Raj Prabu (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-05-25)As Sri Lanka enters its 17th International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, a critical question remains. Will the country break from the past patterns of inconsistency and failure in following the plan it lays out with the ...