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    Demystifying Increase in Sri Lanka’s Debt
    by |09 December 2021|Interviews & Articles
    Published on Daily Mirror In the last 70 years, Sri Lanka has never been in a more precarious position with regard to the repayment of its debt, than at present, in December 2021. There is much that is said in...
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    Govt. Urged to Initiate Groundwork for Debt Restructuring as Plan B
    by |09 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on Daily Mirror Verite Research ED Dr. Nishan de Mel says SL will be in deeper crisis if govt. waits longer for Plan B Says govt.’s Plan A would push SL to sell or forfeit enormously valuable national assets...
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    Budget 2022 Fails in Critical Outcomes: Verité Research
    by |09 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on DailyFT Releases public report ahead of third reading of Budget in Parliament tomorrow Opines Budget has failed to establish a stable fiscal regime, credibility in its fiscal projections and build confidence for global markets and rating agencies Budget...
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    Budget Fails to Establish Stable Fiscal Regime: Verité Research
    by |09 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on The Morning Issuing a public report on Budget 2022 ahead of third budget reading, Colombo-based think tank Verité Research said that Budget 2022 fails in establishing a stable fiscal regime. “In January 2020, a new tax structure was...
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    Verité Research releases Public Report on Budget 2022 ahead of third Budget reading
    by |08 December 2021|Press Release
    2022 will be a pivotal year in Sri Lanka's external debt management and the economy as a whole. The budget 2022, currently being debated in parliament, provides an opportunity to map a path out of Sri Lanka's prevailing economic troubles....
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    Sri Lanka Debt Re-structuring: Opinion Divided Among Think Tanks
    by |07 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on EconomyNext Sri Lanka should start talking to the International Monetary Fund at least as a second option head of a think tank based in Colombo said, but opinion was divided on whether or not a debt restructuring with...
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    Extreme Food Prices Slam Inflation-Ridden Turkey and Sri Lanka
    by |03 December 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on Nikkei Asia Months into the worst inflation in decades, a new round of food price hikes is ratcheting up pressure on governments around the world. Figures released Thursday by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization show a...
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    SL May Again Need to Impose New Taxes in Budget 2023 – Deshal de Mel
    by |29 November 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on Ceylon Today One-off taxes proposed in Budget 2022 may not be sustainable in bridging Budget deficits, noted Research Director of Verite Research, Deshal de Mel. Speaking exclusively to Ceylon FT, Mel noted that Sri Lanka may again have...
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    Fertiliser Crisis highlights need for Rationality, Science and Merit in Governance
    by |23 November 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on The Island The government decision to import ‘quality plant nutrients,’ including urea, corrects a major mistake which should not have been made and has cost farmers and the economy dear.  So far, the relaxation of the ban seems...
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    Sri Lanka Economic Summit to feature session on ‘Resetting the Export Portfolio’ on Day-2
    by |18 November 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on DailyMirror The upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2021will host a lineup of contemporary dialogues under this year’s theme ‘Springboard for revival: Opportunity to reset’.  Day two of the event will feature a session dedicated to ‘Resetting the Export...
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