May 2018

    Revisiting 1915: lessons from a violent past
    by |07 May 2018|Verité in the News
    The recent mob attacks against Muslim families and property in Kandy is another sad chapter in Sri Lanka’s history of ethnic violence. Now, many are re-examining the past, looking for reasons for why this ugly strain of communalism will not...
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    Thrice-proposed EXIM Bank plan on the back-burner
    by |06 May 2018|Verité in the News
    Sri Lanka has put the proposal made to establish an EXIM Bank on the back burner despite a pressing need of export finance for the acceleration of the country’s exports, a study conducted by an independent think tank revealed. The...
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    Budget Promises For 2017: To What Extent Have They Been Kept?
    by |04 May 2018|Verité in the News
    On November 10, 2016, former Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake stood up in parliament to deliver the annual Budget Speech, just as his predecessors did before him. With the theme ‘Accelerating growth with social inclusion,’ this was the 71st budget...
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    Open Budget Survey 2017 Released
    by |03 May 2018|Verité in the News
    Verité Research highlights, that bureaucracy in Sri Lanka is not developing at the same speed as the economy. The Executive Director of Verite Research Nishan De Mel expressed these views, addressing a media briefing to release the open budget survey...
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