Charting a Path for Debt Sustainability in Sri Lanka

by |14 October 202114 October 2021

Since December 2018 Sri Lanka has been subject to three notches down in rating by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings. This situation is a historical first for Sri Lanka. While many of Sri Lanka’s key macroeconomic indicators have, in the...

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation: What Drives the Losses?

by |28 September 202128 February 2022

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is the state-owned enterprise in Sri Lanka with the largest accumulated losses – estimated at LKR 335 billion as of 2020. (more…)

Organic Fertiliser Transition in Sri Lanka

by |22 September 202114 March 2022

Sri Lanka introduced a ban on chemical fertiliser importation, and a shift to organic fertiliser starting April 2021. As existing stocks were beginning to deplete Verité Research conducted a survey in July to capture the views of the farmers on...

Quantifying the COVID Clean-up of Air Quality in Colombo

by |15 September 202127 January 2022

Increased exposure to healthier air is a positive note among the many tragic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. As movement was restricted to prevent the spread of the disease, air quality in Colombo drastically improved leading to a 60% reduction...

CSO Sustainability Index 2020: Sri Lanka Country Report

by |15 September 202124 November 2021

The Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) assesses the sustainability of the CSO sector across several countries in different regions around the world. (more…)

Racial Profiling and Language Polarisation in Sri Lankan Media: A Problem Highlighted by “Ethics Eye” and “The Divide”

by |13 September 202121 September 2021

This research brief introduces two ailments in the Sri Lankan media that have negative social ramifications on minorities: (1) racial profiling; and (2) language polarisation. (more…)

Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Evaluating Key Performance Indicators

by |31 July 202110 September 2021

This report assesses the extent to which the government has implemented 12 gender-related Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). These KPIs were developed by the former Ministry of Women and Child Affairs towards achieving Goal 5 of the United Nations Sustainable Development...

Making Public Data Public: Sri Lanka Misses its Own Targets While India Races Ahead

by |30 July 202117 August 2021

Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) is the primary government agency responsible for collecting data, producing useful statistics, and disseminating it. (more…)

Opportunities to Protect Public Interest in Public Infrastructure: A Review of Regulatory Frameworks in Sri Lanka.

by |06 July 202115 March 2022

Investment into infrastructure is vital for development. However, in the context of weak governance, public investment into large and complex infrastructure can become a fertile ground for corruption and results in unsustainable, costly, and poor-quality infrastructure that fails to meet...

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