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Udaya Gammanpila: Presidential Election Date
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-15)TRUE: According to the constitution of our country, [the] presidential election must be held for certain between 18th September and 18th October 2024. Udaya Gammanpila, Udaya Gammanpila’s YouTube Channel, 8 January 2024 -
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya: Pensions and Aswesuma
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-08)TRUE: [A group of] 4 million are watching the government expectantly. 2 million out of that are government employees and pensioners who are expecting an increase in salaries and the other 2 million are those who have been ... -
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Debt-to-GDP
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-01)PARTLY TRUE: My government reduced the debt-to-GDP ratio from 90% at the end of 2005 to 69% at the end of 2014. Mahinda Rajapaksa, NewsFirst.lk, 8 December 2023 -
Inside the Chamber - What's the Constitutional Council?
(Manthri.lk, 2024-03-01)This infographic delves into the Constitutional Council of Sri Lanka (CC), a 10-member body established under the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that is tasked with making recommendations on key appointments such as ... -
Verité Research Debt Update - March 2023
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-03-17)This issue provides coverage and analysis on the usability of the IMF financing and the volatility of the exchange rate. These are the key developments identified; 1) Sri Lanka is expected to reach board level agreement ... -
Inside the Chamber - The Throne Speech
(Manthri.lk, 2024-02-07)On February 7, 2024, the 5th session of the 9th parliament was ceremonially declared open by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. He then presented the Statement of Government Policy, which was known as the “Throne Speech” in ... -
Composition of Sri Lanka's Gross Official Reserves
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-04-05)The reported gross official reserves as of February 2022 stood at USD 2,311 MN, out of which 98% (USD 2,242 MN) consisted of short-term swaps maturing within 12 months. Whilst the quantity of reserves is important it is ... -
නතාශාට ඇප: සිරස්තලයේ අවධානය කොයිබටද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-07)On 6 July 2023, the Sinhala newspaper Divaina published an article about Nathasha Edirisooriya receiving bail. But the manner in which the headline and sub-headline have been framed, does not give an accurate account of ... -
The Gender Pay Gap in Sri Lanka: A Statistical Review with Policy Implications
(Colombo: ILO, 2024-04)This report provides the first in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis of the gender pay gap in Sri Lanka with the intention to unveil not just the extent of the gender pay gap, but the nature of the gender pay gap ... -
Improving Lankan Women’s Access to Economic Opportunities: The Business Case
(Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-03-30)As we in Sri Lanka explore the pathways out of the current crisis, it is imperative that we acknowledge the mammoth contributions that women make to the economy, hidden and unpaid, and seriously consider how to improve ... -
IMF Tracker Update: February 2024
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2024-03)Sri Lanka verifiably failed to meet 33% of the commitments due by end-February 2024 in its International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, according to the February update of Verité Research’s ‘IMF Tracker’. Many of these ... -
Bloomberg Markets Predicts LKR's Possible Depreciation Against USD
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-06-02)Bloomberg reported that the Sri Lankan rupee may deteriorate as a result of upcoming debt repayments. In March 2023 Verite Research took the view that greater volatility in exchange rates increases uncertainty and risk for ... -
The IDC is Advocating for more Accountability from Private Lenders to Ease the Debt Burden of Developing Nations
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-03-15)The International Development Committee is advocating for mandatory participation of private creditors in debt relief schemes for impoverished nations. Developing nations have accrued higher debts than before to private ... -
"කරදර කිරීමක්" ද? "ලිංගික අපයෝජනයක්" ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-07)In the month of July 2023, Sinhala newspapers Mawbima, Lankadeepa, Dinamina and Aruna published articles that trivialised sex crimes. On the 10th of July, Mawbima and Aruna reported the sexual abuse of novice monks at ... -
Sri Lanka Has Set a Global Precedent in Domestic Debt Restructuring
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-08-24)This infographic looks at other countries that have also gone through domestic debt restructuring (DDR) since 1998 and the ways they have gone about this. Sri Lanka is the first country to use social security funds while ... -
IMF Programme Progress
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-05-18)The infographic covers three points; 1) the IMF analysis projects a decline in Sri Lankas debt to GDP; 2) effective interests rates to decline; and 3) progress on IMF commitments. -
බාලවයස්කරුවන්ගේ අනන්යතාව හෙළිකිරීම, හැඟීම් කළඹවන සිරස්තල සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-07)The article published in Dinamina on 21 July 2023, violated media ethical guidelines by revealing the identity of 16 year old students and using sensational headlines. -
Sri Lanka Missed Deadline to Create an Online Fiscal Transparency Platform
(Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-04-28)Sri Lanka misses the IMF deadline to create an online platform for fiscal transparency. However, some of the data is slated to be made public by the end of April. -
China Endorses Sri Lanka Debt Plan
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-03-09)China has given its approval to Sri Lanka's plan to restructure its international debt, clearing the path for a loan via the IMF's Extended Fund Facility (EFF). -
බාල වයස්කාර දැරියට දොස් පැවරීමක්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-07)On July 10, 2023, Aruna and Dinamina Sinhala newspapers had reported how a 14-year-old girl who had told her home that she was going to tuition classes was found by the police 8 months after she went missing. The headline ...