Research Reports: Recent submissions
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The lure of Chinese loans : Sri Lanka’s experiment with a special framework to finance its infrastructure investments
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-08)China was the leading provider of external finance to Sri Lanka for infrastructure development during 2010-2016 accounting for 37% of the total. Sri Lanka borrowed USD 5,895 million from China for infrastructure development ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 02 2022 - Who can be the most effective leader for Sri Lanka at this time 2022
(Verité Research, 2022-07-01)This questione answered Who can be the most effective leader for Sri Lanka at this time? Syndicated Surveys by Verité Research which gauge public sentiment on Sri Lankans' various social and political viewpoints. The data ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 05 2023 - Aragalaya and Economic Rebuilding (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2023-06)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 ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 05 2023 - IMF Programme (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2023-06)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 ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 05 2023 (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2023-06)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 ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 04 2023 (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2023-02)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 ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 03 2022 (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2022-10)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 ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 02 2022 (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2022-06)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 ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 01 2022 (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2022-02)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 ... -
Organic Fertiliser Transition in Sri Lanka: Farmers Were Providing an Early Warning of a Food Shortage = ශ්රී ලංකාව කාබනික පොහොර වෙතට මාරු වීමට දැරූ ප්රයත්නය: ගොවීන්ගෙන් ආහාර හිඟයක් පිළිබඳ පූර්ව අනතුරු ඇඟවීමක්
(Verité Research, 2021-09)Sri Lanka introduced a ban on chemical fertiliser importation, and a shift to organic fertiliser starting April 2021. As existing stocks were beginning to deplete Verité Research conducted a survey in July to capture the ... -
W(h)ither environmental governance? - Limited access to information undermines meaningful public participation in development projects (Research Brief)
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-06)There is a surge in public agitation against environmental destruction caused by ongoing development projects in Sri Lanka. The surfacing of environmental issues after construction has commenced is highly problematic for ... -
Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Evaluating Key Performance Indicators July 2022
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-07)This report highlights the failure of the Sri Lankan government in implementing gender responsive budgeting in Sri Lanka. The case of gender KPIs provides a detailed case study of how poor planning of government policies ... -
State of the Budget Report 2022: Assessment on Whether the Expenditure Allocations and Taxation Policies are in Line with the Government’s Policy
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-03)This is the second report in a series of two reports on Sri Lanka's central government budget for the year 2022. The report assesses whether the expenditure allocations and taxation policies are in line with the government's ... -
Desk Research on Alcohol Taxation in Sri Lanka
(Verité Research, 2022-05)This research report is the end product of a desk-based study on alcohol manufacturers in Sri Lanka, their market share, nature of alcohol taxation and policies and the benefits of such alcohol taxation in the country. -
Open Budget Survey 2021 in Context: South Asia
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-02)In an effort to make the Open Budget Survey (OBS) better reflect the views of their civil society partners and respond to requests by stakeholders, including development partners, IBP commissioned a set of regional briefs, ... -
Charting a Path for Debt Sustainability in Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-10)The published information on debt underestimates Sri Lanka’s overall external public debt burden and its distribution amongst external lenders. This problem arises because Sri Lanka’s reporting of external debt is limited ... -
Navigating Sri Lanka's Debt: Better Reporting Can Help – A Case Study on China Debt
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-02)This brief shows that the failure to factor external debt outside central government agencies leads to an underestimation of Sri Lanka’s debt. This underlying informational problem is illustrated in three sections. The ... -
Public Report on the 2022 Budget: Assessment of the Fiscal, Financial and Economic Assumptions Used in the Budget Estimates
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021)The 2022 budget was presented to the parliament on November 12, 2021, outlining the government’s proposals to raise public funds through taxation and proposals for expenditure during the year. These proposals form the ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 03 2022 (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2022-10)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 ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 02 2022 (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2022-06)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 ...