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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. -
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 ... -
තොරතුරු දැනගැනීමේ අයිතිය: දැනුවත් කිරීමේ තොරතුරු සංග්රහය
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-10)The Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 was passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in August 2016. The Act aims to provide citizens’ with access to government information, to increase their participation in the public ... -
Mapping of Medical Services Sector: Key Figures, Structure, and the Current National Regulations
(Geneva: CUTS International, 2019-01)This note provides information on the medical services sector, along the lines of outpatient services and dental services. It also illustrates the challenges faced by, and regulations that govern the sector. -
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 ... -
Disaster Management in Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Administrative Failures
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2019-06)This briefing note documents the findings of an investigation carried out by Verité Research on the administrative gaps within Sri Lanka’s disaster management framework. The investigation was conducted using the instrument ... -
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 ... -
S&SEA Rice Exports: Challenges in relation with the new EU MRL
(Geneva: CUTS International, 2019-10)This Country Update Note provides the views of rice exporters and government agencies in Sri Lanka on their perceptions of the issues they face in complying with EU MRL requirements. The MRL regulations effective at the ... -
Financing Infrastructure: The (Non) Concessionality of Concessional Loans
(2020-06)Sri Lanka is highly dependent on international loans from multilateral and bilateral sources to finance infrastructure development. Multilateral and bilateral borrowing is often favoured by governments such as Sri Lanka ... -
Improving Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka: Insights and Strategies
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-06)Building on the Youth Labour Market Assessment published by Verité Research in 2018, this report focuses on a series of specific issues that represent key barriers to increasing youth employment and youth employability in ... -
Ineffectiveness of Social Contacts and Alternate Job Search Methods for Unemployed Youth in Sri Lanka [Working Paper]
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-06)Sri Lankan youth due to an extended period of unemployment face a lower possibility in future employment and a reduced earning capacity. As a solution, this paper aims to identify an efficient search method. Emphasis is ... -
A Rational Method for Cabinet Formation in Sri Lanka: A White Paper
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-08)Ministries are the overarching bodies that house relevant government bodies such as departments and authorities in charge of a particular subject area. They are responsible for the formulation and approval of national level ... -
Budget Brief: Education Sector - Sri Lanka 2019
(2020-12)This brief, on Sri Lanka’s education sector budget and expenditure, informs readers of trends in spending on these services in recent years. The analysis includes underlying policy goals and the functional and regional ... -
Budget Brief: Cycle and Processes - Sri Lanka 2019
(Colombo: UNICEF, 2020-12)This brief on Sri Lanka’s Budget Cycle and Processes informs readers of the various stages, components, policies and procedures within Sri Lanka’s annual budget process. The brief aims to provide the general public and ... -
Budget Brief: Health Sector - Sri Lanka 2019
(UNICEF, 2020-12)This brief, on Sri Lanka’s health sector budget and expenditure, informs readers of trends in spending on these services in recent years. This analysis includes the underlying policy goals and the functional and regional ... -
Budget Brief: Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector - Sri Lanka 2019
(UNICEF, 2020-12)This brief, on Sri Lanka’s WASH sector budget and expenditure, informs readers of trends in spending on these services in recent years. The analysis includes underlying policy goals and the functional and regional distribution ... -
Public Report on the 2022 Budget: Assessment of the Fiscal, Financial and Economic Assumptions Used in the Budget Estimates
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021)The 2022 budget was presented to the parliament on November 12, 2021, outlining the government’s proposals to raise public funds through taxation and proposals for expenditure during the year. These proposals form the ... -
Navigating Sri Lanka's Debt: Better reporting can help – a case study on China debt = ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ණය කළමනාකරණයට නිවැරදි වාර්තාකරණයේ වැදගත්කම – චීන ණය පිළිබඳ සිද්ධි අධ්යයනයක්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-02)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 ... -
Navigating Sri Lanka's Debt: Better Reporting Can Help – A Case Study on China Debt
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-02)This brief shows that the failure to factor external debt outside central government agencies leads to an underestimation of Sri Lanka’s debt. This underlying informational problem is illustrated in three sections. The ...