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The Budget Is Not Mainly About Money, It’s About Governance
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-10)
Budgeting is a governance process that drives national plans, priorities and policy. While much of that is reflected in the content of the budget, important governance aspects are also reflected in the budgeting process. ...
The Exporting Problem of SMEs: Finance is one solution
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-09)
Since the turn of the century, not only have Sri Lankan exports declined as a share of its GDP, but also in terms of its global share. Sri Lanka had a larger global share of exports at Independence, than at present. There ...
Fixing NTBs between India and Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-08)
The Insight examines the issue of non-tarrif barriers (NTBs) faced by exporters of processed foods from Sri Lanka to India, in the context of ensuring compliance with standards and regulations. It concludes with proposing ...
Economics of the broken window is applicable to corruption
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-03-04)
The Sirisena presidency and the UNP that championed it have been endorsed by the ballot with the hope that they will take action against the rampant corruption that was felt to be hurting the public welfare under the ...
Export Competitiveness: Moving from USA towards Asia
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-05-06)
Over 50 percent of Sri Lanka’s exports go to the USA and the West. While Sri Lanka’s total exports remain tilted towards the USA and the West, growth is tilting to the East, and more towards Asia. The consequence of the ...
Is the Right to Information Good for Business?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-03)
Prior to the enactment of the RTI Act in Sri Lanka in 2016, a debate had arisen on whether enacting a right to information (RTI) law could impede businesses. The main concern was that competitors could use the RTI process ...
Sri Lanka’s Competitiveness is Stagnating: Efficiency is the issue
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-10-13)
The 2015 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) of the World Economic Forum shows that Sri Lanka is ranked 68 out of 140 countries. Compared to last year, Sri Lanka has improved its ranking by five places. This article provides ...
Reviving Exports: The Relevance of Export Finance=අපනයන ප්රවර්ධනය සදහා අපනයන මූල්යකරණ පහසුකම්වල ඇති වැදගත්කම
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-09)
This Insight analyses the importance of export finance as a tool to facilitate and promote exports in Sri Lanka. It identifies the bottlenecks that prevent effective use of export finance in the country and provides ...
Parliament and Cabinet Needs Reliable Economic Analysis
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-06-10)
A regular feature of Sri Lanka’s public debates and writing on economic issues is that they are infused with factual inaccuracies or claims that are quite misleading. This reflects poor political and public understanding ...
Economic Reforms Cannot Ignore Sri Lanka’s Farmers
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-06-24)
Historically and culturally Sri Lankan society idealises its farmer. Advertisements even for the recent 2015 presidential elections were replete with images of farms and farming communities. But economic policies and reforms ...