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Proposed 13% primary expenditure rule for Sri Lanka departs from economic theory and practice

On May 22, 2024, the government of Sri Lanka gazetted the Public Financial Management (PFM) Bill, aiming to implement wide-ranging reforms to enhance transparency, accountability and control of public funds. ...

Economic Policies in an Election Year: Some Inconvenient Arithmetic - Part I

Dr. Sharmini Coorey is a non-resident fellow at Verité Research. She was a former Department Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and currently a member of the Presidential Advisory Group on multilateral engageme...

For Sri Lanka, A Governance-Linked Bond Might Just Be The Ticket

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...

Is Sri Lanka Addicted to Missing Revenue Targets?

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...