Natural Disaster Insurance Coverage

    Natural Disaster Insurance Coverage
    by |17 July 2018
    Despite an increasing number of natural disasters in recent years, Sri Lanka suffers from a limited uptake of natural disaster insurance coverage. Sri Lanka's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are especially vulnerable to the impact of such disasters. While there...
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    ස්වභාවික ආපදා රක්ෂණාවරණය
    by |17 July 2018
    ඉහළ යමින් පවතින ස්වභාවික ආපදාවන්  කුඩා හා මධ්‍ය පරිමාණ ව්‍යාපාරයන් මුහුණ දෙන විශාල අභියෝගයකි. ආපදා රක්ෂණ ආවරණයන් යනු එවන් ආපදාවන්ගෙන් වූ  හානියෙන් පසු සිය ව්‍යාපාර නැවත ගොඩ නගා ගැනීමට ඇති ප්‍රයෝජනවත් මෙවලමකි.    එහෙත් ලංකාවේ ආපදා රක්ෂනාවරණ අනුපාතය ඉතා පහල මට්ටමක...
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    The Public Debate on the Sale of Liquor to Women is Misinformed
    by |04 May 2018
    On 10 January 2018, the Minister of Finance and Mass Media amended Excise Notification  No.666 of 31 December 1979. It is widely believed that by this act the Minister revoked a  prohibition on the sale of liquor to women. The...
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    Sri Lanka’s economic competitiveness: a microcosm of its politics?
    by |09 March 2018
    The Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), ranks the competitiveness of economies. The GCI score is calculated using two types of indicators: objective (or measurable) indicators and sentiment (or subjective) indicators. While Sri Lanka has experienced a steady increase in the objective...
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    Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical & Analytical Review No. 3
    by |04 February 2018
    This is Verité Research's latest study on the Sri Lankan government's commitments on reconciliation and accountability. The ongoing UNHRC Session began on 26 February 2018, and will include a discussion on Sri Lanka's progress in this regard. This report analyses...
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    Private Sector Participation in Sri Lanka’s Tertiary Education
    by |13 December 2017
    This study presents a review of the topics relevant to the debate on private sector participation in tertiary education. These include: the structure of the tertiary education sector; the legislation underlying the establishment of tertiary education establishments; and the current...
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    Mapping Sri Lanka’s Political Parties
    by |07 November 2017
    The original version of this report was commissioned by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy to assist in its work in Sri Lanka with the Sri Lankan parliament and political parties. The opinions expressed and contents of this report are not...
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    Sri Lanka’s Export Problem – Not Concentration, but Composition
    by |21 September 2017
    Sri Lanka’s exports are heavily concentrated on a few markets and a few products. The government’s recognition of export diversification as an important policy strategy to revive exports, indicates that both market and product concentration are seen as critical bottlenecks...
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    The new Ministers of Finance: Will their budget keep its promises?
    by |09 August 2017
    Analysis of past budgets reveal large deviations between budgeted allocations and actual expenditure. This shows that expectations set by the government during the budget speech are not honoured. This Insight analyses budgeting on social services and the rural economy to...
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    A Legal & Institutional Assessment of Sri Lanka’s Justice System for Children
    by |04 August 2017
    Criminal justice institutions re-victimise children. This report details the legal and institutional challenges impeding justice for children in Sri Lanka. The report also details specific recommendations to divert children away from the justice system, and prevent institutionalisation being a matter...
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