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Wanted: An Authentic Minister of Finance - Sri Lanka Has Not Had One, For Three And A Half Decades
This article was compiled by Professor Mick Moore. Professor Mick Moore is a political economist and Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. He is a non-resident academic fellow at Verité Research and member of Verité’s Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group. Professor Mick’s broad research interests are in the domestic and international dimensions of good and bad governance in developing countries.
Featured Insight
Wanted: An Authentic Minister of Finance - Sri Lanka Has Not Had One, For Three And A Half Decades
This article was compiled by Professor Mick Moore. Professor Mick Moore is a political economist and Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. He is a non-resident academic fellow at Verité Research and member of Verité’s Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group. Professor Mick’s broad research interests are in the domestic and international dimensions of good and bad governance in developing countries.
Featured Insight
Wanted: An Authentic Minister of Finance - Sri Lanka Has Not Had One, For Three And A Half Decades
This article was compiled by Professor Mick Moore. Professor Mick Moore is a political economist and Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. He is a non-resident academic fellow at Verité Research and member of Verité’s Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group. Professor Mick’s broad research interests are in the domestic and international dimensions of good and bad governance in developing countries.
Featured Insight
Wanted: An Authentic Minister of Finance - Sri Lanka Has Not Had One, For Three And A Half Decades
This article was compiled by Professor Mick Moore. Professor Mick Moore is a political economist and Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. He is a non-resident academic fellow at Verité Research and member of Verité’s Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group. Professor Mick’s broad research interests are in the domestic and international dimensions of good and bad governance in developing countries.
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Total SOE Losses in the first four months of 2022 Outweigh Annual Losses in 2021
During the first four months of 2022 the cumulative loss of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) amounted to LKR 860 BN. This figure outweighs the annual loss of SOEs in 2021. The top 3 contributors to the increase of the...
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Daily Mirror
Rising import demand widens trade deficit to US$ 6...
Sri Lanka’s trade deficit rose to US$ 634 million in September 2024 as imports surged 22%, outpacing a 4.1% export growth, largely due to increased consumer and investment goods demand. ...
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Ceylon Today
No Vehicle Imports in 2022 – Basil
Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa said the importation of vehicles and new staff recruitments to the public sector will not be permitted in 2022. While noting that efforts should be made to stop the importation of milk powder, Rajapaksa ad...
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Daily FT
Buddhika Pathirana alleges malpractice at Finance...
SJB MP Buddhika Pathirana, in Parliament on Wednesday once again castigated the Ministry of Finance for alleged mismanagement of State finances and inconveniencing the public.
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Insight on Expenditure
How is the election budget spent?
The General Election is approaching, and the government expects to spe...
The price of parliament- What does it lo...
In 2022, the most recent year with detail...
Poor transparency in large scale infrast...
Section 9 of the RTI Act No. 12 of 2016 m...
Economic Transformation Act's 2.3% Prima...
The Economic Transformation Act (ETA), en...
2023 Budget’s expenditure limit overshot...
The Ministry of Finance Annual Report, re...
2023 government expenditure surge matche...
Government spending increased by 20% in 2...
How did the government finance its expen...
The 2023 fiscal numbers, recently release...
Large Scale Infrastructure Small Scale D...
Sect...
Defence Sector Claims Nearly Half of Sta...
According to the 2023 Budget Estimates, 1...
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Expected GDP Outcomes: Budget 2024
The 2024 budget forecasts a greater contraction in 2023 and higher growth in 2024 compared to IMF projections.
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Let’s Shield the EPF with the Instincts of Winston...
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive acade...
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Electricity Bills in Sri Lanka: Highest in South A...
Sri Lankans pay 2.5 to 3 times more for electricity than South Asian neighbours In 2023, Sri Lanka revised its electricity charges three times in Febru...
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