development

CIPE-COSMI Team Up to Boost Participatory Governance in Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects

by |22 January 202224 January 2022|Verité in the News

Published on DailyFT The Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and the Confederation of Micro, Small and Medium Industries (COSMI) have exchanged an agreement on an advocacy program that assists communities affected by large-scale infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka alongside...

Quality Development for Quality Growth and Quality Life

by |16 March 202116 March 2021|Verité in the News

Published in -DailyNews The year 2021 marks the 70th Anniversary of the San Francisco Peace Conference in which the late former President (then Finance Minister) J.R. Jayewardene made a historic speech supporting Japan’s cause after the World War II, quoting...

Govt. should focus on reserve quality: Former CB Chief

by |16 March 202116 March 2021|Verité in the News

Published in DailyFT Former Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy Warns overreliance on swaps and inter-governmental financing could create more problems down the road Acknowledges current challenges but says strategy needed to deal with debt for next five...

Urgent need for multifaceted approach to counter gender-discriminatory labour laws

by |16 March 202116 March 2021|Verité in the News

Published in DailyFT The Advocata Institute’s panel discussion on “Gender discriminatory labour laws in Sri Lanka” took place at the Taj Samudra Longdon Room on 5 March. Panelists at the discussion were Minister of Justice M.U.M. Ali Sabry, Former Department...