https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/10 2026-07-03T07:13:00Z 2026-07-03T07:13:00Z Econ Team https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8267 2026-06-30T21:32:06Z 2016-03-06T00:00:00Z

Revitalising Export Finance for Export Growth Econ Team Since the turn of the century, Sri Lanka’s exports have fared poorly. The share of exports to GDP has steadily declined from 33 per cent to 15 per cent during 2000-2014, and exports have stagnated at around US$10 billion since 2011. This article draws attention to the role of export finance in reviving export growth. It looks at inhibiting factors in the current export finance environment and provides recommendations to overcome these constraints. This Insight was originally published in the Sunday Times on 06 March 2016 and is available at the link: https://www.sundaytimes.lk/160306/business-times/revitalising-export-finance-for-export-growth-185008.html

2016-03-06T00:00:00Z Kapilan, Anushan Econ Team, Verité Research https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8266 2026-06-30T21:33:55Z 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Employees’ Provident Fund in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Assessment of the Adequacy of Information Disclosure Kapilan, Anushan; Econ Team, Verité Research 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 workers. Despite holding assets equivalent to roughly 15% of GDP, the EPF discloses less information, less frequently, and with less detail than many smaller financial institutions. The brief compares EPF reporting practices against domestic and international benchmarks, identifies five key disclosure failures, and sets out reforms to strengthen accountability, protect members’ interests, and align the fund with global pension transparency standards. The Sinhala translation, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සේවක අර්ථසාධක අරමුදල: තොරතුරු හෙළිදරව් කිරීමේ ප්‍රමාණවත්භාවය පිළිබඳ සංසන්දනාත්මක තක්සේරුවක් and the Tamil translation, இலங்கையில் ஊழியர் சேமலாப நிதியம்: தகவல் வெளிப்படுத்தலின் போதுமான தன்மை தொடர்பான ஒப்பீட்டு மதிப்பீடு are also available here. All three versions can be accessed from the links below.

2026-05-01T00:00:00Z Peiris, Mahoshadi Media Team, Verité Research https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8265 2026-06-30T21:31:04Z 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z

A Handbook for Professional Journalism: Reporting on Women, Girl-children, and LGBTQIA+ individuals in Sri Lanka Peiris, Mahoshadi; Media Team, Verité Research This handbook exists to support journalists in recognising recurring patterns in coverage and strengthening professional judgment, so reporting is accurate, fair, and respectful of the people whose lives appear in the news. It focuses on two identity groups that are repeatedly affected by the way they are covered in Sri Lankan media: women and girl-children, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. The handbook is grounded in the pressures media professionals face and provides practical tools to help uphold standards consistently and minimise avoidable harm, even under tight deadlines. The recommendations in this handbook were reached through four areas of work. First, by identifying patterns of unethical reporting in Sri Lankan media through Verité Media and Politics’ Ethics Eye platform. Second, by reviewing principles of Sri Lankan media ethics standards. Third, by drawing on good practices from international standards. Fourth, by understanding the perspectives of Sri Lankan media professionals through discussions with them. The research team comprised of Deshitha Kadiragonna, Chrishari De Alwis, Sajini Wickramasinghe, and Theruni Ranatunga. The handbook was authored by Mahoshadi Peiris and originally written in English. Editorial guidance was provided by Deepanjalie Abeywardana and Dr. Nishan de Mel. The Sinhala translation, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ කාන්තාවන්, ගැහැණු දරුවන් සහ LQBTQIA+ පුද්ගලයින් පිළිබඳ වාර්තාකරණය: වෘත්තීමය මාධ්‍යකරණය සඳහා අත්පොතක් (translated by Rathika Fernando and Deepanjalie Abeywardana), and the Tamil translation, தொழில்முறை ஊடகவியலுக்கான ஒரு கையேடு: இலங்கையில் பெண்கள், பெண் குழந்தைகள் மற்றும் LGBTQIA+ நபர்கள் குறித்து அறிக்கையிடல் (translated by Edward Uthayathas and Rochel Canagasabey), are also available here. Additionally, all three versions can be accessed from the the links below.

2026-04-01T00:00:00Z Econ Team https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8262 2026-06-25T21:32:54Z 2014-10-09T00:00:00Z

Are Women Reaping the Fruits of their Education? = කාන්තාවන් අධ්‍යාපනයේ නිසි ඵල ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් වී ඇතිද? Econ Team Economic research and theory is quite clear on the ‘returns to education’: education is generally positively correlated with jobs and income levels. However, this insight identifies the problem that in Sri Lanka, this relationship seems to be dysfunctional for women. The country has educated its women well, but translating education into employment has proved challenging. The female labour force participation has declined, and a particularly severe gap exists between male and female employment among the educated. The insight delves into the nature of this issue of women not translating educational gains into increased employment and suggests possible explanations for this. This Insight is originally published in the Daily Mirror 9 October 2014 (https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/features/are-women-reaping-the-fruits-of-their-education/185-53500). Sinhala version is also included here.

2014-10-09T00:00:00Z