Browsing by Author "Econ Team, Verité Research"
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Are diaspora workers source of Lanka’s growth? = දේශීය පදනමක් මත පල නොදැරූ මෑත කාලීන ආර්ථික වෘද්ධිය
Verité Insights; August 2013
Econ Team, Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-08-28)Post-war Sri Lanka has been looking prosperous, with high GDP growth numbers. This Insight delves into the data to examine where exactly the growth stems from within the three main sectors into which all of GDP is categorised: ... -
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 ... -
Do Women and Minorities Face Glass Ceilings in Employment
Verité Insights; May 2013
Econ Team, Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-05)Does employment data in Sri Lanka unearth a hidden story of discrimination? Do women and ethnic minorities in Sri Lanka encounter a glass ceiling that prevents them climbing the ladder of employment in the private sector ... -
The Employees’ Provident Fund in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Assessment of the Adequacy of Information Disclosure
Research Brief;May 2026
Kapilan, Anushan; Econ Team, Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2026-05)This research brief examines transparency gaps in the management of Sri Lanka’s Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), the country’s largest financial institution, and the main retirement savings vehicle for formal private-sector ... -
Export Challenges Faced by S&SEA e-Commerce Providers
Econ Team, Verité Research (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 ... -
Export economics beyond the ‘white underwear’ = සුදු යටඇඳුමින් එහා ගිය අපනයන ආර්ථිකයක්
Verité Insights; November 2013Verité විදසුන්; නොවැම්බර් 2013
Econ Team, Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-11-12)Exports from Sri Lanka are thrice cursed. They are declining as a share of global exports, as a percentage of Sri Lankan GDP, and also in absolute value. The apparel sector accounts for 52% of Sri Lanka’s total export ... -
Is the Eco-system of Sri Lankan Economy Unfriendly to Women? = ශ්රී ලංකාවේ වර්තමාන ආර්ථික රාමුව කාන්තාවන්ට හිතකාමීද?
Verité Insights;October 2013
Econ Team, Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-10-02)This Insight analyses data to show three problems facing women in the Sri Lankan economy. These are that (i) women tend to choose working abroad to working in Sri Lanka when they seek employment; (ii) when women do work ... -
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 ... -
Reducing Trade Deficit: Is the government jousting with toothpicks? = වෙළඳ හිඟය අඩු කිරීම : රාජ්ය ප්රතිපත්තියෙහි මඟහැරුනු ඉසව්වන්
Verité Insights; August 2013Verité විදසුන්; ඔක්තෝබර් 2013
Econ Team, Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-08-07)Sri Lanka has high trade deficits. And, instead of shrinking, they are increasing over the years. The current government policy, based on import substitution, will not be able to solve this serious problem. This Insight ... -
S&SEA Rice Exports: Challenges in relation with the new EU MRL
Econ Team, Verité Research (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 ... -
Sri Lanka is missing the world’s biggest trade party, and it’s in her backyard = ගෝලීය මහා වෙළඳ සාජ්ජය තම ගෙවත්තෙහිම සමරද්දී ශ්රී ලංකාව හුදෙකලා වේ
Verité Insights; May 2013Verité විදසුන්; මැයි 2013
Econ Team, Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-05-29)This Insight uses regional data to highlight how poorly Sri Lanka is doing in terms of signing Free Trade Agreements (FTA) compared to other Asian countries, despite being a regional pioneer in this area in the early 2000s. ... -
Trade agreements that don’t deliver the goods = ප්රතිලාභ හිඟ වූ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ වෙළඳ ගිවිසුම්
Verité Insights; June 2013Verité විදසුන්; ජූනි 2013
Econ Team, Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-06-19)Sri Lanka faces two problems in relation to trade agreements. First is the quantity of trade agreements and second is the quality. This insight analyses the second problem of the low quality of Sri Lanka's trade agreements. ... -
Trading with China: Challenges and Policy Issues Faced by MSMEs
Econ Team, Verité Research (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. -
Who Bleeds for the Budget? = අය හීන රාජ්ය මුල්යයෙහි මුල්බැස ගත් ගැටලු
Verité Insights;March 2014වෙරිටේ විදසුන්; මාර්තු 2014
Econ Team, Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-03-05)Previous Verité Insights have documented the “long-procrastination” in the achievements of targets set out in the budget. The mismatch between expectation and reality has been particularly a problem in the area of government ... -
Youth Labour Market Assessment: Sri Lanka 2018 - Key findings
Econ Team, Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2018)The Youth Labour Market Assessment of 2018 builds on the groundwork laid in the preceding year and is based on the primary research undertaken by Verité Research. This report is an abridged version of the full report and ...