June 2021

ජාත්‍යන්තර අභියෝග හමුවේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – Subhashini Abeysinghe on Satana
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Research Director Subhashini Abeysinghe joins Satana on TV1 to discuss Sri Lanka's economic prospects future obstacles.
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The Need for Increased Fuel Prices and Divestiture of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
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Published in The Island. In a recent TV talk show “Face the Nation”, a panel of economists mostly with experience in the private sector delivered an insightful and no holds barred discussion on the recent hike in petroland diesel prices. ...
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‘SL Treats Investors as Most Welcome Partners’
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Published in the Daily News Sri Lanka treats investors as the most welcome partners and offers strong fundamentals for investing together with regulatory support, investment protection, investment incentive framework and everything that an investor is looking for in a country....
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Experts shed Key Insights to Boosting EU-SL Economic Partnership
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Published on DailyFT Top diplomats, investors and economists recently echoed that commercial cooperation, development and partnership links with the European Union (EU) has immensely helped to develop Sri Lanka’s economy. “Needless to say, the EU representing 27 countries as a...
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Overcoming Sri Lanka’s Economic Woes – Nishan de Mel on Face the Nation
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Nishan de Mel, Executive director of Verité Research appears on Face the Nation by News 1st to discuss Sri Lanka's struggles with foreign debt and overcoming the country's economic woes.
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Hiking Cigarette Prices Would Make More Sense: Economist
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Published on DailyFT Economist Nishan de Mel has said that increasing the cost of cigarettes rather than fuel prices would make better economic sense. In support of his argument, de Mel, in a tweet, said the estimated loss incurred by...
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Invisible Under the Law: The Consistent Neglect of Domestic Workers in Sri Lanka
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Published on The Sunday Times  As COVID-19 sinks its teeth into Sri Lanka anew this month, Work-From-Home (WFH) has become the new modus operandi for white-collar workers. As our domestic and working spaces merge into one, we now better understand...
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