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24 expenditure proposals and 5 regulatory proposals were tracked in this assessment. Expenditure proposals refer to those proposals that involve capital expenditure by the government distributed across ministries etc. Regulatory proposals refer to those proposals that require legislative enactments or regulatory notifications (gazettes) to have effect.
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Interim Budget or Secret Budget?
24 expenditure proposals and 5 regulatory proposals were tracked in this assessment. Expenditure proposals refer to those proposals that involve capital expenditure by the government distributed across ministries etc. Regulatory proposals refer to those proposals that require legislative enactments or regulatory notifications (gazettes) to have effect.
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Interim Budget or Secret Budget?
24 expenditure proposals and 5 regulatory proposals were tracked in this assessment. Expenditure proposals refer to those proposals that involve capital expenditure by the government distributed across ministries etc. Regulatory proposals refer to those proposals that require legislative enactments or regulatory notifications (gazettes) to have effect.
Featured Insight
Interim Budget or Secret Budget?
24 expenditure proposals and 5 regulatory proposals were tracked in this assessment. Expenditure proposals refer to those proposals that involve capital expenditure by the government distributed across ministries etc. Regulatory proposals refer to those proposals that require legislative enactments or regulatory notifications (gazettes) to have effect.
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Sri Lanka Has The Highest Inflation Amongst South Asia Peers
Sri Lanka, amidst facing one of its worst economic crisis, is currently experiencing rapidly rising inflation. The inflation increased to 15.1% year-on-year in February 2022, a 13-year high. When compared against other...
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Sri Lanka rupee not seen to be volatile in future:...
Sri Lanka’s rupee is not seen to be volatile in the future based on data available at the moment, Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said.
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Daily FT
Inflation eases in January but CBSL issues warning...
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index decreased to 54.2% in January 2023 from 57.2% in December 2022. http...
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Daily Mirror
India plans to stop financial aid to Sri Lanka aft...
India does not plan to provide fresh financial support to Sri Lanka on top of the nearly $4 billion it has extended this year, two sources told Reuters, as the island's battered economy starts to stabilise after a preliminary loan agreem...
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Insight on Financing
How Do Macro-fiscal Indicators Compare B...
Recently, Sri Lanka agreed to a currency...
Sri Lanka’s Bilateral Swap Agreements
A foreign currency swap is an agreement t...
2020 Records the Highest Budget Deficit...
The budget balance for 2020 is -LKR 2,090 billion (-14.0% of GDP) whil...
Where did Sri Lanka borrow from in 2020?
In 2020, China was the largest lender to Sri Lanka. But has this alway...
සහන විදේශ ණය - ඇත්තටම අපිට සහනයක් ද?
ශී්ර ලංකාවේ ව්යාපෘති බොහෝම...
Government Budget Balances, 2000 to 2021
The bar chart illustrates the primary balance and overall balance as...
Financing Infrastructure: The (non) conc...
Recently Verite Research held a seminar on the potential (non) concess...
Foreign Financial Assistance in the Time...
USD 873.5 Million worth foreign financial assistance has been approved so far for Sri Lanka to fi...
Emergency Credit assistance from IMF: Is...
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in severe macroeconomi...
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Earnings from Tourism: Are we getting it right?
Sri Lanka is expecting the earnings from tourism to play a significant role in driving the recovery of Sri Lanka’s foreign currency. However, there are important concerns accuracy of the estimated earnings from tourism....
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Reallocation of Funds Can Help Finance an Election
The infographic depicts the cost of an election in comparison to selected spending decisions undertaken by the government in 2022. In 2022 the government allocated LKR...
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Sri Lanka's best kept secret
The lack of fiscal transparency is a key factor that contributed to the present crisis and loss of credibility of the government, both at home and abroad. Several commitments made by the government in its agreement with the International Mon...
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