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“Sugar Scam” is not the Whole Iceberg: “Forestalling” needs a Rule-of-Law Solution
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive acade...
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Daily FT
Verité Research shares structure for rational, eff...
Verité Research launched a groundbreaking initiative titled 'Blueprint for a Rational Government in Sri Lanka,...
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Economy Next
Sri Lanka’s central bank collects US$1.8bn from fx...
Sri Lanka's central bank successfully purchased $113 million from the forex markets in December 2023, culminating in a total of $1.895 billion for the year. This achievement was supported by a deflationary policy stance, initiated with r...
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Economy Next
Sri Lanka inflation rises to 6.5-pct in Jan 2024,...
Sri Lanka's inflation measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) reached 6.5% in the 12 months leading up to January 2023. This rate is above the statutory target of 5% but within the permissible 2% variation. The increase was influenced by a 2.9% rise in the index during the month,...
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Insight on Articles
Recap 2024 - 10 key insights by the Publ...
As 2024 comes to a close, it’s time...
Property Taxes: No Thanks but Many Thank...
This article was compiled by Professo...
Freeing the Balance Sheets of Banks: Sri...
This article was compiled by Professo...
Navigating SOE reforms in an election ye...
This article was compiled by Dr. Mala...
Worry about the total government expendi...
This a...
Proposed 13% primary expenditure rule fo...
On May 22, 2024, the government o...
Economic Policies in an Election Year: S...
Dr. Sharmini Coorey is a non-resident...
Economic Policies in an Election Year: S...
Dr. Sharmini Coorey is a non-resident...
Can We Build a World-Class City with Thi...
This article was compiled by Dr. Sanj...
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PF Decoded : Episode 1
How much debt is too much debt ?   Sri Lanka’s debt has reached unprecedented levels in the recent past. Analyst Anushan Kapilan covers what debt is, how it can be measured and be quantified.&nb...
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Sri Lanka’s Fitch Credit Rating has been downgrade...
Sri Lanka’s credit rating has been downgraded 7 times over the course of 7 years. 5 of those downgrades occurred since April 2020. In contrast, its regional peers have maintained their credit ratings.   ...
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National Budget Process in 60 Seconds!
The video below describes the National Budget process from planning to oversight. There are 4 steps to the whole process and is carried out between January and December.
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