Browsing by Subject "Sri Lanka"

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    • Are Sri Lanka’s exports to India overdependent on concessions? 

      VR Insights;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-05-26)
      Sri Lanka’s exports as a share of GDP has declined from 33% in 2000 to 13% in 2015. One of the solutions has been to diversify Sri Lanka’s markets. This is because over 50% of Sri Lanka’s exports go to the EU and the United ...

    • Budget Promises 2019: Education 

      Team, Manthri (Manthri.lk, 2019)
      Percentages out of the total budget for Education in 2018 and 2019 were compared, undisclosed progresses from 2018 proposals, top 5 MPs contributed to Education in Parliament, minister's contribution and parliament's ...

    • Challenges Faced by Sri Lankan e-Commerce Providers 

      Econ Team, Verité Research (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 ...

    • E-Government Procurement: Enabling Business through Efficient Systems 

      Mohammed, Rehana; Legal Team (Verité Research, 2017-01)
      E-procurement offers the government major cost-savings, higher value for money and better fiscal management. By making procurement more efficient, cost-effective, and competitive, e-procurement can create a stronger ...

    • Economic mismanagement is a governance problem – it needs governance solutions 

      VR Insights;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-05-11)
      Elected officials and selected bureaucrats are given a huge amount of power to act on behalf of the public – modern democracies function on this basis: that citizens hand over their power to elected representatives. But ...

    • Explaining the Mirage of GDP Growth Optimism 

      VR Insights;Vol. 2, No. 14
      Abeysinghe, Subhashini       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-08)
      The government estimates that by 2015 per capita GDP will quadruple from what it was in 2004. But this is a mirage: real incomes will not even double in that period. The mirage is created by counting in US dollars and ...

    • Exports to India – Putting the free back into the FTA 

      VR Insights;Vol. 3, No. 14
      Munas, Hasna; Nathaniel, Vidya       (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 ...

    • IMF tracker July 2023: Infographics 

      Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-07)
      The purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness about monitoring of public finance, and to increase its use by CSOs to monitor progress. The analysis ...

    • IMF tracker: Infographics August 2023 

      Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08)
      The purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness about monitoring of public finance, and to increase its use by CSOs to monitor progress. The analysis ...

    • IMF tracker: Infographics June 2023 

      Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-06)
      The purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness about monitoring of public finance, and to increase its use by CSOs to monitor progress. The analysis ...

    • IMF tracker: Infographics May 2023 

      Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu (Verite Research, 2023-06-19)
      The purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness about monitoring of public finance, and to increase its use by CSOs to monitor progress. The analysis ...

    • International Workers' Day: Are MPs Doing Enough on Labour Issues 

      Team, Manthri (Manthri.lk, 2017-05-01)
      This infographic was uploaded for International Workers' Day, showing the highest mp contribution to the topic of labour and which extent to it has been discussed in Parliament.

    • Mapping of Health Services Sector and the Current National Regulations in Sri Lanka 

      Econ Team, Verité Research (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 ...

    • MP Voting Record on Key Legislation: Anuradhapura district MPs 

      Unknown author (2015-07-24)
      This infographic depicts Anuradhapura District MPs voting record on 18th Amendment, CJ Impeachment,  Casino and 19th Amendment.

    • Nishan De Mel and Our Post-trust Society - Part 1 and 2 

      De Mel, Nishan (20 MinuteTakes, 2022-12-07)
      In these podcasts, Dr. Nishan De Mel shares his insights towards building trust and integrity of the society; highlighting the responsibility of Media.

    • Power Cuts in Sri Lanka 2012: A Critical Review 

      Research Bulletin; Vol. 02, No. 03
      de Mel, Nishan; Nathaniel, Vidya       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2012-08)
      This report analyses the explanations provided by the government in announcements regarding scheduled power cuts in 2012. The standard explanations for power cuts were: (i) Unexpectedly high growth in demand; (ii) Shortage ...

    • Private Sector Participation in Sri Lanka’s Tertiary Education: A review of information and data 

      Econ Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2017-11)
      This study presents a review of the topics relevant to the debate on private sector participation in tertiary education. These include: the structure of the tertiary education sector; the legislation underlying the ...

    • Social and Household Networks in Sri Lanka: Does Networking Create a Disparity in Employment Outcomes 

      Perera, Mihindu (Social Science Research Network, 2019-11-15)
      This paper estimates the impact of social and household networks on employment outcomes in Sri Lanka.The results indicate that social networks, measured by language choice and locality, improve employment outcomes by ...

    • Special Report – Budget 2012 

      de Mel, Nishan (Colombo: Verité Research, 2011-12-30)
      The report summarises Sri Lanka’s macroeconomic environment, analysing the 2012 budget and providing a comparative study of government expenditure. It finds that the focus of government expenditure has shifted from funding ...

    • Sri Lanka-China FTA: Challenges and Opportunities - Insights from Analysing China’s Existing FTAs 

      TMA special report 2018
      Arangala, Mathisha Lovindu; Abeysinghe, Subhashini       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-04)
      Sri Lanka and China decided to enter into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in August 2013 to further expand trade between the two countries. Technical negotiations, which officially commenced in September 2014, are still ...