https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/349 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:12:45 GMT 2026-08-23T05:12:45Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8299 Carbon Trading Needs a Good Rulebook: Three Risks for Sri Lanka to Reduce Wickramasinghe, Sajini Increased carbon trading can enhance the flow of climate finance and support mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage activities. However, at present, the lack of an effective National Framework not only impedes this possibility but also risks uncalculated decision-making that can jeopardise the country’s climate commitments and incur significant social and economic costs. This insight recognises this critical need and unpacks three problems that need to be addressed in formulating an effective framework. 5p. This Insight can also be accessed on the Verité Research website via the link below. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8299 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8267 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 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8267 2016-03-06T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8262 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. Thu, 09 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8262 2014-10-09T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8261 The Socialist Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka - Is it Socialist? = ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය සැබෑ ලෙසම සමාජවාදී ද? Econ Team This insight explores the question of whether Sri Lanka is waning in its commitments to social institutions. The analysis shows that while ‘developing’ Asia lags behind the rest of the world in commitments to social institutions, ‘developing’ Sri Lanka is doing even worse than the Asian average. In other words, Sri Lanka is lagging behind Asia in terms of spending on education, health and social protection (i.e. expenditure on social welfare and community services). The Insight also explains why expenditure on social services is so important for countries. This Insight is originally published in the Daily Mirror 21 May 2014 (https://www.dailymirror.lk/features/socialist-democratic-republic-of-sri-lanka-is-it-socialist/185-47352). Sinhala version is also included here. Wed, 21 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8261 2014-05-21T00:00:00Z