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ශ්රී ලංකාවේ මත්ස්ය අපනයනය යුරෝපයේ තහනමට ලක් වුයේ ඇයි? = What caused Europe to ban the import of fish from Sri Lanka?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-03)
In January 2015, the European Commission banned the import of Sri Lankan fisheries products for violating guidelines on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing. This Insight suggests that the ban was triggered by the ...
Can the Singapore Chinthanaya work for Sri Lanka?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-10)
Singapore is a classic example of an Asian country that avoided the middle-income trap, and it has often been sighted as a model for Sri Lanka. This article substantiates the claim that there is neither a theoretical nor ...
Exports to India – Putting the free back into the FTA
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-07)
Sri Lanka’s history with bi-lateral trade agreements demonstrates the need for more careful negotiation. This Insight explains how the tariff benefits of the India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA) have been outweighed ...
A Win-Win Solution for Management and Workers in the Tea industry
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-03)
Pareto Efficiency is an important concept in economics. It occurs when all win-win opportunities have been fully pursued. In societies as well as in organisations there are numerous opportunities to make changes that leave ...
What caused Europe to ban the import of fish from Sri Lanka?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-02)
In January 2015, the European Commission banned the import of Sri Lankan fisheries products for violating guidelines on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing. This Insight suggests that the ban was triggered by the ...
The post war growth bump has hit the ceiling
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-08)
This article explores the question of whether Sri Lanka could expect higher sustained GDP growth post-war and concludes that the post-war bump-up is over for the time being. It suggests that the high growth is unsustainable ...
Who is Responsible for ‘Alternative Facts’ on Cigarette Taxation?
(2017-07)
There are three false claims that have been prevalent in print media, in
relation to the tax and price increases of cigarettes in the last quarter of
2016. The claims were that (i) tax revenue reduced, (ii) beedi ...
මහ බැංකුවේ තිස් අවුරුදු බැඳුම්කර ඛේදවාචකය: ‘අහිමි වූයේ‘ කුමක් ද? = Central Bank’s 30 year Bond Debacle: What is the “Loss”?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-07)
In February 2015 the Central Bank of Sri Lanka called an auction for one billion rupees on a 30 year bond. It then accepted 10 fold – 10 billion rupees – after the bids were in. This Insight identifies three errors in the ...
Exchange rate management: politics trumps professionalism
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-01-26)
Most people in a country don’t understand the intricacies of exchange rate management. Nevertheless, actions in this regard have significant implications for the economic stability, growth and overall success of the economy, ...
Sri Lanka’s international borrowing costs are not declining
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-11)
The government first raised international debt through bonds in October 2007. Since then several international bonds have been issued to feed the government’s twin demands: financing its spending and propping up foreign ...