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Emergency Regulations in Sri Lanka
(Manthri.lk, 2026-05-11)On 08 May 2026, Parliament approved the 5th extension of the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka since November 2025. This set of infographics explains how emergency regulations expands executive power, the role Parliament ... -
From Representation to Participation : How Women MPs Engage in Parliament
(Manthri.lk, 2026-04-23)In recent years, Sri Lanka has improved the representation of women in Parliament. However, while much attention has been given to the number of women elected, less focus has been placed on their activities and contributions ... -
Petrol Market Price vs. Formula Price in March 2026
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2026-03-05)The government announced its monthly fuel price revision on 28th February, as global oil prices surged amid conflict in the Middle East. However, the revision is based on international price inputs up to end-February, ... -
Budget 2026: 16% of the proposals have no estimates
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2026-03-12)The 2026 State of the Budget report of the Verité Research checks if forecasts are realistic, tax money is used well, documents match, and the PFM Act is followed. Several proposals in Budget 2026 lack expenditure or ... -
The Cost of New Year Kevili Table in 2026
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2026-04-10)The cost of a traditional kevili table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has risen by 7% in 2026 compared to 2025. A kevili table, a customary feature during New Year celebrations in Sri Lanka, includes an assortment ... -
Export economics beyond the ‘white underwear’ = සුදු යටඇඳුමින් එහා ගිය අපනයන ආර්ථිකයක්
(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 ... -
What does the 2026 State of the Budget Report look into?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2026-02-03)The 2026 State of the Budget report checks if forecasts are realistic, tax money is used well, documents match, and the PFM Act is followed. -
Trade agreements that don’t deliver the goods = ප්රතිලාභ හිඟ වූ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ වෙළඳ ගිවිසුම්
(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. ... -
Is the Eco-system of Sri Lankan Economy Unfriendly to Women? = ශ්රී ලංකාවේ වර්තමාන ආර්ථික රාමුව කාන්තාවන්ට හිතකාමීද?
(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 ... -
Do Women and Minorities Face Glass Ceilings in Employment
(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 ... -
Are diaspora workers source of Lanka’s growth? = දේශීය පදනමක් මත පල නොදැරූ මෑත කාලීන ආර්ථික වෘද්ධිය
(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: ... -
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
(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. ... -
Reducing Trade Deficit: Is the government jousting with toothpicks? = වෙළඳ හිඟය අඩු කිරීම : රාජ්ය ප්රතිපත්තියෙහි මඟහැරුනු ඉසව්වන්
(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 ... -
Agriculture and defence budgets reveal unstated priorities in policy = සැබෑ වියදම් සහ මූල්ය ප්රතිපාදන වෙන් කිරීම අතර නොගැලපුම
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-12-07)A country's budget is expected to outline a government's short and medium term fiscal policy framework; explaining how the government plans to raise, allocate and spend public resources. This insight is motivated by the ... -
Who Bleeds for the Budget? = අය හීන රාජ්ය මුල්යයෙහි මුල්බැස ගත් ගැටලු
(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 ... -
Sri Lanka: Technical Assistance Report - Governance Diagnostic Assessment
(Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund, 2023-09-30)This technical assistance report on Sri Lanka discusses the Governance Diagnostic Assessment. In recent years, a confluence of shocks and policy missteps led to a deep economic and governance crisis. Sri Lanka continues ... -
Pulse of the Parliament : World Health Day 2026
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2026-04-08)In line with World Health Day on 07 April 2026, Manthri.lk reviewed parliamentary actions, Cabinet decisions, and MPs' contributions related to health. During the period analyzed, 92 MPs addressed health topics at least ... -
Aligning Sovereign Debt Instruments with UNCAC : The Case for Governance-Linked Bonds (GLBs)
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-12)Verité Research submitted a written statement to the 11th Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). The statement highlights Governance-Linked Bonds (GLBs) as an innovative ... -
Apparel Exports from Sri Lanka to the EU : A Product Level Analysis of the Impact of GSP+
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-09)Concerns about Sri Lanka losing GSP+ concessions resurfaced with the EU parliament passing a resolution on June 10th, 2021, calling the EU Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to use GSP+ as leverage ... -
A Novel Governance - Linked Bond : As a Pareto Improving Instrument for Debt Restructuring
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-06)This working paper outlines the technical and incentive dynamics for a proposed new sovereign debt instrument designed for countries with high country risk premiums, where this risk is, ceteris paribus, correlated with the ...