Government Revenue in 2020 – Not sufficient to pay recurrent obligations of salaries and interestAccording to the Ministry of Finance, government revenue is expected ...continue reading
Financing Infrastructure: The (non) concessionality of concessional loansRecently Verite Research held a seminar on the potential ...continue reading
Financing Infrastructure: The (non) Concessionality of Concessional LoansSri Lanka is highly dependent on international loans from ...continue reading
Allocation of Government expenditure from September – December 2020The Vote on Account from September to December was ...continue reading
Foreign financial assistance in the time of needA list of donors, amount approved, and purpose of the assistance.continue reading
The budget deficit has increased in 2019: With lower revenue and higher expenditureThe recently released figures for 2019 show that government ...continue reading
Emergency Credit assistance from IMF: Is Sri Lanka making the best choices?The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in severe macroeconomic ...continue reading
Itukama COVID – 19 Healthcare and Social Security FundOn the 23rd of March 2020, President Gotabaya Rajapaksha ...continue reading
Sri Lanka’s fiscal indicators before COVID-19Does Sri Lanka have the fiscal space to deal with COVID-19?continue reading
Sri Lanka’s borrowing limitsCan the government borrow more than what it is permitted to by the Parliament?continue reading