https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/16 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:39:38 GMT 2026-04-14T11:39:38Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/5910 Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 01 2022 (List of Publications) Econ Team Syndicated Surveys by Verité Research which gauge public sentiment on Sri Lankans' various social and political viewpoints. The data is collected through a telephone interview and a nationwide randomised sample of around one thousand people is taken into consideration. The Mood of the Nation poll is conducted periodically by Verité Research and is based on an island wide nationally representative sample of responses. The sample and methodology are designed to limit the maximum error margin to under 3% at a 95% confidence interval, which meets the gold standard of surveys. The Mood of the Nation survey is designed to assess the approval, satisfaction, and confidence of the nation in relation to the government, the country, and the economy. The poll is based on an island wide nationally representative sample of responses from 1,000 plus Sri Lankan adults. The poll is conducted as a part of the syndicated survey instrument by Verité Research and the polling partner was Vanguard Survey (Pvt) Ltd. This instrument also provides other organisations the opportunity to survey the sentiments of Sri Lanka. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/5910 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/5222 TAF Public Finance Manual for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) De Mel, Nishan; Atapattu, Udahiruni; Hansaka, Sasitha Public finance is crucial with direct impact to the general public. It has been highlighted that the public of Sri Lanka does not have a good understanding about public finance. This public finance manual has the objective of providing information to the general public and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). The manual simplifies information about the key government institutions and their roles, budget calendar, budget process and points out the potential points of engagement and it also has a glossary. This manual was developed at the request of the Asia foundation by contacting the relevant Sri Lankan departments, their websites and the data from journalist consortium. This can be a useful guide when developing public finance manuals in other countries in the region as well. This document is a manual consisting of 30 pages. It includes 6 infographics and a glossary. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/5222 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/3148 Facing a second wave of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: Economic cost of a lockdown strategy de Mel, Deshal; Kapilan, Anushan As of August 2020, Sri Lanka is currently in the post-lockdown stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the surge in the number of infections in mid-March, the country was forced into a complete lockdown with all-day curfews-imposed island wide. The lockdown was in place for a period of nearly two months. Curfews were gradually eased with social distancing rules still in force. As of 15 July 2020, 2665 cases have been reported, of which 653 were still active. The number of deaths officially attributed to COVID-19 was limited to 11. The lockdown was eased due to limited community spread, with few cases reported daily, mostly among repatriated citizens in quarantine centers. During the initial wave of COVID-19, Sri Lanka faced a two-pronged impact. The first impact was from the virus itself and its health effects on those infected and the costs of resources deployed to control the virus in the form of medical resources and quarantine centers. The second impact stemmed from the mitigation strategy adopted by the government. By implementing an elimination strategy using extensive indiscriminate curfews, the pandemic response had a substantial effect on livelihoods and the economy. Whilst the costs endured in meeting the first impact are largely unavoidable, the costs of the second are dependent on the chosen strategy. At this stage, a second wave of the virus cannot be ruled out. Therefore, it is appropriate to draw insights from the response to the first wave to inform the policy response to a potential second wave. This article will examine the economic impact of the lockdown in terms of real GDP and suggest alternative ways to address a potential second major wave of infections. 5p. The formatted, published version of this article is available elsewhere in the IKR. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/3148 2020-08-27T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/661 The Sri Lankan economy needs a better bureaucracy, not just a better Cabinet of Ministers Munas, Hasna There are several causes to the problems facing Sri Lanka’s economy. The problem of bureaucratic inefficiency is exemplified by this case study: finding information about trade regulations is a significant barrier to improving the economy in agricultural products. The poor performance in the supply of even basic information indicates the larger challenge of improving the bureaucracy. The English unformatted and Sinhala unformatted versions of the Insight are available under this KMS entry. The final formatted English version of this Insight is also available elsewhere in the KMS. Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/661 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z